Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New BookTok Favorites Which of the latest buzzy books are getting the most attention on social media? We’ve rounded up the biggest new releases going viral on TikTok — including unputdownable thrillers, captivating fantasies, and more! ---------------------------------- Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson Buckle up for this ‘roller-coaster ride of page-turning suspense’ (Freida McFadden) - An instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the author of viral sensation <i>A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder</i> - A brutal attack leaves Jet on the verge of a fatal aneurysm. With a week left to live, can she solve her own murder? - Alex Michaelides, author of <i>The Silent Patient</i> raves, “<i>Not Quite Dead Yet</i> is a master class in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest” - Selected as August’s <i>Good Morning America</i> Book Club pick Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Forbes, The Guardian, The Times, Paste, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4286?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/not-quite-dead-yet-by-holly-jackson... The Satisfaction Café by Kathy Wang This summer’s most heartfelt read has BookTok raving! - Ready for a change in life, Joan opens the Satisfaction Café — where customers can find connection and community - One of summer 2025’s best books, according to <i>People</i> and <i>Oprah Daily</i> - “Beguiled me so fiercely I wanted, once finished, to un-remember it so I could relish it again for the first time” (<i>The Boston Globe</i>) Media Praise: TODAY Show, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4445?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-satisfaction-cafe-by-kathy-wang... Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Ali Hazelwood and Jodi Picoult are obsessed with this deliciously dark read - This irresistible romantasy is an instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller - Evil won the war, and Princess Briony Rosewood is being sold to the highest bidder. But help can be found in the most unlikely of places… - Hannah Grace, author of <i>Icebreaker</i>, says, “I tell everyone I meet to read this book” Media Praise: NPR, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Paste, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4249?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/rose-in-chains-by-julie-soto-2025-0... Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell A jaw-dropping #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller that’s shocking readers everywhere - Three women meet the man of their dreams — but what dark secrets is he hiding? - Rave reviews from Freida McFadden, Emily Henry, and Alice Feeney, who says, “Cancel all plans, this is a read-in-one-sitting book” - “Jewell is on a hot streak, with one brilliant thriller after another” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review) Media Praise: People, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, New York Post, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4248?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/don-t-let-him-in-by-lisa-jewell?gra... Never Flinch by Stephen King This propulsive thrill-ride proves ‘he’s not the King for nothing’ (<i>USA Today</i>) - A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from “one of America’s greatest natural storytellers” (Associated Press) - The iconic, intelligent PI Holly Gibney faces off against a vengeful serial killer and a dangerous stalker - “This is Stephen King at his finest, and an absolute must-read for his fans” (<i>Booklist</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Slate, Vulture, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Salon, Paste, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4394?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/never-flinch-by-stephen-king?grante... Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab Social media is abuzz over this ‘irresistible,’ genre-bending tale (<i>Booklist</i>) - An instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from the wildly popular author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i> - In 1532 Santo Domingo, 1827 London, and 2019 Boston, three women’s lives intertwine as they face immortality - In a starred review, <i>Library Journal</i> raves, “Schwab’s haunting prose and character-driven plot will keep readers up until the very last page” Media Praise: Book of the Month, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Paste, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4252?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/bury-our-bones-in-the-midnight-soil... Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson A discussion-worthy whodunit that’s ‘brimming with jaw-dropping surprises’ (<i>Library Journal</i>) - Why did Wendy Graves attempt to murder her husband? The answer can only be found at the beginning — and this unputdownable read travels backward across 40 years to unearth the truth… - From the author of the <I>New York Times</I> bestseller and BookTok favorite <I>Eight Perfect Murders</I> - “I absolutely loved it. What a deliciously dark book” (John Marrs, author of <i>The One</i>) Media Praise: Oprah Daily, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4396?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/kill-your-darlings-by-peter-swanson... The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley The hilarious, red-hot romantasy taking BookTok by storm - Ali Hazelwood crowns this dazzling <i>New York Times</i> bestseller “an instant classic and a true masterpiece… I’ve never read anything like it” - As a dangerous pox sweeps through their world, enemies Osric and Aurienne are drawn together - “Charming and perfectly crafted, this will-they-won’t-they slow-burning romance between two enemies is now one of my favorite books I’ve ever read” (Rebecca Ross) Media Praise: NPR, TODAY Show, The Washington Post, USA Today, Harper's Bazaar, Los Angeles Times, Paste, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4250?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-irresistible-urge-to-fall-for-y... Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid One of 2025’s buzziest books is ‘impossible to put down’ (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) - This <i>Good Morning America</i> Book Club pick instantly rocketed to the top of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list - When Joan becomes one of the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program, she finds love and unlikely friendship — but one shocking mission will change everything - Take it from Kristin Hannah: “You’ll barrel through this electric novel” until the “pitch-perfect ending” Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Time Magazine, NPR, Good Morning America, New Scientist, Entertainment Weekly, People, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, USA Today, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4289?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/atmosphere-by-taylor-jenkins-reid-2... Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood Escape to Sicily with this instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from a fan-favorite author - When her brother plans an Italian wedding, Maya is stuck sharing a romantic villa with Conor, the groom’s best friend — and Maya’s longtime secret crush… - Jodi Picoult, Hannah Grace, and Christina Lauren recommend this age-gap romance - The writer behind <i>The Love Hypothesis</i> and <i>Deep End</i> delivers another social media sensation Media Praise: TODAY Show, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Harper's Bazaar, Smart Bitches Trashy Books Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/4287?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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