If you haven’t ditched the Amazon-owned Goodreads in favor of the independent, Black-owned StoryGraph, what are you waiting for?
You can import your Goodreads data (so you won’t lose years of book tracking)!
You can get personal recommendations based on your current preferences!
It’s sleek af!
IT’S NOT OWNED BY AMAZON
Users can apply content warnings so you can avoid triggers before ever opening a specific book
The same applies for ‘mood’! Wanna read something sad? Find books tagged as ‘sad’, that’s literally it
IT’S NOT OWNED BY JEFF BEZOS
Addressing some comments in the tags: It’s true that the database isn’t as vast as Goodreads’ - yet. The site is much, much newer than Goodreads. But you can actually help them expand!
When you search for a title, you may not find what you need. Then all you have to do is click the handy “Can’t find the book you’re looking for?” link, and you’ll be taken straight to this page, where you will be able to help them find books to add to their database! If you can’t find that non-English book you’re looking for, help them out!
I had no idea it was black-owned! So cool.
I’ve been using StoryGraph for a bit over a year now and I LOVE IT.
Way better review system - you can mark things as quarter stars, you mark moods, slow/medium/fast pace, several things about plot, character, etc.
Tailored searches - you can search by mood as well as set various preferences and then search for matches.
Can add/view content warnings to books - no more skimming reviews and accidentally getting spoilers!
Really interesting and unique reader-created challenges
Tracks more than # of pages/books read - also tracks moods, types of books, length, fast/medium/slow pace, etc.
Also, to address the above comment- it has been about 7 months now since I’ve had to add a book to their database, and I’ve been reading a good mix of old/new/popular/lesser-known/etc. just in the last 3-4 months. The database has grown ENORMOUSLY since StoryGraph first launched and will simply continue to grow the more people use it!
yo I’m on StoryGraph as ladytabletop, please find me and let’s chat books! I am so glad to finally have an alternative to Goodreads and I am loving all their filters and options already!
@thebibliosphere I dunno if this is something that might benefit you
Ooh, that looks interesting. Thank you.
I love, love, love StoryGraph! The app is great. The recommendations are amazing. The filter system to filter your TBR based on moods? Absolutely perfect! Also, half stars!! And the content warnings are so good!!
