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.
Using storygraph gives me phobia of tight spaces. It’s cramped. Sure, storygraph has features that we readers wished goodreads implemented yearssssss ago i.e. half-star rating, DNF rating, etc. I’ll gladly sacrifice those features than using storygraph. But what storygraph will have trouble building is the community the size of goodreads.
Hey, if you enjoy storygraph more than goodreads, good for you. Do what you want and use any apps that is currently available.