what's happening
one person, one codebase, fueled entirely by reader requests and an unreasonable amount of coffee. here's what's shipped, what's in progress, and what's next.
recently shipped
stuff that's live right now
Devour mode
Upload an ePub or PDF and read word-by-word at whatever speed you want. RSVP reading, built right in.
Author submissions
Authors can now submit their own books with all the metadata pre-tagged. Duplicate detection, live autocomplete, the works.
BookMatch natural language search
"Slow burn enemies-to-lovers with fae, guaranteed HEA, kinda steamy" — it actually understands that now.
Custom shelves + smart shelves
Create your own shelves (manual or auto-matching). Drag to reorder. Your TBR, your rules.
Goodreads import
Export your Goodreads CSV, upload it here, and your entire shelf gets matched and tagged.
Firefox extension
Chrome had it first but Firefox readers are just as unhinged. Now you get the overlay too.
Taste profile + onboarding
Tell us what you like (tropes, spice tolerance, deal-breakers) and recommendations get better.
3,600+ books tagged
Every book gets 40+ fields: spice level, tropes, mood, HEA, content warnings, audiobook info, and more. Growing daily.
building now
actively working on these
Hand-validating every book
Going through every single book in the database and checking the tags by hand. Because good recs start with good data.
iOS app
Native app for your phone. Same data, same shelves, plus push notifications when a book you're watching gets tagged.
More books
Expanding beyond romantasy into broader romance and fantasy. 495 obscure books still need deep enrichment.
Safari extension
For the Apple ecosystem readers. Xcode project is generated, waiting on Apple Developer Program.
coming next
on the list, no ETA because i'm one person
Reading stats + year in review
How many pages, what tropes you gravitated toward, your spice trajectory over time. The data nerd stuff.
Series tracking
See which series you've started, where you left off, and whether it's complete before you commit. I've been burned by cliffhangers too many times to not build this.
Social features
Share shelves and compare tastes with friends. See what your reading twin is into.
Buddy reads
Coordinate reading the same book with someone. Shared progress, spoiler-safe discussion.
Content warning deep dives
Severity levels, chapter-specific warnings, opt-in spoiler details for when you need to know before you commit.
Recommendation engine v2
Beyond metadata matching. Uses your reading history and what readers with similar taste loved to surface books you’d miss otherwise.
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