Goodreads vs. Storygraph: Is Storygraph the "New Goodreads"?
Goodreads and Storygraph Logos In the past six months of 2023, especially over Booktok, a wave of readers have discovered and begun using Thee Storygraph, a reading tracker alternative to Goodreads. Often referred to simply as "Storygraph," it has quickly become a reader favorite. Here are some ways I think that Storygraph is actually better than Goodreads, and a few reasons why I'm still using GR. Storygraph Logo Partial star ratings. This is a big one for me. Often times in my Goodreads reviews, I put " Actual star rating : [insert fractional rating here]" because certain books may not feel like one full star rating or another. And I'm not the only reader who includes a fractional star rating - and has complained about not having this feature - in their Goodreads reviews. Storygraph, however, has partial star ratings, specifically .25 , .5 , and .75 . Which makes rating on a 5-star basis so much easier . A DNF feature. While you can set up an "excl...