The Reading Romance

Find the character to your story.

LitLove is a dating platform that matches you on the books you love. Build a shelf, meet readers who underline the same passages, and start a conversation worth turning a page for.

12,000+ readers on the waitlist

Stack of vintage hardcover books beside a warm cup of coffee on a wooden table
How it works

A bookshelf is a more honest profile than a photo grid.

  1. 01

    Build your shelf

    Add the books that shaped you — favorites, comfort reads, the one you re-read every winter. Your library becomes your profile.

  2. 02

    Get matched on what you read

    We surface readers whose shelves overlap with yours. Shared favorites count more than shared selfies.

  3. 03

    Start a real conversation

    Skip the icebreakers. Each match opens with a book-prompt — a passage, a question, a quote you've both underlined.

A profile, not a pose

Suggested for your shelf.

Sample match
Portrait of a young woman reading in a sunlit bookstore

Elena, 28

Copenhagen · Comparative Literature

94% Shared taste

Currently re-reading Didion and looking for someone who treats their local bookstore like a second living room. Prefers physical copies with notes in the margins.

"Looking for someone who thinks The Secret History is actually a comedy."

Favorites shelf

4 shared with you
Book cover of The Year of Magical Thinking
Book cover of Bluets
Book cover of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Book cover of The Secret History
Book cover of Just Kids
Book cover of Norwegian Wood
Features

Built for readers, not for swiping.

Shared-book matching

Compatibility based on the books on your shelves — not interests you ticked off a list.

Personal library

A real shelf, not a bio line. Organize favorites, currently reading, and the to-be-read pile.

Book-prompt conversations

Every match opens with a question rooted in a book you both love. Hellos that go somewhere.

Social feed of quotes

Share the lines you underlined last night. Find someone moved by the same sentence.

Reading tracker

Log progress, finish dates, and notes. Watch your taste — and your matches — evolve.

Community of readers

Book clubs, themed prompts, monthly reads. Meet people whether or not you're dating.

The feed

LitLove, shared aloud.

Elena marked a favorite in On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
"They say orphans make the best writers. Because they have to build a world from scratch."
·12m ago

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Book cover of The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

174 / 227 pages

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