9 Trending BookTok Titles To Add To Your List

The fifth Hunger Games book, and second prequel, recently hit the shelves, so consider this your sign to restart the series afresh. In Sunrise on the Reaping, the 50th Hunger Games – a Quarter Quell – forces double the tributes into the arena. In District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is torn from his family and the girl he loves when his name is drawn. Alongside three fellow tributes, he faces a rigged fight designed to break him. Yet as the Games unfold, Haymitch discovers a defiance that could echo far beyond the arena…

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BookTok has fallen hard for this novel – and @LuceasLibrary (whose page we recommend you follow for speedy reviews) is just one of its many fans. Shield of Sparrows tells the story of Odessa Cross, the overlooked elder princess of Quentis who has always lived in the shadow of her favoured half‑sister Mae. When an ancient treaty is invoked, the marriage meant for Mae is suddenly forced upon Odessa, binding her to Prince Zavier Wolfe of Turah. Torn from her quiet life and thrust into dangerous politics, she’s ordered to spy on her new kingdom and uncover the Guardian’s power – even if it means betrayal. Amid curses, monsters and treacherous alliances, Odessa must decide whether to remain a pawn or claim her own strength. 

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Bill Wood returns with another YA thriller, following the success of his 2024 debut novel. A year after the events of Let’s Split Up, Amber, Jonesy, Buffy and Cam return to Sanera for the town’s first Hallowed Fall Festival. Tourists in masks fill the streets, but behind the celebrations a new killer is at work. Each murder leaves a cryptic clue, pulling the friends deeper into a mystery that stretches beyond Sanera into online forums and urban legends. As bodies pile up, they realise the killer may be closer than they think – and the trail leads back to where it all began.

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Magical realism meets urban fantasy in this new book by Samantha Sotto Yambao. Set in Tokyo, Water Moon follows Hana Ishikawa, who inherits her family’s mysterious pawnshop hidden behind a ramen restaurant. Unlike ordinary shops, this one trades in choices and regrets, allowing the lost to leave behind burdens they can’t carry. When Hana wakes to find the shop ransacked, its most precious relic stolen and her father missing, she’s pulled into a world of alternate timelines and strangers who may not be what they seem. As she uncovers the pawnshop’s secrets, Hana must decide how much of her past she’s willing to surrender to rewrite her future. 

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The final instalment in Elsie Silver’s Rose Hill series, Wild Side is a small‑town romance steeped in grief and unexpected love. When Tabitha Garrison’s sister Erika dies suddenly, Tabitha is left caring for her young nephew Milo. Enter Rhys Dupris, a brooding ex‑wrestler and Erika’s landlord, whose past makes him an unlikely ally. Bound together by loss, Tabitha and Rhys strike a marriage of convenience to secure Milo’s future. What begins as suspicion and resentment slowly shifts into trust, attraction and a fierce bond. As they navigate legal battles, emotional scars and the complexities of family, their relationship evolves into something far greater than either one expected.  

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This spicy, and dare we say – unhinged – romantasy has taken BookTok by storm. Temperance Verus has never been kissed – until she’s thrust into a deadly competition where seduction itself is the prize. Alongside 13 other contestants, she must train with basilisks to win the prince’s hand in marriage. Her match is Caspen, the Serpent King, whose dangerous allure makes Tem believe she might actually stand a chance. But as tensions rise between humans and basilisks, and her bond with Caspen deepens, Tem uncovers a dark secret about the royal family. Torn between two worlds, she must decide where her loyalty lies – and whether survival means sacrifice. 

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