i like to use r/books and r/suggestmeabook for finding new books but people always suggest me books or topics im just not interested in and that dont match what i loved, I also had the issue with goodreads and not being able to track audiobooks, ebooks, ect vs. physical books which i dont really read physical so it was a feature i was missing. I have noticed a huge difference since switching to storygraph. I can properly find books that have content in them i want and can more easily avoid books that lead to a bad reading experience and have a easier time tracking all my stats for the year.
I read for fun but one of the things that got me back into reading more steadily is having a yearly goal, i also have a reading journal and seeing my stats in a app is helpful before i put them in my book or i can print them to put in which is even better.
i know this isnt about books in particular but i find how i track books and find books to almost be as important. I dont want to read books that might have a surprise romance in the middle of a horror for example like in jaws so story graph has tags that would have warned me before i started the book.
Goodreads is linked to amazon so you’ll notice that they do focus on popularity rathen than personalised recommendation…because popularity sells books.
Personally, I enjoy storygraph for these reasons;
The charts motivates me to read more. I love seeing progress. My fav is the genre chart because it makes me want to explore other genres to “balance” it out.
The TBR planner is fun. You can plan 5 books in advance. The filter to sort by genre/mood etc is great for me as a mood reader.
The storygraph challenge section that you can join with others! This is unique vs other trackers. You can even see what others have added to get recommendation. I found a lot of great reads this way.