[ID: a screenshot of a tiktok. The text says:
me trying to explain that booktok and social media has completely changed the way that authors advertise their books to the world, that they're more focused on having unnecessary amounts of "spicy" scenes to make it more taboo and forcing certain tropes into the book to pitch it towards their audience. More and more people are getting their book recommendations from tiktok and instagram than goodreads and blogs now. People are more focused on catchy "one liners" and crazy scenes rather than the literary strength of the writing and depth of the characters. This is why the term "booktok book" is now being used within negative connotations. Because these are books that blew up on this platform and are SPECIFICALLY written to appeal to a "tiktok centric" audience.
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