Book recommendations
Personalized Book Recommendations for What You Actually Want to Read
Looking for your next book?
Matchbook is a personalized book recommendation tool that helps you find books based on what you actually like to read.
Tell us about a book you loved, the mood you’re looking for, your favourite tropes, how much romance or spice you want, the kind of characters you enjoy — or anything else that matters to you.
You can be as specific as you want. Matchbook uses your full request to recommend books that fit.
- “Something like ACOTAR but with older characters, more political intrigue and less spice.”
- “A creepy fall book that isn’t actually scary.”
- “An emotional historical novel like The Nightingale, but not set during WWII.”
- “Fantasy with a competent adult heroine, found family and very little romance.”
Get Book Recommendations Based on Your Taste
Finding a good book is personal.
Loving fantasy doesn’t mean you’ll love every fantasy book. Loving romance doesn’t mean you want the same tropes, characters or spice level every time.
Matchbook lets you describe what you’re looking for in your own words.
Search by things like:
- books you’ve loved
- genres and subgenres
- mood or atmosphere
- favourite tropes
- characters and relationships
- pacing
- romance and spice level
- setting or time period
- themes
- things you absolutely do not want
Matchbook considers the whole request when finding books for you.
Find Your Next Book Without Knowing the Title
You don’t need to know exactly what book you’re looking for.
You can ask Matchbook questions like:
- “What’s a good fantasy book with witches and found family?”
- “What should I read after Fourth Wing?”
- “Find me a thriller with a huge twist but no graphic violence.”
- “I want a cozy book set in a small town.”
- “Give me a romance with characters over 30 and no third-act breakup.”
Describe the book you want to read, and Matchbook will help you find it.
Books Like Your Favourite Books
Already know what kind of reading experience you want because you’ve found it before?
Explore Matchbook’s recommendations for books similar to popular reads, or tell Matchbook exactly what you loved about a book and get recommendations based on those specific qualities.
A Book Recommendation Tool Built for Specific Requests
Sometimes “I want a fantasy book” isn’t enough.
Maybe you want a cozy fantasy with witches, adult characters, strong friendships, very little romance and no explicit sex.
Or a fast-paced thriller with an unreliable narrator, a big twist and no police-procedural focus.
Matchbook is designed for those kinds of searches.
The more you tell us about what you want — and what you don’t — the more specific your book recommendations can be.
Ready to find your next book?
Describe what you’re in the mood for and Matchbook will do the matchmaking. You can also try Matchbook’s book search if you’d rather search for books by description.