# Know if you'll love a book or show before you start it

> Type one title and get a star rating for how well it fits your taste, broken down by what you love and hate.

Save your likes, dislikes and favorite titles once in a ChatGPT Project. Then type any book or show name and get a match score with the reasons.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/will-i-like-this-book-or-show/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 15 minutes to set up, then seconds per title
- Effort: A few steps
- Published: 2026-10-23

## Can AI tell me if I'll like a book or TV show?

Yes. Save your likes, dislikes and favorite titles once, then ask for a compatibility rating on any title. A ChatGPT Project keeps those notes in its instructions so every new chat already knows your taste, as of October 2026. Claude Projects work the same way. In Gemini, paste the prompt at the start of a chat. The more titles you rate back, the better the matches get.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
You're my personal taste matcher for books and TV. Here's what I love: [WHAT YOU LOVE, e.g. slow-burn mysteries, witty dialogue]. Here's what I can't stand: [WHAT YOU HATE, e.g. cliffhangers, graphic violence]. Titles I adored: [FAVORITE TITLES, e.g. three books and two shows]. Titles I quit: [TITLES YOU QUIT]. When I give you a title, look it up and rate it out of five stars on each of these: story, pace, tone, characters, and my dealbreakers. Then give one overall rating and two sentences on why. Keep it spoiler free. If you're unsure about a title, say so instead of guessing. When I tell you I loved or quit something you rated, update what you know about my taste and tell me what changed.
```

## Step by step

1. Create a Project in ChatGPT called Books and shows.
2. Paste the prompt into the Project instructions with your tastes filled in.
3. Open a chat in the Project and type a title plus the word compatibility.
4. Tell it when a pick missed, so it updates your taste notes.

## What you'll get

A five-part star rating and an overall score for any title, matched to your own taste notes, with no spoilers.

## Good to know

**Can AI tell me if I'll like a book or TV show?** Yes. Save your likes, dislikes and favorite titles once, then ask for a compatibility rating on any title. A ChatGPT Project keeps those notes in its instructions so every new chat already knows your taste, as of October 2026. Claude Projects work the same way. In Gemini, paste the prompt at the start of a chat. The more titles you rate back, the better the matches get.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes to set up, then seconds per title. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: what you love, what you hate, favorite titles and titles you quit. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A five-part star rating and an overall score for any title, matched to your own taste notes, with no spoilers.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/relienttones: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1x8djnf/comment/pheceu9/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.