We love BookTok and a lot of their recommendations (Hello, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Song of Achilles!), but sometimes you’re looking for something different.
We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite books (new and old) that are compulsively readable, but somehow haven’t hit it big on TikTok yet.
These are all fast paced and accessible—perfect books to speed through and hit your reading goals. Bonus: a few of them are completed series!
- Euphoria by Lily King
For fans of: Romance, nature, travel, anthropology
2. The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
For fans of: Celebrity fiction, One Direction, romance, luxury
3. We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop
For fans of: travel, intrigue, romance, the winter Olympics, ballroom dancing
6. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
For fans of: Secret societies, Ivy League intrigue, dark mysteries, paranormal
7. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
For fans of: small towns, Maine, baseball, slow burn romance
7. Lore by Alexandra Bracken
For fans of: Greek Mythology, urban fantasy, second-chance romance, The Hunger Games
8. Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering
For fans of: Contemporary romance, New Adult fiction, Colleen Hoover, dark and twisty romance
9. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
For fans of: Horror, forbidden romance, paranormal, young adult, Miami, series
10. Seven Days in June by Tracy Deon
For fans of: Writing, New York City, second-chance romance, steamy romance
11. Red Rising by Pierce Brown
For fans of: The Hunger Games, outerspace, dystopian, Star Wars, series
12. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
For fans of: Folklore, nature, Russia, historical fiction, strong female characters, slow burn romance, trilogies
13. Beartown by Fredrik Backman
For fans of: Scandinavia, small towns, nature, hockey, mystery, Friday Night Lights
Have you read any of these? What are your favorite underrated books? Let us know in the comments!
