BookTok, a community on TikTok that shares book reviews and recommendations, has taken the publishing industry by storm, significantly impacting book sales and literary trends. However, certain books get more attention than others in the online community. As The Tiger’s resident bookworm, I wanted to share my thoughts on some of the app’s most recommended titles.

Colleen Hoover’s hit “It Ends With Us” has sold eight million copies, has had a star-studded 2024 movie adaptation and has topped the literary charts for around 140 weeks. “It Ends With Us” follows flower shop owner Lily Blossom Bloom through the trauma that accompanies having an abusive father and an emotionally abusive husband. Although the novel has multiple compelling relationships and a captivating plot, Hoover’s writing leaves something to be desired.

The novel includes multiple diary entries from the main character, all addressed to Ellen DeGeneres. Even though “The Ellen Show” is something she and her childhood crush, Atlas, bonded over, I couldn’t look past this random addition to the book.

As a reader, it was difficult to take many of her troubles and feelings seriously when each emotional revelation started with “Dear Ellen.” Plot details aside, the writing is poor and lacks depth. Unfortunately, almost every aspect of the book seemed either off-putting or cliché.

However, Emily Henry’s novels are a perfect blend of romance and comedy while being emotionally aware. “Book Lovers,” in my opinion, is the best book she’s written so far. It follows Nora Stephens, a literary agent and workaholic, as she spends a summer alongside her publishing rival, Charlie Lastra. The novel is a slow burn between two rivals, with fantastic banter and humor. Nora is convinced by her sister to spend the summer in a small town in the south — coincidentally Charlie’s hometown — to give Nora a chance to find herself.

One of my favorite aspects of “Book Lovers” is the focus on the relationship between Nora and her little sister, Libby. Henry truly shines in her ability to write about complicated, emotional family relationships. The ending of “Book Lovers” had me in tears, and I think it is one of the best romantic comedies to have been featured on BookTok yet.

Next, “Daisy Jones and The Six” is refreshing in its formatting; it reads like a rock documentary transcript. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s writing is intensely realistic, and I was captivated by the heartbreaks, betrayal, substance abuse and love embedded in her story.

The novel reveals the past of the legendary band Daisy Jones and The Six, who only made one album before drama and infighting broke the group apart. Daisy Jones, a Californian, spends her adolescence as a groupie in the 1960s rock scene; she loves the drugs and sex that come along with the rockstar lifestyle but finds she loves writing songs even more.

Not far into her career as a solo artist, Jones’ manager introduces her to an on-the-rise Pittsburgh-based band, The Six. The band’s frontman, Billy Dunne, is a brooding recovering addict, adjusting to fatherhood and trying to win back his wife’s trust after past infidelity. Jones and Dunne have an instant connection.

However, whether this tension is the product of love or hate is the question on their bandmates, spouses and music critics’ minds. Reid finds a way to mix sexual attraction, competitiveness, friendship and spite within the bounds of Jones and Dunne’s relationship.

But it is not just the two leads who tell their story; the novel is filled with tension, anger and love from all the band members, who each get to tell their story. “Daisy Jones and The Six” is truly a unique, fascinating read — whether or not you have seen this title trending on your TikTok “For You” page, I promise this novel is worth a try.