Free TBR Matchmaker

Your next read is already waiting.

Your TBR is full. Your mood is undecided. Let the TBR Matchmaker give you a playful prompt—by cover, letter, genre, trope, and more—to help you choose what to read next.

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    Three wrapped books for the free TBR Matchmaker

    Let Fate Choose

    How the TBR Matchmaker Works

    This free book-picking tool turns an overwhelming TBR list into one simple reading prompt. No ratings spreadsheet or perfectly planned reading schedule required.

    1. Start with your TBR

      Think of every book you want to read: books you own, Libby holds, borrowed books, StoryGraph or Goodreads saves, bookstore wish lists, and new titles you just discovered.

    2. Get a playful clue

      The TBR Matchmaker gives you a prompt based on a cover, title letter, genre, trope, setting, author, or another detail hiding in your stack.

    3. Find the book that fits

      Scan your TBR for a match, choose the book that catches your attention, and decide how you want to read it. If the mood is wrong, let fate try again.

    The prompt narrows the choices. Your reading mood still gets the final say.

    Three Ways to Choose

    Pick Your TBR Matchmaking Mode

    Choose a playful book prompt, let a random letter narrow your list, or have the Matchmaker select your next genre. Then use the result to find the right match somewhere on your TBR.

    TBR Prompts

    Your TBR Prompt

    Read a book with a flower on the cover.

    Get a clue based on a cover detail or something about the book’s history on your list—like a title you meant to start or the book that has been waiting the longest.

    Letter Picker

    Read a Book Starting With

    T

    Let the Matchmaker choose a random letter, then scan your TBR for a title that begins with it. A quick way to notice books you keep overlooking.

    Genre Picker

    Your Next Genre

    Cozy Fantasy

    Not sure what kind of story sounds good? Get a genre such as cozy fantasy or contemporary fiction, then choose a matching title from your TBR—whether you own it, borrow it, or decide to buy it.

    Pick a mode, get your clue, and let your reading mood make the final match.

    Made for Mood Readers

    Because choosing the book is sometimes the hardest part.

    A TBR—short for “to be read”—is simply the running list of books you want to read. It can include books you own, library holds, borrowed books, new releases, and titles you plan to buy someday.

    Mood readers rarely have nothing to read—we have too many possibilities. The TBR Matchmaker gives you just enough direction to choose what feels right today without turning your reading life into another schedule to follow. Once you have a match, you can open it, borrow it, or buy it.

    A Quick Guide

    TBR Matchmaker Questions, Answered

    Everything you need to know before letting fate choose your next read.

    What counts as a TBR?

    TBR means “to be read.” It is simply your running list of books you want to read—not only the books sitting on your shelves. Your TBR can include books you own, Kindle downloads, Libby holds, borrowed books, bookstore finds, new releases, and titles you may buy later.

    How does the TBR Matchmaker help me choose my next book?

    Choose one of the three modes and let the Matchmaker give you a playful prompt, title letter, or genre. Then look across your full TBR for a book that fits. The prompt narrows the possibilities while leaving the final choice—and your current reading mood—to you.

    What kinds of TBR prompts will I get?

    TBR Prompts use details such as covers, tropes, settings, and reading-history clues. Letter Picker gives you a letter to match with a book title, and Genre Picker chooses a reading category to help point you in the right direction.

    Can I use the Matchmaker for books I do not own yet?

    Absolutely. If a book is on your want-to-read list, it belongs in the mix. Once you find a match, you can read a copy you already own, borrow it from a friend, check it out from the library, download it, or decide it is finally time to buy it.

    Let Fate Decide

    Your next read is somewhere on that TBR.

    Maybe you already own it. Maybe it is waiting in Libby. Maybe you need one very good reason to finally buy it. Let the TBR Matchmaker narrow the possibilities and help you choose what to read next.

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