The StoryGraph was created by software engineer Nadia Odunayo in 2019, initially as a side-project for tracking books.

The StoryGraph platform allows readers to log and rate their books, interact with friends on the site's community page, and set reading challenges.

By scrolling over the "stats" tab on their profile page, readers get an evaluation of their online library broken down by mood, pace, length, genre, rating, etc.

Unlike Goodreads, The StoryGraph offers the option to give books half or quarter star ratings.

The community on Goodreads is huge, with multiple groups and social media connections to automatically add people you know in other spaces.

"[6] Mara Franzen, another writer for Book Riot, took a different view than her colleague, arguing, "I have been a die-hard Goodreads fan since 2016, but after spending time with Storygraph, I think I might make the switch.