marginalia

a spoiler-safe reading companion

book art without spoilers.

Explore chapter-safe art, character visuals, discussions, and recaps that unlock only as far as you've read.

Chapter-locked. Spoiler-aware. Built for readers who hate accidental spoilers.

Example Book

You've read through chapter 6

spoiler-safe
Ch. 1–6 · unlockedCh. 7+ · locked

the problem

Googling a character shouldn't ruin the book.

You just wanted to know what a character looked like. Then Google, Pinterest, Reddit, and fan art all betrayed you — three books ahead, in a single thumbnail.

Spoiler-filled search results

One image search and the villain's big twist is sitting right there in the previews.

Fan art from future chapters

Gorgeous art — of a scene you're two hundred pages away from reading.

Discussions that assume you finished

Every thread is a minefield of “wait until you find out who—.”

the fix

marginalia keeps pace with your reading.

Set your current chapter and everything stays behind a gate until you get there. Nothing ahead leaks — by design, enforced on the server.

Chapter-locked visuals

Art and character designs reveal themselves chapter by chapter, exactly as far as you've read — never a page sooner.

Safe discussions

Talk about what you've read with people at the same point in the story. No future-chapter ambushes.

Reader-led curation

Volunteer mods tag every piece to the right chapter, so the spoiler gate stays accurate and the library keeps growing.

become a curator

Help curate your favorite book.

Know a series inside out? Become a mod and build the spoiler-safe space you wish existed — chapter by chapter, for everyone reading after you.

Create chapter spaces

Set up a home for each chapter where art and notes can live.

Tag art and visuals

Place each piece at the right chapter so the gate stays honest.

Guide spoiler-safe discussions

Keep conversations welcoming and free of future-chapter leaks.

Help grow the library

Add the books you love and bring new readers in safely.

how it works

Read, unlock, discuss.

1

Choose your book

Find your current read in the library — or add it in a couple of taps.

2

Set your current chapter

Tell marginalia how far you've read. That sets your spoiler line.

3

Explore safely

Browse art, notes, recaps, and discussions — all locked to where you are.

Stay in the margins, not the spoilers.

Pick a book, set your chapter, and let the art catch up to you — never the other way around.