Sort By Cravings
Find books by mood
ABOUT SORT BY CRAVINGS

We help you find your next favorite book — by how it makes you feel

Sort By Cravings is a book discovery site built for readers who know what they're craving but not what to read next. We profile every book by mood, spice level, tropes, and pacing — so you can find your perfect match without wading through spoilers or generic "best of" lists.

How we're different

Most book recommendation sites sort by genre or star rating. That's fine if you want "fantasy" or "4.5 stars." But it doesn't help when what you actually want is a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers with moderate spice and a bittersweet ending.

That's what we do. Every book on Sort By Cravings gets a full mood profile: romance weight, darkness level, pacing, humor, angst, and a calibrated spice rating from 0 to 5. We tag tropes, flag content warnings, and tell you who should read it — and who should skip it.

What we've built

Our editorial approach

Every guide on Sort By Cravings is based on a complete read-through. We don't scrape publisher blurbs or regurgitate Goodreads summaries. Mood bars, spice numbers, and "skip if" notes reflect actual reading experience. We cross-reference reader reactions across BookTok, Goodreads, and Reddit to calibrate our ratings against community consensus.

Read our full editorial standards for details on our methodology.

Affiliate disclosure

Sort By Cravings is reader-supported. When you buy through our Amazon, Bookshop.org, or Audible links, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep profiling books and building tools. We never let affiliate relationships influence which books we recommend or how we rate them. Our opinions are always our own.

Get in touch

Have a book you think we should profile? Found an error? Want to collaborate? Reach out at hello@sortbycravings.com.

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