I read tiktok's most popular books to see if booktok is right

can booktok be trusted? join me as I read seven of the most popular books on tiktok to see if they are worth the hype - I do the hard work for you by delving into each one to see if they're worth reading or whether you should dump it from your TBR pile!
tell me your opinions of these books in the comments!
💌 contact me:
- insta: @katerina_reem / katerina_reem
- email: [e-mail]
📖 books mentioned:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
02:36 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
04:56 - We Were Liars by E Lockhart
06:45 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
09:06 - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
11:06 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
12:45 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
14:22 - Outro
music:
massobeats - serenity (lofi aesthetic music): • massobeats - serenity ...
subs: 3.1k angels 💫

[@samspam1788]

I felt the same way about a little life. I felt desensitised to the crazy stuff happening and didnt give a 💩 by the end. Theres a great vid called "euth anasia fanfiction" by owl criticism which goes deeper into it and it helped me put into words what i didnt like about it

[@katerinareem]

oooh thanks so much for the video rec, I will def check it out! sometimes I find it harder to describe why I didn't like books compared to books I do, so many that will also help me articulate why I wasn't a fan!

[@brookeelizabeth681]

She's Back ❤️ Would love a video of books that you've given 5 Stars!

[@katerinareem]

video pending !! will def get round to this hehe

[@RhiannaVarney]

Great to hear your thoughts! How I love The Secret History - what a great book! I'm hoping to re-read it soon, because I loved it when I read it a few years ago 😃

[@katerinareem]

you genuinely should! I found I also enjoyed the secret history even more during my second read of it !!

[@laurahintermaier8456]

I think I'm the only one that didn't like "we were liers" I thought it was very predictable and boring 😂

[@savakha]

you are not the only one, i dont like it either 😂

[@tabithahempshall3853]

100% agreeeeee

[@katerinareem]

I see on goodreads many people feel the same! I feel like if I read it again now I would hate it as I read it a couple of years ago lol

[@sarah-ul5gr]

I just discovered ur channel and I'm obsessed !!!!!

[@katerinareem]

ahhh thank you !!! glad to hear you like my stuff (((:

[@desireedavis8111]

I stumbled across your videos today and have already binged three videos already! We have very similar taste and you are so hilarious!!

[@katerinareem]

hehehe thank you so much !!

[@dianaisme]

The Secret History is my favorite book of this year (possibly ever) and I don't think any book can top it. It's changed me and how I view writing. I'm currently another book by Donna Tartt, just because I miss her writing

[@katerinareem]

literally agree !!! it genuinely raised my standards in books, it's honestly incredible! which book are you on now - the goldfinch or the little friend?

[@dianaisme]

@@katerinareem Donna Tartt's writing is just 🤌🤌🤌 I'm reading The Goldfinch now by her and it's apparently a controversial read, Idk I think it's great but I might a bit biased 😂

[@A5A1A5]

Such a good video as always

[@katerinareem]

thank you sm !!! very kind of you

[@joe35]

My Year of Rest and Relaxation is definitely up there for me. I didn't know it was big on booktok, I guess sometimes they do get things right

[@katerinareem]

maybe my fyp is a little different, but I do occasionally see it often recommended, especially in the 'books for weird girls' genre (I wonder what they says about me LOL)

[@sigmundsorge]

Your voice is soooo soothing

[@katerinareem]

heheheh thank you sm !!

[@oddlyjules]

your voice... sooo pleasant!

[@katerinareem]

AHHHH thank you !! that's so lovely to hear hehe

[@dianaisme]

I have read My Year Of Rest And Relaxation and it wasn't my favorite book but it was good. I DNF'ed The Cruel Prince book because I could just tell it wasn't for me

[@katerinareem]

I hear a lot of people say that about MYORAR so I feel you, and yea it was such a struggle for me to read the rest of the cruel prince series omg

[@dianaisme]

@@katerinareem I think MYORAR is just for a specific taste but it's got good writing. I think The Cruel Prince would have been good if I had been younger and less read, but for a 20 something year old it's just not it imo

[@munirafatima3414]

‘it was a little more fleshed out’ 😂😂😂 im sorry I love dad jokes

[@katerinareem]

loool so corny

[@lulelikesmusic]

i liked the love hypotesis haha but i didn't take it seriously, it's a silly story and it made me cringe A LOT. MYORAR was one of my favourites books of the last year, it has something special and i think that not everybody realizes that the main character is insufferable on purpose, because that's the point btw sorry for my english :)

[@katerinareem]

ahhh so glad you loved MYORAR too - I agree that you just have to know the character is written like that ironically and it becomes so much more enjoyable (and don't apologise your english is fantastic!)

[@clocoles22]

I would like to play devils advocate. The love hypothesis is awful but I have enjoyed all of Ali Hazelwood’s other books. So don’t write her off just yet 😊

[@katerinareem]

@@clocoles22 ah really? interesting to know - which book would you recommend of hers that i should read?

[@grvhppr]

Welcome back from Mexico! New viewer (last few videos and cherry picking past vids) here. As someone who also loves Tartt, have you read her other two works and if so, what’s your Tartt ranking. I also read The Goldfinch but I’m still missing The Little Friend-I hear rumors that her fourth work is rising from the depths to surprise us all as Tartt is not one for the camera/news.

[@katerinareem]

yay !! I have read her other two works - I did enjoy the little friend, it's a very different book I feel compared to the dark academia vibe that the secret history and the goldfinch has, but I still enjoyed it! I also liked the goldfinch but I did find at times it dragged (!) so my ranking would be 1) secret history 2) goldfinch and then 3) the little friend! and yes - she seems to write a book every 10 years so we're def due a fourth one and i'm very excited for it !!!

[@zellafathima1221]

Heyy so i was wondering which of these should I read?? Someone please HELPP •cruel prince series -holly black •shatter me series -tahere mafi •once upon a broken heart series -stephanie garber *King of wrath series - ana huag (I just got into reading soo i am not sure which one should I pick help me guysss and i am a teen btw)

[@Anc21]

Personally I really recommend the ‘Once upon a broken heart’ series. I got out of a 5 year reading slump until I read this book which was unexpected for me. I think it’s easy to read and get lost in. Hopefully you enjoy it if you do choose to read it!

[@zellafathima1221]

@@Anc21 thanksss 💗

[@katerinareem]

unfortunately i've only read the cruel prince series!

[@ADumbpigeon]

I’ve read both the cruel prince series and the shatter me series. The cruel prince is very good, but the first book can be kinda boring. Everyone says it’s a romance but it’s actually a political fantasy. Shatter me is great, it has a really good romance subplot! But restore me and unravel me were a bit hard to get through cuz they were boring.

[@gabiocampos]

We need your opinion on everything!! drop your goodreads pls 👸🏻

[@katerinareem]

i'm in the process of making an account !! (shocking I don't have one yet, I know LOL)

[@richfarmer3478]

I agree with your take on A Little Life. It is well written but unrelentingly bleak and traumatic , and the final chapters are as you say"over the top".

[@katerinareem]

SO glad you agree!! most people seem to rave about it but I really struggling to understand the genuine love everyone had for it

[@Mxe00.]

You would have rather read Mates by Sobers Rodrigues. It's awesome.

[@katerinareem]

ooo thank you for the rec! I've looked it up and seen very little about it online, is it because it's still new?

[@babyjeet1664]

Why is this video 3hrs long??

[@emilyyy41]

It’s 15 minutes….

[@babyjeet1664]

😅 what should I say....I have seen this video in loop for 3 hours....

[@user-luciddream]

@@emilyyy41its a joke which means theyve been watching it on repeat

[@katerinareem]

loool I thought this was a dig too

[@katerinareem]

i'm glad you explained as I thought you were having a dig that this video felt long lmao