“BookTok” has such an extensive collection of book recommendations, that you can’t help but expand your horizons
I have always been an avid reader ever since I discovered the Harry Potter books in first grade. That being said, the last thing I expected was my love for reading to continue on for my entire life. Though, when I discovered a community of people on an app that I frequented, it opened a whole new door for me. People recommending their favorite books and authors that I had never even heard of helped me discover my newfound favorites. If it weren’t for “BookTok”, I would have never discovered Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid or so many other authors that I enjoy reading.
The struggle I have when reading is that I read too fast to be able to justify buying every book I want to read. I still love having physical books in hand, but in the summer, I read too much to rationalize buying all of them. Then, I discovered the Kindle Unlimited app through TikTok, which is a service that offers a multitude of books and helped me save an immense amount of money. I also came across so many videos of people thrifting for books, and I have been finding books that people recommended on “BookTok” for less than $3!
Through “BookTok”, my horizons have been expanded so thoroughly and I have found books that I never would have otherwise. For example, a series I have fallen in love with is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. I’m usually a strictly romance and mystery reader. I don’t usually steer towards fantasy books. But since being introduced to this fantasy novel genre, it has genuinely changed my life. I cannot put these books down: I’ve flown right through them. The first one in the series that I read took me only twelve hours to finish, the second one in the series took me just one day. . Unfortunately, I have had to slow down my reading with classes starting up. Although, I am grateful that I get to savor the books because I don’t want them to end.
I am honestly just so appreciative that I have had the opportunity to explore different areas of reading throughout this experience, while, in tandem, enriching my reading experience through interacting with others who are passionate about reading, too.