A Home for Every Series
You’ve Ever Read
A Notion template for fantasy readers that keeps every character, quote and theory, ready for the day the next book arrives.
Six books in, the world has gone blurry, and nothing you wrote down helps.
You read those books closely. The places you put them were built to count books, not to hold a world.
The last book has gone soft at the edges
You know you loved it. You couldn’t name the betrayal that made it matter, or who was behind it.
Five stars, and nothing else
A year on, the rating is the one thing that survived, and it’s the one detail you don’t need.
The spreadsheet gave up in March
It was perfect in January. Then a busy week came, the columns drifted, and now you scroll past it.
The sequel arrives and you stall
It’s been two years since the last book. You either reread the whole series or start the new one half lost.
Your app counts, but it doesn’t remember
Pages per day, books per month, a streak to keep. None of it holds the story you read for.
Your notes are everywhere
Theories in a notes app, quotes in your screenshots, and a special edition you won’t write in.
A list tells you that you read it.
A codex tells you what you read.
Every book in the Codex links to its series, its author, its characters, its tropes and the quotes you saved. So when you wonder who was she, and why did that betrayal matter?, the answer is a click or two from the book.
Where did I leave off?
Each series page has your recap and the cliffhangers still open, so coming back after a year takes minutes instead of a reread.
Who was she again?
Every character links to the books they appear in. Open the book, tap the name, and their arc is right there.
What do I want to read next?
Each trope links to the books that have it, so finding your next enemies-to-lovers read is a filter, not a guess.
You’ve already tried two of them.
It arrives already full.
Most templates hand you empty columns. Duplicate the Codex and a working library opens instead: popular fantasy and romantasy series with the books in order, and page counts, genres and spice levels filled in. Keep the series you read and remove the rest.
Everything the Codex holds.
Each page links back to your books, so a book leads to its series, its author, its tropes and the lines you saved from it.
The Library
Your whole shelf, with your current reads and their progress at the top, and shelves like TBR, Reread Queue, Comfort Reads and Books That Wrecked Me.
Series
One page per series, with the books in order, your progress, the date the next book is due, a recap and the cliffhangers still open.
Characters
A gallery of the people in your series, tagged by role and linked to their books, with room for allegiance, powers, relationships and arc.
Authors
Your authors ranked by your own ratings, with an auto-buy flag for the ones you never skip.
Tropes
Each trope links to the books that have it, from enemies to lovers to found family.
Quotes
The lines you couldn’t leave behind, saved with the character, book and chapter.
Reading Journal
Your notes while you read, dated on a calendar, a line or a whole page at a time.
Goals & Challenges
Your yearly challenge, rereads and readathons, each with a progress bar that fills as you finish books.
My Year in Books
Books finished, pages read, five-star reads and your average rating, filled in from the Library.
The Waitlist
Preorders, library holds and the next books in your series, with their release dates.
Book Club
This month’s pick, the meeting details and every past meeting on one page.
Start Here
A short guide to setting up your Codex, adding your first book and bringing in your Goodreads library.
Where you left off, in your own words.
The preloaded library is where you start. What you add on top of it is why you’ll keep opening it, and why the next sequel won’t catch you cold.
Where you left off
A recap for each series, so picking the story back up doesn’t mean rereading the whole thing.
The cliffhangers still open
Written down while they were fresh, and waiting for you when the next book arrives.
A dated journal
Notes from mid-read, while the thought was still fresh. It’s the part a star rating loses.
Your Goodreads history
The free importer brings your ratings, shelves, reviews and reading dates, so you don’t start from zero.
Yours to keep, for the price of two hardcovers.
$49 once, with no subscription. The Codex lives in your own Notion, works on Notion’s free plan, and every page is yours to change.
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.
What is The Reader’s Codex?
The Reader’s Codex is a Notion template for fantasy and romantasy readers. It is a set of linked pages for your books, series, characters, authors, tropes, quotes, reading journal, goals, and book club, with a library of popular series already filled in.
Is it a one-time payment?
Yes. The Codex is $49 once, with no subscription, and it’s yours to keep.
What comes preloaded?
A library of popular fantasy and romantasy series, with the books in order and page counts, genres, and spice levels filled in. Keep the series you read and remove the rest.
Do I need a paid Notion plan?
No. The Codex works on Notion’s free plan.
Do I need to know Notion?
No. The Codex opens on the Dashboard, and its welcome box links to Start Here, a short guide to adding your first book, finishing one, and importing from Goodreads.
Can I bring in my Goodreads library?
Yes. Export your library from Goodreads, run the file through the free Goodreads importer, and merge it into the Codex. Your ratings, shelves, reviews, and reading dates come across, and Start Here has the steps.
Can I add my own books and series?
Yes. Everything in the Codex is editable, and the preloaded series are a starting point. Start Here explains how to remove the series you don’t read.
Does it work on my phone or iPad?
Yes. The Codex works anywhere Notion does: the desktop app, the browser, and Notion’s iPhone, iPad, and Android apps.
How is it different from Goodreads?
Goodreads records what you read and when. The Codex is for everything that comes with the reading: the characters, the theories, the worlds, and the years between releases. Many readers keep both.
How do I get help?
Email [email protected].