The 16 best fiction books of 2025, according to BookTok

BookTok still drives the publishing industry.

Many of the books you’ll hear about the most on TikTok aren’t exactly recent. Re-reading draws readers into the community harry potter or experiencing the thrill of reading for the first time court of thorns and rosesSara J. Mass’s entertaining young adult fantasy series. However, when a new novel is released, BookTok can take on a contemporary feel.

Here are the top 16 books published so far in 2025, according to BookTok, arranged alphabetically by author. How many have you read?

containing chemicals by senlinyu

You can’t visit BookTok without hearing about it containing chemicals By Senlinyu, The harry potter The original title of the fanfic is humanized, Which has been turned into a dark fantasy novel. What started as a very popular romance harry potter The characters of Draco and Hermione became a story about Helena, a former alchemist who lost her memories after the war. it immediately became a new York Times Bestseller after its release in September 2025.

flesh By David Szalay

David Szalay’s latest release, flesh, It was already popular even before it won the 2025 Booker Prize – it was Dua Lipa’s book club pick in October. Since then, it has become almost impossible to find on the shelves. It is a story of trauma, class and identity told through Istvan, a man who grew up in Hungary and finds himself navigating London’s elite class.

I who have never known men By Jacqueline Harpman

Although this novel was published in 1995, it would be remiss of us not to include it in this list. It did not gain significant popularity until 2025, largely due to TikTok’s influence on the book publishing world. The novel tells the story of a girl caged with 39 other women in an underground bunker. The men keep them captive in cages until all the men disappear and the women escape to an anonymous, largely depopulated world. According to The Guardian, it became a bestseller this year.

Atmosphere By Taylor Jenkins Reed

If you’re in a mood to cry, I would suggest Atmosphere By Taylor Jenkins Reed. It is a historical fantasy novel about family, identity, and love based on Joan Goodwin, one of the first women to train as a NASA astronaut in the Space Shuttle program of the 1980s.

the devil by joe abercrombie

Joe Abercrombie, the author behind it first law And era of madness Among other fantasy novels, the trilogy brought something new to life the devil,

Elves – Way Far Away From What You Probably Remember lord of the rings – All flesh in Europe is threatened to be eaten, so a special team of monsters is recruited to save the world.

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sworn in by Tracy Donnan

If you’re on BookTok, you know about legendborn series. It is the third book in a series that combines the legend of King Arthur, secret societies, and the mythology of the American South.

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

This novel is a feminist retelling CarmillaThe 1872 Gothic novel that inspired Dracula.

big beautiful life by Emily Henry

The latest novel from the queen of contemporary romantic fiction is a classic blend of depth, wit, and humor. You can see it on TikTok as BGGL.

beautiful ugly by Alice Feeney

The novel is based on Grady Greene, whose wife goes missing. He eventually moves to a small Scottish island, as one does after his wife’s disappearance, and there he sees someone who looks identical to his missing partner.

deep end by Ali Hazlewood

As Ali Hazlewood is known to do, he has written another of his classic romantic comedies, featuring two leads who may be too smart for their own good.

witchcraft for wayward girls by grady hendricks

With Hendrix’s classic blend of dark humor and supernatural chaos, this book follows a group of teens in a home for pregnant girls as witchcraft infiltrates it.

wild side by elsie silver

This small-town, western, enemies-to-lovers romance features two people who hate each other and get married to get custody of their nephew.

the river has roots By Amal Al-Mohtar

Amal Al-Mohtar is one of the best-selling authors This is how you lose the war of time, Which reached the top of bestseller lists and TikTok For You pages. This novel of just less than 150 pages is the story of two sisters who cannot be separated.

death of the author By Nnedi Okorafor

The novel follows a disabled Nigerian American woman who writes a successful sci-fi novel and then has to deal with the consequences of her newfound fame.

sunrise over reaping by Suzanne Collins

For anyone who loves a book you can read again and again, it should come as no surprise that BookTok is obsessed with the latest edition. hunger gamesThis novel, a prequel to the original trilogy, follows Haymitch during the 50th Hunger Games,

onyx storm By Rebecca Yaros

The highly anticipated third book in Yaros’ adult romantic fantasy series Heaven series, after that fourth wing And iron flameCame out at the beginning of the year and set up BookTok for some spicy conversations. Dragons. Romance. Rebellion. has it all.