When I got hired at TGON I had every intention of just being on the book side of our site. I ended up branching out and trying new things, as one does, and got away from books for a while but I missed those articles. A couple of years ago I started doing a book club with my sister-in-law and it made me realize how much I missed reading. Last year I really started to get into Kindle Unlimited and I dove further back into reading. So much so that I haven’t played my video games as much for a while. Needless to say, I have been writing book reviews again for a while. You can find me in the TGON Reads series or the Kindle Unlimited series here on TGON.

When I am not taking care of business or reading, I can be found doom-scrolling on TikTok. A large part of that scrolling is on BookTok. Most of the Kindle Unlimited book reviews I do stem from BookTok. If you are a book person on TikTok, you know what BookTok is, but for those who don’t, BookTok is a community of book wyrms on TikTok that read, write, and recommend books. It’s a great part of TikTok.

To give you an idea for your next read, I thought I would bring you a recommendation list straight from BookTok. Some of these are on my TBR list and others are not necessarily my taste in books but I wanted to bring more than just what I would read. A couple of recommendations on here aren’t out yet but I found them recommended from a few different sources so I thought I would let you know. Also, not all the books on this list are on KU but I noted each book for you. Let’s get into it.

Romance

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh This book is not on KU.

Chicago Ruthless series by Sadie Kincaid This book is on KU. This is an interconnected stand-alone mafia romance series with each of the four books centering on a different couple.

My Dark Desire by Parker S. Huntington and L.J. Shen This book is on KU.

Avenging Skulls is book four in the Rebel Skulls MC series by LM Terry This book is on KU. Each is an interconnected stand alone with happily-ever-afters. The author suggests the series be read in order but is not needed. I just downloaded Avenging Skulls and I haven’t read the others.

Fantasy

Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland, which is due out May 7th, 2024 I don’t know if it will be on KU.

Honey Witch Sydney J. Shields Due out May 14th, 2024 I don’t know if it will be on KU.

The Will Of Many by James Islington It is not on KU.

Never After series by Emily Mcintire. This author takes the stories we grew up on and makes them spicy. Hooked, the first in the series is a take on Peter Pan. There are also takes on Aladdin, The Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Little Mermaid. They are on KU.

Sci-fi

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer This is on KU. This book has friendship rather than romance.

The Three-Body Problem is the first in the series of the same name, by Cixin Liu. The book is not on KU. This is a series on Netflix.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir This book is not on KU.

The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport The Blood Gift Duology. This is not on KU.

Young Adult

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is set in the Grishaverse with the Shadow and Bone trilogy. It is not on KU. This is a series on Netflix.

Carval quartet by Stephanie Garber It is not on KU.

Legendborn from the Legendborn duet Tracy Deonn This is not on KU.

Clockwork Angel from the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare. Ms. Clare is the author of the Shadowhunter books. These books are not on KU.

Mystery

A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson This book is not on KU.

There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins This is not on KU.

The House On Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell This is not on KU.

Arsenic And Adobo by Mia Manansala This is book one in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series. The book is not on KU.

Last But Not Least, Horror

The Reddening by Adam L.C. Neville Neville also wrote the movie script The Ritual (2017). This book is on KU.

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle This book is not on KU.

The Witch In The Well by Camilla Bruce This book is not on KU.

Cabin At The End Of The World by Paul Tremblay The M. Night Shyamalan movie, Knock At The Cabin (2023), is based on this book. This book is not on KU.

I have learned to remember to check trigger warnings, so make sure you do if you are sensitive to certain material. It sucks to be flying along in a book and collide headlong into trauma. I think most of these books would have them. I tried to make sure that I provided a variety. Not all of these are romantic, spicy, or otherwise. I must say though, the amount of male BookTokers is small. Or at least male presenting. It was a little sad to see. I like to see everyone read, no matter how you identify and I love seeing people speak passionately about what they read. It is one of the best things about book club. Hopefully, I helped you find something for your next book in your own book club if you’re in one.

While not all of these are on KU, you can find them on Kindle to buy. I have some of these books on my TBR list. Are any of them on yours? Have you read any of these authors? Let me know in the comments below. Until next time, have fun storming the castle!