Top Ten Tuesday: Online Resources for Book Lovers

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is “Ten Online Resources for Book Lovers.” I was actually thinking of doing a similar post a while back, and I figured this was the perfect opportunity to finally do it. There are so many bookish resources out there, and I am by no means an expert, but here are ten that came to mind!

1. Book Series Recaps: About to start a sequel but forgot what happened previously? Need a series refresher? Want to know what happened without actually reading the book? Book Series Recaps will tell you exactly what happened during a book and how it ended.
2. Hoopla: Hoopla is another online resource that lets you borrow ebooks
3. How Long to Read: If you want to know about how long a book will take you, How Long To Read is a great place to start. You can find out how long it takes an average reader (300 WPM) to get through a specific book and test your reading speed. How Long to Read is a website I just discovered recently, so I’m not sure how accurate it is (especially since it says it’ll take you longer to read The Last Best Kiss than Persuasion,) but it’s still a great place to start!
4. Libby (app): Libraries are one of my favorite things in the world and have singlehandedly sustained my voracious reading habits, so when they shut down during COVID, I was bereft. Even though I’m Team Paperback, the Libby app gave me plenty of reading material when I was stuck at home. If your local library participates, you can borrow free ebooks and audiobooks using app.
5. Little Free Libraries: Little Free Libraries is an international non-profit dedicated to little free libraries. They’re pretty much like birdhouses for books and are a free way for the book community to swap books for free. You can visit their site to find a registered Little Free Library that’s closest to you. Drop off a book, pick up a book or start your own!
6. Overdrive: Overdrive is the parent company of the Libby app and another way to borrow electronic media from your local library.
7. Recaptains: Like Book Series Recaps, Recaptains is a site dedicated to book recaps. Their recaps are done in the form of bullet points, so it’s an even quicker reading experience.
8. Trigger Warning Database: Author-supplied trigger warnings are becoming more and more common, but Trigger Warning Database is another great resource when looking for trigger warnings.
9. TV Tropes: Technically this isn’t a strictly book-related resource, but TV Tropes lets you either see what tropes are in a certain book or gives you examples from various media when you search by trope. Since it also includes movies and TV shows, it isn’t quite extensive in the book category, but it’s still a fun site to explore.
10. What Should I Read Next?: Book hungover and looking for something similar? What Should I Read Next will give you recommendations for your TBR based on specific books. I will say some that the recommendations for more popular books seems to be a bit more curated, but if you’re looking for a way to discover new books, this isn’t a bad place to start.

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What are some of your favorite online book resources? Do you have any favorite book blogs, podcasts or accounts you like to follow? Bookish shops whose merch you love? Let me know!