San Francisco’s most popular library book of 2024 was this ‘romantasy’ novel

The most borrowed title from the San Francisco Public Library this year was “Fourth Wing,” Rebecca Yarros’ viral “romantasy” novel that exploded in popularity on social media last year. With an enemies-to-lovers storyline set in a world where young adults train to become dragon riders, its addictive combination of magic and romance captivated readers on BookTok — the TikTok subcommunity for book lovers — and made it a global phenomenon. According to circulation data from San Francisco’s public library, “Fourth Wing” was checked out over 6,000 times as an e-book...