Know more. Read more.

You may have seen Content Finder in the Book Scout app. If you haven’t, allow me to introduce your new reading sidekick:

Content Finder lets you enter words or phrases you care about—anything from “dragons” to “found family” to “courtroom drama.” As a paid Scout Plus member, every time you visit a book for analysis you will see if your themes are present in the book.

My content findings for Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

And then you get a smart, nuanced answer showing whether those topics appear in a meaningful way.

For example, if you track “found family,” Content Finder is not just looking for the exact phrase. It is looking for whether the book meaningfully includes that idea: characters forming deep chosen-family bonds, relying on each other, and becoming something more than friends or allies.

These might be topics you’re especially drawn to—the ones you love seeing in books. Think like:

• Dragons
• Found family
• Unlikely friendships
• Epic battles
• Courtroom drama

And these topics can also be things you’d rather avoid:

• Characters who are Mary Sue
• Toxic parents
• Gore
• Torture
• (insert any hot button topic)

Content Finder will flag those too, so you can dodge the stuff that’s not your vibe.

These topics don’t define you as a reader—they’re just a list of what matters to you, for whatever reason. Whether you’re on the hunt for dragons or dodging dystopian torture scenes, Content Finder helps you spot what matters most. It goes way beyond surface-level themes, giving you sharper, more personalized insight every time you browse a book.

A smarter signal, not a spoiler machine

Content Finder is designed to be careful. It does not guess based on a book’s title, genre, or cover alone. If there is not enough reliable information about a topic, Book Scout will say so instead of pretending it knows.

That means you may sometimes see an answer like “cannot be confirmed” rather than a confident yes or no. That is intentional. I would rather Content Finder be honest than overconfident.

When it does find a topic, the answer includes a confidence level and a short explanation, so you can decide how much weight to give it.

Try it out next time you’re book hunting—you might find your next favorite (or avoid your next DNF) with a lot less guesswork.