Yes! That's definitely something we want to add! In fact, it already exists in the backend...we just haven't exposed it yet.

Notes, especially on why i want to read something as I put it on a TBR, would be AMAZING!!! I have such a hard time organizing a TBR because I can never remember this stuff!

Would LOVE this feature

I get lots of recs from friends on bookstagram and would love to be able to make note of who I got a rec from as I add it to my TBR! It would also be cool to be able to add custom notes in the reading journal with a quick reaction or loved quote as I read. Hope this notes on books feature gets added SOON! Thank you <3

PLEASE OH PLEASE may we have this? I so often want to talk to the person who recommended I read a certain book....but can't remember who it was by the time I get to the book and finish it!

I used this feature on That Other Platform. It's about the only thing I've missed since I moved over here. I keep a file now that holds my notes on recommendations and try to remember to add a tag to TBR entries that reminds me to check it, but this is an awkward and error-prone workflow.

Just adding another vote for this! Right now I use another app to track my tbr because I want to see why I added it. I move books over to storygraph once I'm getting ready to read them.

came here to suggest this too! I use tags to try to denote where I remember getting the book rec from for my graphs/charts! The tag function is great, but I think adding comments to books that can't be denoted in tags would be really helpful.

Would very much love this feature! I forget why I added books to my to-read pile all the time, ha.

Just adding another word of support for this. I often add things to my reading wishlists with great enthusiasm, based on recommendations from friends or reading a wonderful review, but inevitably retain little to no memory of why a book is on my list. Especially if it's something that might be out of my usual comfort zone, and/or that has a description or reviews/ratings that wouldn't otherwise make me enthusiastic about picking up the book.

Super excited about this concept! I'm adding books to my TBR shelf that my friend recommended to me. Currently, I use tags to track who recommended a book but I was hoping to be able to also add notes about what my friend said regarding the book. I'm glad to know this concept is already on your radar!

Another vote for this. I also wonder if it might be easier just to have a "progress" note instead that you could add at anytime, since right now you can only do it when a book is in progress or finished.

I really would like a way to keep track of who or what recommended a book to me

I wish this existed just in general on a book's user-specific metadata (I wouldn't want it to go away after I start/finish a book). I used the notes field on GR for this exact purpose (noting who recommended a book so I could follow up with them once I read it). Now I have to track it separately :/

I came here to request this! My coworker first suggested it, and I completely agree. On Goodreads I used tags to note if a book was available at my library or available on audio, but I'd much rather use a private note.

Would love this!

Yes - I want to be able to make a quick note of why I wanted to read the book. I recently added several books from my local school district's banned books list and books that were removed from the curriculum because of their content, and I really want to have a way to notate that so that I don't forget about it when I do get around to reading those books.

YES please; I would love a notes field that would let me refresh my memory of where I found it/why I wanted to read it, if I wanted to read it as a follow up to something else, etc. This would be extremely helpful to let me jot notes that aren't covered by the tags.

This would be absolutely wonderful and so helpful. There's so many books on my TBR I have no idea why I added them, and not knowing why I'm interested in it makes me a lot less likely to pick it up. I feel like I'm missing out on wonderful books because of this!

YES this would be a FANTASTIC feature! I have all sorts of things in my to-read pile, which were all put there for a reason, but sometimes I can't remember why something is there or who told me about it, etc. and having a little private note feature would be amazing to help remember!

I was about to add a similar suggestion--I would really love a field to remind myself why I was interested in a book.

I had just posted this as a new idea, but then saw this post... so I will add it here. I would LOVE private notes! Here was what I wrote:
An easy to access "private notes" section on a books page. Somewhere I could add a note like "rec from Julie" or "The ending of this sucked because Joe died!" Things I don't want to put in a review but I would want to remind myself of later if I pulled the book up. Maybe it is only available if you put the book on one of your shelves so there aren't a ton of notes floating around everywhere.

Yes please!

Yes! That's definitely something we want to add! In fact, it already exists in the backend...we just haven't exposed it yet.