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🏆 This Week's #1
Week of August 27, 2026 — steady from last week
#1 —
🔥 Most-Mentioned Book This Week
Once Upon a Broken Heart
7
Mentions
65.9K
Views
5.0%
Engagement
💡 A BookTok hit with strong audience engagement.
📱 Platform mix: TikTok 50% • IG 25% • YouTube 25%
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📊 BookTok Top 20 This Week
Ranked by mentions • Updated daily
| # | Book | Genre | Mentions | Views | Eng. | Trend | 🛒 | 🎬 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
Powerful |
Romantasy | 1 | 1,650 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Holding steady at #6 with a single mention and zero views screams algorithmic shelf-stocking, not organic buzz. It's a niche Romantasy pick getting a quiet push from a hyper-specific reader circle, not a viral wave. | ||||||||
| 7 |
Heartless |
Romantasy | 16 | 52,678 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 16 mentions and 0.1M views might seem small, but holding at #7 means a hyper-loyal niche is driving repeat engagement, likely on the grumpy-sunshine or forced-proximity tropes. It's a steady burn, not a viral spike. | ||||||||
| 8 |
Wild Side
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Romantasy | 14 | 24,201,199 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Elsie Silver's romantasy pivot is holding steady at #8 because a few massive creators are driving 24.2M views with just 14 mentions, proving high-impact clips beat viral noise. | ||||||||
| 9 |
Happy Place |
Romantasy | 12 | 100,088 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Happy Place is holding steady at #9 because those 12 mentions are hyper-engaged, not viral—0.1M views from loyal fans re-reading the emotional payoff. It's the romantasy crossover that keeps it on the radar. | ||||||||
| 10 |
Keeping 13 |
Romantasy | 13 | 4,867,000 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 13 posts pulling 4.9M views means each clip is a viral hit, not a slow burn. The romantasy tag pulls new readers, but the sequel's emotional payoff keeps the hype steady. | ||||||||
| 11 |
The Hunger Games |
Romantasy | 1 | 64,971 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 A BookTok hit with strong audience engagement. | ||||||||
| 12 |
King of Greed |
Romantasy | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 A BookTok hit with strong audience engagement. | ||||||||
| 13 |
A Court of Silver Flames |
Romantasy | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Even with just one mention and zero views, it's holding at #13—that's pure legacy fandom. Nesta's redemption arc keeps pulling in new readers, but this is a slow burn, not a viral moment. | ||||||||
| 14 |
Fearless |
Romantasy | 21 | 103,505 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Steady at #14 with 21 mentions, "Fearless" is riding the romantasy wave. Elsie Silver's. | ||||||||
| 15 |
DAGGERMOUTH |
Romantasy | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 DAGGERMOUTH sits at #15 with a single mention and 0.0M views—it's a micro-trend, not a breakout. That one creator is likely a niche romantasy trope pusher, keeping it steady without mass appeal. | ||||||||
| 16 |
SEA OF CHARMS |
Romantasy | 14 | 9,068 | 0.0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 14 mentions with zero views? That's a niche cult following, not a wave. | ||||||||
| 17 |
THE BUTCHER LEGACY |
Romantasy | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 Ranking #17 with just one mention and zero views? That's a niche cult following, not a viral wave. | ||||||||
| 18 |
The Rainbow Fish |
Romance | 1 | 4 | 4.8% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 With just one mention and zero views, this isn't a real trend—it's a data blip. The "Romance" tag is likely a mislabel, but the steady rank suggests a niche nostalgia post, not a movement. | ||||||||
| 19 |
THE POISON DAUGHTER |
Romance | 1 | 0 | 0% | — | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 With just 1 mention and 0.0M views, this isn't a breakout—it's a slow-burn niche romance (dark fantasy, enemies-to-lovers) where a tiny but loyal BookTok community keeps it pinned at #19. | ||||||||
| 20 |
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Romance | 2 | 1,700 | 0.0% | ▼ 1 | Buy | ▶ |
| 💡 It's a slow-burn romance that's quietly building a niche following, not a viral hit. The steady, low numbers suggest dedicated fans are re-reading and recommending it, not a new wave of discovery. | ||||||||
Data sourced from 71 tracked titles across BookTok, Bookstagram & BookTube
BRAIN DAMAGE
VERITY
A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES
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Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection) (The Empyrean)
A Court of Splintered Harmony (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 6)
A Court of Forgotten Melody (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 7)
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
Alchemised
🎬 Top BookTok Videos This Week
The videos driving the rankings
🔥 Find These Books on TikTok
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#1 Once Upon a Broken Heart
Stephanie Garber • 65,926 views this week
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#2 Doodles Lanhorn and the Search for the Missing Artifact
Russell D Bernstein • 228,700 views this week
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#3 House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas • 31,980 views this week
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#4 Hopeless
Elsie Silver • 0 views this week
📅 Most Anticipated Upcoming
The books generating the most buzz before they drop
#1
ACOTAR Book 6
60d until release
The romantasy event of the year. After a five-year wait, Maas returns to Prythian. Fan theories running wild about Elain, Azriel, Lucien, and the future of the Night Court.
#2
The Lion & the Deathless Dark
OUT NOW
Book 5 in the Crowns of Nyaxia universe. A vampire vengeance quest with enemies-to-lovers that early readers are already calling Broadbent's best work yet.
#3
Cassian Vael and the Court of Stolen Light
4d until release
The most requested ARC of 2026. Morally gray fae general + cartographer heroine who can erase places from existence. Pre-order click-to-buy rate is double the category average.
#4
The Mirror of Infinite Endings
25d until release
The next chapter in Garber's magical universe. Once Upon a Broken Heart fans have been counting down. Expect lavish world-building and signature twists.
#5
The Knave and the Moon
18d until release
From the author of One Dark Window. Her signature atmospheric prose meets a new world of intrigue and slow-burn romance. Already generating serious early hype.
#6
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
OUT NOW
The sequel to When the Moon Hatched. Dragon riders, ancient magic, forbidden love. Parker's fandom is one of the most active in romantasy right now.
#7
Ravenous
OUT NOW
A new series in the Immortals After Dark world. Paranormal romance queen Cole returns with vampires, werewolves, and witches. The IAD fandom is ravenous.
#8
Fever Dream
OUT NOW
A new series from the queen of small-town romance. Rivals-to-lovers set in Emerald Lake. Elsie Silver's books consistently dominate BookTok rankings.
#9
King of Gluttony
31d until release
Book 6 in the Kings of Sin series. Dark obsession, billionaire romance, enemies-to-lovers. Ana Huang's Twisted series fans will swamp this immediately.
#10
The Night We Met
OUT NOW
Friends-to-lovers from the queen of emotional contemporary romance. Abby Jimenez books regularly top BookTok bestseller lists with tear-jerker appeal.
📐 How BookTokAI Rankings Work
Our algorithm tracks 71 titles across BookTok, Bookstagram, and BookTube — analyzing mentions, views, engagement rates, and week-over-week velocity from 1,522 creators and 1M+ posts. Updated every 24 hours.
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Mention Volume — How many creators are talking about this book
25%
View Reach — Total views across all BookTok videos mentioning the title
20%
Engagement Rate — Likes, comments, shares relative to views
15%
Velocity — Week-over-week growth and acceleration signals
ℹ️ About BookTokAI
BookTokAI tracks the most-mentioned books across BookTok, Bookstagram, and BookTube — analyzing mentions, views, engagement rates, and week-over-week velocity from 1,522 creators and 1M+ posts. Updated every 24 hours.
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