the huld

Made by readers

Made by readers. Mapped together.

Books get better each time a reader adds what they know. Add what you know, earn light and sigils, and help the next reader choose well.

How it works

You notice. The Huld checks. Everyone reads better.

01

Read and notice

Finished a book? You know where the first spicy scene is, which warnings matter and which tropes really fit.

02

Add what you know

Map the spice, confirm warnings, rate how the tropes fit, write a review or fix a reading order. Two minutes is enough.

03

Earn light and sigils

When another reader or The Huld confirms your contribution, you earn light, move along your path and unlock sigils.

Your path

From wanderer to loremaster. Trust grows with every confirmed contribution.

Wanderer

0 light

Read and save books.

Reader

First confirmed contribution

Your profile shows contributions.

Scribe

100 light

Sigils on your reviews.

Keeper

500 light and 8 editor approvals

Your work counts as an independent source.

Archivist

1 500 light

Publish as reader-confirmed. Every edit is still reviewed afterwards.

Loremaster

4 000 light

Confirm other readers, with editors spot-checking.

Sigils

Eight sigils to find. One of them is rare.

First Light

Your first confirmed contribution.

Ember Mapper

Map the spice in 5 books.

Keeper of Warnings

Confirm 10 content warnings.

Lorekeeper

Add 10 character facts.

Pathfinder

Fix or confirm 3 reading orders.

Trope Weaver

Rate trope fit in 20 books.

Honest Heart

Share 10 reviews.

Moonlit Reader

Rare: 100 spoiler-sensitive contributions, no reports, Keeper or above.

Fair play

Quality over quantity. Always.

Only confirmed work counts

Light is earned when another reader or The Huld confirms it.

No streaks, no shame

Nothing expires and nothing nags.

Private by default

Your profile and reviews stay private until you share.

Spoilers stay safe

Spoiler details are always tagged and hidden.

Honest labels

Unconfirmed details always say so.

Only books you have read

You can only contribute to books on your Read shelf.