Book Mixer
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Check & Mate
02 Make it your own
Keep what you loved. Adjust what you want next.
More ways to mix Worldbuilding, humor, emotion & complexity
Profiles are Book Review Guide editorial judgments. Recommendations always begin with a standalone book or a series starting point.
A familiar feeling. A fresh direction.
03 Your next chapter
Closest to Check & Mate's original profile. Move a slider to change your mix.
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The Girls Who Grew Big
Action at 2/10 matches Check & Mate; Mystery at 2/10 matches Check & Mate.
- Action 2/10
- Mystery 2/10
- Darkness 3/10

Deep End
Mystery at 2/10 matches Check & Mate; Darkness at 3/10 matches Check & Mate.
- Mystery 2/10
- Darkness 3/10
- Pacing 6/10

Promise Me Sunshine
Romance at 9/10 matches Check & Mate; Mystery at 2/10 matches Check & Mate.
- Romance 9/10
- Mystery 2/10
- Worldbuilding 2/10

Keeper of Lost Children
Mystery at 2/10 matches Check & Mate; Darkness at 3/10 matches Check & Mate.
- Mystery 2/10
- Darkness 3/10
- Pacing 6/10
What changes: less romance (7/10; Check & Mate 9/10).

Great Big Beautiful Life
Romance at 9/10 matches Check & Mate; Darkness at 3/10 matches Check & Mate.
- Romance 9/10
- Darkness 3/10
- Worldbuilding 2/10
What changes: more mystery (4/10; Check & Mate 2/10).
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Choose a book you know, then turn up the mystery, ease off the romance, or find a faster pace. Book Mixer compares nine editorial scores and gives extra weight to the qualities you change.
The scores describe a reading experience; they are Book Review Guide judgments, not customer ratings. Recommendations begin with standalone books and series starting points. A sequel can still be your reference.
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