LiteraryLure

For readers who collect

A home for every edition.

Your bookish life, all together.

What you read, what you own, which editions, what is signed, and what is still on the way. Kept together, so every book carries its whole story.

Start your collection

No card needed. A photo you scan is read and discarded. Only what you choose to keep is kept.

The Bookcase. Two shelves of Heather's books as the app draws them, Fourth Wing, One Dark Window, Oleander and The War of Lost Hearts, with a plant and a picture frame between them.
The Bookcase. Your shelves, arranged the way they really are.

How it works

One account. Every book, and every edition of it.

LiteraryLure, a home for every edition. Six steps in a circle around the words Your bookish life, all together. Read it. Love it. Review it. Share it. Track every edition. Find the next book's release. Track your pre-orders. Discover your next read.
  1. Read it. Love it.
  2. Review it. Share it.
  3. Track every edition.
  4. Find the next book's release.
  5. Track your pre-orders.
  6. Discover your next read.

Library

One page per book with every edition you own. The box edition, the retailer exclusive, the signed one, and the one still on pre-order, side by side. Photograph a shelf, scan a barcode, or say what you finished. You confirm what is right and nothing else is saved.

  • Library. Every book you have owned, ordered or read, with TBR, Maybes, Authors and Series.
  • Bookcase. Your shelves as a room, arranged the way they really are.
  • Add books. From a shelf photo, a barcode or a search.
  • Log a read. What you read, rereads and books you put down.

Reviews

Talk through what you thought and the review is written from your own sentences. Attach a designed image to it, then post it wherever you like.

  • Reviews. Reviews in your own words.
  • Images. Designed squares, cards and carousels for a review.
  • Share. What to post next, and where it went.
  • The Lure. The public wall of reviews, with no public counts.

Buying

Keep track of what is coming and what you have ordered, so a pre-order never gets lost.

  • Orders. Pre-orders and orders, added to your Library when you say they are here.
  • Wishlist. Books you want but have not bought.
  • Subscriptions. Boxes, and the books each one sent.
  • Release calendar. Release days, presales and special editions.

Selling

For books you are moving on. Use it when you need it and ignore it when you do not.

  • Selling. Listings, sales and what each edition cost.
  • Value. What an edition is worth, with the reasons. It lives on each book page in your Library.
Editions you own, 3, on Fourth Wing's page. A special first edition, hand signed. A Waterstones edition, hand signed. A German special edition, not signed. Each with its value, then Kindle and Audible as add-ons.

Fourth Wing, three editions, two of them signed, one in German. One page.

The Lure

Read what a stranger thought.

Reviews posted on purpose, in their writers' own words. Open one to save the review, add the book to your TBR, or follow the author.

All reviews →

“Its strongest choice is letting support matter without pretending love alone can end abuse.”

Yearning 5 of 5, Devastating yearn

Hidden Scars

Andi Jaxon

Reviewed by LiteraryLure

“The novel respects first love without pretending it can solve every danger around the couple.”

Yearning 4 of 5, Active longing

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

Reviewed by LiteraryLure

“Vasalie's artistry becomes a method of survival, not merely decoration.”

Yearning 3 of 5, Complicated wanting

A Dance of Lies

Brittney Arena

Reviewed by LiteraryLure

Stars are the Reader rating. Candles are Yearning, how much the book made the reader long. Five is devastating.

Questions

Before you start

What happens to my photos and recordings?
A photo you scan is read to find the books, then deleted. When you speak, your browser turns your words into text, so no recording reaches us. Only what you confirm is saved. Photos you add to a Selling listing, and covers you upload, are kept.
Does anything get posted without me?
No. A review reaches The Lure only when you choose Post to The Lure on the Share page yourself.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Every page works on a phone, so you can photograph a shelf where you stand. You can also add LiteraryLure to your home screen.
Can I take my books with me?
Yes. Download your books, readings and orders as spreadsheets any time.