A collection of short comics centered around the joys, heartbreak, and deep love that readers have with books. Very few offered new insight or "feels" into the bookish world, but does that really matter in the world of book lovers? This is a charming read that will make any book lover feel seen and would be a great little gift for any and all lovers of books to enjoy.

Even though this book is laid out as a comic book, it's just the perfect Christmas, Birthday, Boss Day, etc. book as a gift for serious book lovers like me. I got the impression that Ms. Tung followed me around while I talk to myself about books and more books. That is the main reason I purchased a book store a few years ago, it's life, my life. All off the pages will make you go, "What, that's just what I was thinking?" How can one not know the difference from the original book cover to the one created for the movie? One is the original and other is just freaking sinful. I plan on ordering 10 copies for the store and only order for my serious, serious friends. It’s is the BEST book of 2018.

I discovered Debbie Tung three months ago on Pinterest. After sharing one of her comics on my social platform, I kept getting recommendations for her comics until I finally followed her on Tumblr. I realised most of her comics are book-related and share-worthy much like Grant Snider. She just connects at an inner-level and gets you straight off. You feel like it’s your words, your thoughts, she’s representing on paper.

When Book Love came up for review, I just had to go through it in one sitting. At some point over the last three months, I’ve seen the strips but it still seems as fresh and joyous like you are discovering them for the first time. It’s something every bibliophile would like to hoard and flip through during a reading slump.

Given the holiday season, it’s the perfect book a non-reader can get a bookworm. Trust me, they would hold you in a special light.

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this title. I really enjoyed it. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

Debbie Tung gets me.

[I just went back and read the review I wrote from her first book - <i>Quiet Girl in a Noisy World</i>, and guess what’s there?? <i>Yes! I love it when a book - even better a comic book - puts into words things that have rolled around in my brain.</i> I could write the same thing about this book.]

I just spent this whole book agreeing with every page.

I’m going to a resort this spring with my girlfriend, and the most exciting thing about it is the library!

Some things are funny because they’re funny. Some things are funny because they’re true. This is both.

I love Debbie Tung’s cartoons - I guess mainly because I can relate. If you want to understand the bibliophiles in your life, check this out. If you are a bibliophile this <i>has</i> to be part of your collection.

This was incredibly cute 😍

Book Love is the love letter to all things bookish - books, reading, libraries, bookshops, and especially to us bookworms and bookdragons. It is so cute and so spot-on. Every page felt like home, like it's showing me and my love for books. Debbie's art is beautiful.

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley, but I am going to buy this book for me as soon as it is published. And then I'm going to buy copies for each of my bookish friends.

Book Love by Debbie Tung is an essential for every book nerd. I can relate so much to the different scenarios. The art style is adorable. I just wish it was available for Christmas gifts this year but I did preorder my own copy. Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book for review.

What a fun, adorable book. Loved the graphics. It was fun seeing myself in so many of the situations. It was a little simple, contained many cliches, but I enjoyed it.

Wonderful illustrations that capture the love and pure enjoyment of books. Very much enjoyed reading this. Relatable too. =)

Book love- I know it well. If you too love books, then this is the book for you!

Author Debbie Tung has created a relatable book of strips that details how bookworms feel about their beloved books. Drawn in black and white within a simple four panel format, the comic showcases a woman obsessed with books (I assume she is based on the author herself) and her understanding husband. So many of the strips hit home for me, as I have loved books since childhood. Libraries have always felt like home, so it comes as no surprise that I am a librarian, surrounded by what I love.

The premise of the book is all about book love, so there is no plot or characterization, it is ALL about loving books and sometimes avoiding interacting with people in favor of the books. Each strip can stand alone. At times the strips become a bit one-note, yet that is the basis of the book. As I do all the social media for my library, I hope some of these adorable strips become available for re-print (with author credit, of course!) because posts on book love are always a big hit at my library.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy; I just wish it was being published a few weeks earlier, so people could scoop up copies to give to the book lovers in their life. So, if you are a bibliophile, this book of comics is for you, and will be available in January 2019!

This story collection was ADORABLE!
I absolutely loved the illustrations and how relatable it was to book lovers like myself. I found myself smiling the WHOLE time I was reading it. This is just perfect for a day I need something to make me smile, i just loved it, it was so so cute

This book..is filled with pretty much a guide for friends that wonder why their bookworm friend can read so much! Ugh I really loved everything about this Comic. It is literally what every bookworm goes through while getting lost in a book. From falling a little bit in love with a fictional boyfriend to winning a long battle with the enemy. The illustrations are so cute and simple but so very very perfect! This is the most perfect book to buy for a friend, a young child or of course yourself!

We are giving the book 5/5 stars because it is perfect in every way!

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Oh my!
Thank you #netgalley for this free review copy! It was amazing! I felt related and the illustrations were lovely. I totally felt at points that I had written it lol.
I'm 32 years old, but enjoyed this book so much, even though it's in the children section,
A lovely way to celebrate us as readers!

This was so sweet and lovely. It conveyed all those little nerdish quirks and I absolutely adored it. The illustrations are perfect for this kind of book and, just, I loved it. Not much more to say, really. I recommend it to every geek, but especially bookgeeks around the world. Even though not all of us can afford to fall for our obsession, I think most of us recognize ourselves in the main character. And perhaps a spouse recognizes their booknerd.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC. This review is entirely my own.

This is the perfect book for book lovers! The author and illustrator has perfectly captured the life of a bookworm in a series of black and white cartoon panels and illustrations. I could definitely agree with her thoughts. The book brought me lots of laughs and was quite a lighthearted diversion on a cold and gloomy day. Recommended for all book lovers. Their families would probably enjoy it and get a good laugh too.

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

This was a cute little jaunt into the mind of a book lover. Odds are that if you are picking this book up you will be able to relate to much of the content.

Is there a more relatable book for book lovers on the market? Though I'm sure the answer to that question can be mixed, I will also emphasize how much the cells of the illustrations on just about every page here just felt like home. I could check off all the boxes presented to me: Do you huff books? Yes. Do you hoard books? Yes. Do you bring a handful of books wherever you go just in case you finish the one you're currently reading and aren't sure yet which you want to read next and need to have enough options? YES!

I cannot wait until the rest of the world can share in the pleasure I felt reading this. Debbie Tung's instagram page is a great preview of what's included, but to see the work on the page will be a whole new experience. I mean, as book worms, do we really need an excuse to buy more bookish books? May need to get a hard copy myself. :)

Found myself laughing while reading because it’s so accurate! Expresses so well a bookworm, there’s no need for a mirror. The passion, the vices, the worries, the happiness…. Just perfect. And very single page I could relate to me. I loved the artist style.
This book from a bookworm perspective it’s funny because we see the actions we have that became for us as natural as air. But it’s interesting even for those who aren’t so addicted to books, open their minds and show them how the specie bookworm can act, out and in their natural habitat.
Shows something so simple like spend all day reading or other things like the exciting of find the title of the book in the story or just the pain when you lend a book because you love it so much that you fear for their safety.
It’s a cute and enjoyable comic book!

This book is adorable! I read through the entire thing in one sitting. I can't wait to buy copies so that I can share the comics since I know many people in my life are either readers or will recognize how they relate to me. I loved this book. It'd make a great gift for any reader.

If I had a friend who was a librarian, an author or a book lover, Book Love by Debbie Tung might just make the perfect small gift. It’s a friendly book of black and white drawings, all depicting situations and areas where someone who loves reading might easily find themselves. The sentiments expressed are feelings that have probably been felt by a majority of avid readers over the years, all presented in an easily accessible format.
If you are an avid reader, or know one well, there are bound to be situations and comments that are familiar to you. It’s an opportunity to see your feelings expressed, sometimes in a gentle teasing way and other times just as an illustrated explanation.
For the non-reader, this illustrated book might offer a bit of understanding regarding how an avid reader feels toward books. There isn’t any explanation of why we feel that way, not that there is any needed. Just don’t go looking through it hoping it provides you with understanding. If you are a book lover, you get it; if not, then it will still be a cute illustrated book that shows situations you have seen, although maybe not understood, when hanging out with your book loving friends.