book-taste.com
Read, don’t pick
Personalized book recommendations from books you already love
Rate a few books you’ve read. BookTaste finds the themes, moods, and story patterns you keep coming back to — then recommends books that match, with a reason for every pick.
Free · No signup to try · Book data from Open Library
See how a taste profile reads
- ✓ Matches
- Intricate layered storytelling · Deeply realized fantasy world · Morally complex protagonist
- ⇄ Differs
- More intimate, single-POV focus · Less political, more personal · Lighter on graphic violence
- ⊘ Skip if
- Skip if you need ensemble casts and political chess — this is one man's legend told in close third-person.
Dashed = A Game of Thrones · solid = The Name of the Wind
How BookTaste works
Add books you’ve read
Drop in the titles you remember — and rate each one loved, okay, or nope.
We map your taste
We turn your ratings into a radar of the themes and moods you gravitate to.
Get matched picks
Recommendations along every axis of your taste — with the reason behind each one.
Not similar books. Similar taste.
BookTaste looks for the themes, moods, settings, and reader hooks behind the books you loved, then recommends books that overlap with those signals — not just books that happen to be popular. Every pick comes with the reason it fits your taste.
How BookTaste finds your taste signals
You rate books as loved, okay, or nope. Our system looks for the recurring themes, moods, settings, pacing, and reader hooks behind those ratings, then recommends books that overlap with those signals — with a reason for every pick.
Popular “books like” guides
Looking for books similar to a favorite? Explore a guide — or build your own taste profile for personal matches.
Books like Harry PotterMagic School · Hidden World · Found Family
Books like A Court of Thorns and RosesRomantasy · Enemies to Lovers · Fae World
Books like Fourth WingDragon magic · Enemies to lovers · Romantasy
Books like Percy JacksonMythic Adventure · Witty Voice · Found Family
Books like Project Hail MaryHard Science · Puzzle Solving · Unlikely Bond
Books like The Hunger GamesSurvival Stakes · Corrupt Power · Revolution Arc
Books like 1984Surveillance State · Thought Control · Dystopian World
Books like Red RisingBrutal Action · Class Warfare · Cunning Heroes
Frequently asked questions
Is BookTaste free?
Yes. You can build your taste profile and get recommendations for free.
Do I need an account?
No — try it without signing up. Sign in with Google to save your profile and come back to it.
How does it figure out my taste?
You rate books you’ve read. Our system derives the recurring themes behind your favorites — your taste vectors — and recommends new books along each one.
How is this different from Goodreads?
Goodreads is great for reviews, shelves, and community ratings. BookTaste does one job: helping you decide what to read next, based on the books you personally loved, shrugged at, or disliked.
Which languages are supported?
English, Spanish, and Russian — titles, themes, and recommendations are generated in your language.
How many books do I need to rate?
A handful is enough to start — the more you rate, the sharper your taste profile and recommendations get.
What happens when I sign in with Google?
Signing in just saves your taste profile so you can come back to it. You can try BookTaste without signing in first.
Find your next favorite
Two minutes of rating. A taste profile that’s actually yours.
Free · No signup to try · Book data from Open Library