These Buzzy, Viral Books Are All on Sale for Prime Day

If a book’s been a consistent bestseller, one spotted all over BookTok and Bookstagram, that’s as good an indicator as any that you might need to read it—and join the debate about its merits. That’s certainly the case with Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, a stunning, deep story of friendship, ambition, creativity, and video games.

Imagine a library housing an endless number of books, each one portraying a different reality and alternate version of your life. As the main character, Nora, scours through the books in The Midnight Library while facing a big life decision, you’ll start thinking about your own choices—and the world around you—a little differently, too.

Join student Robin Swift in the mid-1800s as he dives into the world of Babel, an elite branch of Oxford University using the art of translation to create magic—and acquire power. R.F. Kuang’s bestseller is perfect for fans of historical fantasy, but its themes run deep, skewering colonialism, racism, and other systems of inequality.

There’s a reason you keep seeing this Sarah J. Maas book—the first in a series of five—all over your feed. A romance-fantasy hybrid, A Court of Thrones and Roses introduces readers to the huntress Feyre and her, uh, heated adventures in the world of the Fae.

This is a rich, entrancing story about family, home, and the choices we make. When an unexpected pregnancy upends Sunja’s life in 1900s-era Japan, she marries someone who isn’t the child’s father to protect her family’s reputation. The consequences will be felt for decades to come.

Don’t let the unusual premise of this book—a friendship between a widow and an octopus in an aquarium—scare you away. The story is enchanting. As protagonist Tova navigates trauma and the mystery surrounding her son’s disappearance, the answers she’s been searching for just might lie in an eight-legged creature named Marcellus.

In The Lost Apothecary, a secretive 18th-century shop sells poison to women who seek a quiet end to the men in their lives. But, centuries later, a historian comes across clues to murders that remain unsolved—and they point her in the direction of that strange old apothecary. This is a gripping, hugely popular work of feminist historical fiction.

Enter the world of Magnolia Parks, a socialite in London, as she navigates an ongoing (and often tumultuous) relationship with the wealthy BJ Ballantine. This addictive read is another viral romance to have on your radar.

A reimagining of one the greatest works of all time, The Iliad, The Song of Achilles is for both new and seasoned readers alike. Told from the point of view of the Greek hero Patroclus, The Song of Achilles is an epic, bittersweet romance that brings new life to an ancient classic.

Protagonist Lauren isn’t married, yet one day she finds herself at home with a husband she’s never met. When his husband goes to switch out a lightbulb, Lauren suddenly finds herself with a new, different husband. This bizarre, funny novel explores the paths we take in life—intentional and unintentional—and how our relationships define how we see ourselves.