Be it a book, a coffee shop, or even a good doctor that you’re looking for, getting recommendations from people you trust can really make the search easier. Then there’s the online world, too, brimming with descriptions of first-hand experiences and reviews ranging from “the worst thing that has ever happened to me” to “highly recommend it”.
There’s no doubt that the internet can be a great place to look for certain recommendations, but that does not seem to ring true when it comes to books and TikTok trends. A content creator and an avid reader, going by the moniker ‘lonesomeliv’, has started a discussion about books people have read because they were hyped online but ended up being rather disappointing.
“I’ve read a lot of great books because of TikTok but as a general rule of thumb if it’s revered by a majority of people on here it’s going to be one of the worst books you’ll ever read,” lonesomeliv wrote in the description of her video that went viral and was viewed over 3 million times.
In the comments under said video, fellow readers shared what books that were revered by many on TikTok they found underwhelming at best, so if you want to see what might not be worth your while, scroll down to find them on the list below.
#1
It Ends With Us. I want my money back.
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#2
I’m a victim of Haunting Adeline. I couldn’t help but cringe every time I tried to read it.
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#3
Dare I say Icebreaker… no plot, no character development, nothing interesting at all 0/10 book
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#4
For everyone on here who told me to read Girl in Pieces, we have a personal problem.
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#5
The Inheritance Games was actually just a Wattpad book.
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#6
Twisted Love… I couldn’t even get halfway.
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#7
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo.
I got halfway through that one and returned it to the library.
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#8
Throne of Glass. Don’t come for me! I know how you girls like to tussle. But it legitimately read like Wattpad. I barely got through it and can’t make myself read another one.
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#9
The Silent Patient. So predictable
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#10
Shatter Me was not for me. I read better ‘bad books’ in Wattpad.
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#11
I’ll say it… I’LL SAY IT… A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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#12
Reminders of Him made me realize there can indeed be an unbearable book.
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#13
Fourth Wing. There, I said it. Could not stand violet mentioning how short she was every 2 seconds
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#14
Manacled for me. A fanfic that is been super hyped up all over tiktok. I read it and it was very very hard to get through
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#15
Dance of Thieves. I was so excited and then let so far down.
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#16
Den Of Vipers. Absolutely terribly-written.
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#17
They made me buy Birthday Girl and I’m mad I wasted $19 on that.
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#18
Diary of an Oxygen Thief literally put me to sleep.
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#19
The Fine Print! I was honestly so disappointed.
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#20
Powerless is one of the worst books I’ve read. I had to hate-finish it.
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#21
CARAVAL!! i had never dnf’ed a book until starting this
#22
Prince of song and sea. The plot was everywhere and the plot twist mermaid was the worst person
#23
Love on the brain
#24
Addie La Rue
#25
DAISY JONES AND THE SIX TOO
#26
ARCHERS VOICE
#27
Divine Rivals omfg
#28
VERITY
#29
A little life
#30
Caraval!! (Or any of Stephanie Garber’s books)
#31
Spanish Love Deception. It was so bad!!! Like the enemies phase lasted 2 pages and so did I
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#32
Love Hypothesis
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#33
Song of Achilles
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#34
the worst is Crave. I managed to read this book for 15 minutes.
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#35
Only a Monster
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#36
From Blood and Ash. It wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t finish it, but it had me rolling my eyes and skimming though pages for sure
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#37
Cruel prince. I didn’t enjoy the style of writing, the pacing or the plot, the description was the icing on the cake for why i didn’t like it
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#38
Archer’s Voice was a painful read.
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#39
This is me with Cleopatra and Frankenstein.
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#40
Atlas Six. There, I said it. Hated it.
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