Thank you Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC.

O yes, I do that, and that and that too...once a reader always a reader!
This book is sheer bliss. Wish I could smell it.

This is a really quick read (I just finished it over dinner - ironically, there was one panel about that). It involves a lot of the stuff book lovers often do or think about - and considering that, I should have been able to relate to it very much. But for some reason, it didn't move me too much. Perhaps because some of it was purely for print book lovers, and a lot of the problems could be solved by just picking an ereader - so a lot of the problems weren't 'problems' for me at all (like not having another book when you're done). Then there were also all these things that make sense when you're a regular reader, but not when you're a book blogger, because your connection to reading changes.

But anyway, I think most people will enjoy this collection. It is adorable and in centers around love of reading.

I thank the publisher for providing a free copy on NetGalley in exchange to an honest review.

A compendium of one- or two-page cartoons which you might normally call gag strips, except that only some of them are even aiming to be funny. I'd seen a couple of the best of them shared on social media, and smiled – the recognition, the cute art, the unimpeachable sentiments. But too much of what was sweet, taken together, becomes cloying. And I don't mean reading through the whole thing at a trot, which would be the act of a lunatic, and a twee one at that – I mean even reading a handful a day, as one might with a loo book. Which, let's be honest, is the market for which this is aiming – likely bought at Christmas by well-meaning relatives who know you like books, but can't really be confident of much more than that. Making particularly ironic the strips which are most performatively in love with books qua physical object – and don't get me wrong, I love physical books, but I'm sceptical of anyone who sees ebooks as their enemy, rather than a way to read more books. Additional layer of irony: I read this on screen, as a Netgalley ARC, which if it had stuck to the luddite end of its own otherwise often admirable principles, would not exist. The best of what's here is utterly lovely, but - further irony - I'm just not sure a whole book was the best vector for it.

I absolutely loved this book, it expresses how wonderful reading is, and is basically a celebration of books. Bound to enchant librarians, authors, readers of all kinds.

Thank you to @netgalley and @andrewsmcmeel for the review copy of Book Love by Debbie Tung!! This book is hilarious, relatable, and entertaining. It’s the life of a book lover told through adorable black and white illustrations. So many of the ideas pictured I have experienced in my own life—reluctance to loan out a beloved book, picking up too many books at the library, reading in awkward social situations, and finding it the book you ordered was the dreaded movie poster edition! I loved this book! It is a must read for anyone who’s packing multiple books in their vacation suitcase! This book will be released January 1, 2019!

OK, I just want to know how the author crept into my brain to write this graphic novel about book love. Perhaps I am not alone in my obsession, but she nailed me, my thoughts, etc. I you know someone else who loves to read, I am positive that they would love to read this book. the writing is clever and the illustrations are charming, and not overdone.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this comic book in exchange for an honest review.

Debbie Tung is a book lover~ not just a casual one but an avid lover. hahaha

If you have ever struggled to explain your love of books to someone, no need to stress, this book does a wonderful job of it.

Debbie's comics capture multiple aspects of what is is to be a lover of reading and book *ahem* collecting. This book made me laugh and relate on all levels. For half the comics I caught myself nodding in agreement like an inside joke.

If I ever meet Debbie in real life, based on this book, we'll have lots of things to talk about. We could even go to the bookstore and read for hours to become fast friends. LOL

This book comes out in January 2019 and it's going to be an automatic buy for me. Support authors, artists, and (always) fellow book worms. <3

If you are a book lover -- wherever you are a book blogger, bookstagrammer, booktuber or just some one that plain old loves books, this book is for you! Some of these comics are also probably very familiar to you, since I know that I have seen at least two of these short comics before reading this collection. Tung's comics seem to be very popular on the internet, so you are probably very familar with her work. This book is pretty much designed for people who love books, as it's basically a love letter to books and the people that love them. Debbie Tung is our people, and she really gets the life of being a book lover.

This is short book that is a quick read, I literally read the majority of it during my lunch break at work. If you are looking for a short and sweet book to read, I recommend this one. Especially if you are looking for something lighthearted to make you feel good.

Tung really captures what it's like to be a book lover, and how much we horde books so much! Some of the panels, like one where there is a argument between ebooks vs. print books, I didn't really agree with, but it's not done in a nasty way, but in a touch-in-cheek way. Personally I love all book formats, but I know there are other readers that are physical books or death, so maybe they will love that particular panel!

This one filled me with such warm and fuzzy feelings, I highly recommend it for any book lover out there!

*I received an egalley of this comic from Netgalley

This is a nicely done collection of comics all about books. There are definitely some relatable moments here for anyone who loves books and reading! The illustrations are well-done, and I particularly enjoyed the occasional full-page frames -- the detail and depth in those is just amazing.

As I flipped through this book, I couldn't help but think that the format and style of these would be well suited to one of those page-a-day calendars. You could easily enjoy the comics in this book either in small doses (which is probably why I think they'd be well suited to a calendar) or in a long sitting. Overall, I enjoyed this title a lot!

Relatable, fun, and light, but not unlike something we've never seen before. I much preferred the author's debut book, and although this was a slightly disappointing experience, I'll keep an eye on her future works for sure!

Recommended to those who haven't read much introvert/book-oriented graphics.

5 stars Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for allowing me to read and review this ARC. Publishes January 1, 2019.


Welcome to a wonderful book lovers book, that can be read in one day. Appropriately titled "Book Love". Debbie Tung, an artist and cartoonist, melts the heart of any person who loves books and loves to read. On almost each page you can see yourself or a situation you have been in.

Short in length. long in smiles, this is a book that should not be missed. Lighthearted, engaging, and full of what we love most - books!

So much of this rings true to me as a fellow bibliophile. Two of my favorite quotes from this book are:

"Why I Read . . . I read to learn new things. I read for ideas and inspiration. I read for enjoyment and happiness. But above all, I read to escape from the real world"

and

"When I read I'm in a world of my own."

The illustrations are delightful and perfectly match the words on the page. This is a fast and fun read! Book Love will appeal to all book lovers!

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I think every reader can connect this comic book. It is super adorable. I really enjoyed it. Anyone who enjoy reading definitely check this comic.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review which has not altered my opinion of this book.

Oh my goodness! This book was so freaking adorable and I whipped through it. If you love books then be on the lookout for this one!! This takes everything that we think about as bookworms and puts it into a really creative and fun cartoon. I found that I really identified with it. I can't help but recommend this book to every bookworm that I have met.

Overall, this book was so much fun and incredibly enjoyable for me and I feel it would be for any bookworm or a person who knows a bookworm. I'm still trying to get my boyfriend to read it. 5 out of 5 from me!

I can relate to this book on a spiritual level. Book Love is a collection of comics, mostly four-panel one-page strips, but there are some stand-alone drawings mixed in, and they are all about books. It's basically Sarah's Scribbles, but this socially awkward heroine is obsessed with books. Such a tragedy that this book is coming out in January 2019... it would make a perfect holiday gift for any book lover!

Like me, Debbie Tung loves books and reading, as I’m sure you do too given that you’re reading a book review on a books site! Book Love collects Tung’s many strips on the subject and it’s an ok read.

A lot of the full page cartoons read like greeting cards, which is a feature in a number of Andrews McMeel books. “By living a reading life… I live many lives at once” she says in one and “Every day is a good day for books” and she’s sitting reading in a book-shaped tent in another. Woah, what deep, original thoughts. And that’s another thing - she says the same vapid things over and over which makes for repetitive reading.

The black and white art’s nothing special and I didn’t laugh at any of the, ahem, jokes? She likes to smell books, she points out when she sees a kid reading a book she read as a kid, she prioritises books over practically everything, she loves physical books as much as she enjoys reading them… har… har…

But I also can’t dislike the book too much as I found myself identifying with most of the stuff she’s into. I tend to prefer a night in reading over going to a dinner party or socialising in general; I love book shopping too, particularly for secondhand books; I also wig out when I notice the title of the book in the story; and I fully agree to abandoning books you’re not enjoying reading - there are far, far too many books out there to try to stick it out with something like Anna Karenina just ‘cos habit!

I’m also not a fan of publishers putting movie posters on books when they’re filmed (and I agree that most films do a piss-poor job of adapting the source material), and used to hate when there was sticker residue left on the covers after peeling them off. That was when I collected books, which is where Tung and I differ greatly. She’s really into the physicality of books whereas I moved past that a long time ago and prefer to read a book and then either return it to the library or donate it to charity - I don’t hoard the things anymore. And I actually prefer e-books as they’re easier to carry around, the devices I read on are lighter than the books and there’s never an issue with the lighting.

Anyhoo. Book Love is a mildly amusing read that most anyone who reads will see something of themselves in, though there’s as much nodding in agreement at some of the observations as there is nodding off at the banality of the others. Sarah Andersen fans will probably love this.

A sweet book, and a quick read. As a reader, I found myself recognizing so much and saying, “You too, eh?” As a bookseller, I brought my own baggage and reacted to a couple questionable book buying practices that I couldn’t get past. For example, there were a couple cartoons in a row that had a narrative in which she receives a book in a package and then I swear she tries to exchange it in a brick and mortar bookstore. But at its heart,, and there is a lot of heart, it really is a book for book lovers, and those are some of my favorites.

If you are a book lover this is the comic for you. I don't know how many times I laughed, groaned, and nodded my head as Debbie Tung went through all of the different scenarios, events, and thoughts us book lovers have. The drawings are quirky and fun and I love the fact that they are all in black, white, and grey. Some of the aspects really hit home as what it means to have books change your life and the way you view the world after joining the world of readers! I highly recommend this book!

Every reader, passionate about books, in love with each new story that the book brings, be readers of physical or e-book copies will relate to the comics; it's almost as if my life had been plagiarized in the best of ways.

As an avid reader, I strongly recommend the reading, as well as hopefully as soon as possible, some publishers here in Brazil announces that they have purchased the publishing rights here in the country.

Undoubtedly, this is one of the best comics to have on the shelf and to present those who have tastes as peculiar and wonderful as any bookaholic. With traces simples but well-detailed scenes, the feeling is that Debbie Tung doesn’t just understand us; she’s one of us!

Book Love By Debbie Tung is a graphic novel which perfectly illustrates what it means to be a true book lover. While not telling a story the characters in this graphic novel illustrate what it means to eat, breathe, and be truly in love with books 24/7 365 days a year through a series of heartwarming and hilarious individual panels.

While reading this graphic novel I kept saying “This is so me!” and running over to show my husband, who would then laugh out loud in agreement. The next page would include something I just had to show my twin daughters because it perfectly illustrated why we are never on time for car loop every morning...they have to stand there and debate which book they want to take with them to read in the car and at school, and whether or not they are close enough to finishing their current read to warrant bringing a back up book. This book also illustrates the perils of being book obsessed and what all of us book lovers fear most, lending out books, damaging books, having to pick just one book as our absolute favorite.
This graphic novel is an absolutely adorable collection of comics that I felt could have been based on my life, and I am sure every bookworm out there will feel the same way. This is something that all book lovers are going to want to check out! Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing and Netgalley for this free Advanced Reader’s Copy.