“A room without a book is like a body without a soul.” Books are a very important part of life; they can be used for learning, entertainment, research and many other things. This is why people are always looking for the next book that will change their lives. All over the world, people read; and having people share the personal experience they had with a book is every book addict's dream. There are two very popular websites whose sole purpose is to allow other readers around the world to rate books they have read and make recommendations to other avid readers. These websites are goodreads.com and yournextread.com. These websites are crucial for book lovers looking for their next hit. I think yournextread.com is more effective in reaching its target audience than goodreads.com. The categories in which they are compared are visual appeal, usability, audience, interactivity and information quality. “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be defeated. “Reading is part of everyday life and the sites goodreads.com and yourextread.com allow you to dive even deeper into the literary world by connecting you with hundreds of thousands of people who have at least one thing in common; they like books. These two websites both try to lead book lovers to their next great read; I chose to judge them on these criteria because I, as someone who believes that the adventures and journeys that books take us on are crucial to human development, therefore spend a lot of time on these websites and I think some are better. than others. Visual appeal is the first thing a person notices when entering a website...... middle of paper ...... topic, and on these websites, what the public research is his next favorite read. Yournextread.com offers an abundance of information about books, authors, as well as personal recommendations and the book that inspired that person to read it. At goodreads.com they have a lot of information about the books and personal recommendations, but not much about the author. Some might argue that goodreads.com has more of a section where people can discuss their favorite parts and quotes from the book, but that might ruin the suspense of the book for someone considering reading it. Goodreads.com and yournextread.com are good websites for people looking for book recommendations, but I think yournextread.com reaches the target audience of avid readers better than goodreads.com. I recommend that when you are looking for a new book to read, visit yournextread.com.