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The sweetest thing in the world. Cute and lovely. It would be an excellent gift book for a fellow book lover. I've got one in mind! Debbie Tung totally nails the compromises avid readers make when they live with other people. When conversation is a pain because it takes away from book time! The pull of a bookshop where you just can't wait to empty your wallet to acquire the latest book by your favourite author. The way you befriend characters and the way your heart strings are constantly tugged. This is a treat.

Thanks to Netgalley for giving me access to this little treasure.

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Book Love was a very cute graphic novel. It really captured the love of reading and the struggles a booknerd has. It was extremely accurate and the pictures really fit the text.

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I don't think I have ever read a book that I related to more than 'Book Love.' For those of us that are hardcore readers, it is sometimes hard to get other people to understand the things that are important to us. How a good book can affect us for days afterward. How we always bring a book with us (just in case!), and that it is sometimes just as hard - if not harder - to decide what book to bring than what to wear. Or that special feeling when we walk into a bookstore or a library and are surrounded by all that literary potential. Author Debbie Tung very obviously gets it. And in addition to the subject matter, the comic panels are adorable. My biggest note of critique was that I wanted it to be longer. I didn't want it to end!

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A true bookworm is reflected in the pages of Debbie's book. Turning through the pages I would picture myself practically being drawn! *wink*
'Book love' is a collection of illustrations that bookworms all over the world will try post to each other. Did you stay up all night to finish your latest book obsession? I know I did.

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5 stars!
This graphic novel was so good!! I loved it so much!! I recommend this book to everyone who love stories about books and readers!! Thank you to Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange of my honest review!

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If you've read Quiet Girl in a Noisy World, you will be familiar with the style and illustrations of this book. The focus of the book is on the love of everything bookish. One of my favorite illustrations is about speaking in literary quotes--I'm guilty of that! I also loved the page titled "Memoirs I Could Write" and one of those being "To All the Books I Bought But Never Read". I think book lovers everywhere will be able to relate.

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This book perfectly captures the way that book lovers see the world. From the fact that we find it nearly impossible to leave the house without a book to the fact that we become so attached to the worlds and characters that the ending of a book is almost physically painful. The perfect gift for the book lovers in your life.

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Book Love by Debbie Tung is an amazing read. Every other page in this book made me go like oh this page is exactly how I feel like about reading and books. The content was very relatable. Graphics are simple yet pretty. All feelings of a bibliophile are captured aptly. I loved this book. It's undoubtedly a 5 star book.

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What a delightful comic book that felt as if it was written just for me! I would smile and nod when one of the cartoons especially pertained to my own bookish quirks, and there were many. I can see gifting this to several of my bookish friends who also do these same things. This was such a quick fun read that really made me happy.

*Thanks so much to NetGalley and Andrews McNeel Publishing for the advance copy!*

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This was incredibly charming! I really Tung's art style and humor in general but I especially loved that she curated all of her book related pieces into one book.

Although this is in black and white it only serves to highlight her humor. This is anything but plain

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This is truly a delightful find! This book is a series of comics about being a book lover. The illustrations beautifully capture what it means to be a true book lover. I can completely relate to almost 100% of the book. I definitely have been guilty of using someone’s hand as my bookmark. Also, I always have a book with me whether it is a physical copy or an e-copy that I have on the reading app on my phone. This is a wonderful treasure that I recommend to any book lover.

I voluntarily agreed to read a copy of this book supplied by NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own and in no way have been influenced.

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Although it was cute and relatable (I had "I do that!" moments almost every page) this felt a bit repetitive after a while. I was glad there where different illustrations sometimes like the pages with book covers to shake things up a bit

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Such a fun book of cartoons depicting book need life! Happy to add a purchased copy to my collection of books about books.

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Thank you to Andrews McMeel Publishing who provided an advance reader copy via NetGalley.

I found myself smiling throughout this book as I was totally relating to this book! Definitely hit the nail on the head!! So fun.

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This is an illustrated book about a bibliophile and her love for books. One can imagine how much it would appeal to a bookworm! It's a cute and very very relatable book, and a lot of pages had me and the husband laughing because it was so damn accurate (atleast now he knows am not the only weird one!)

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A must have book for any book lover. This is a book you will read in one sitting and then keep coming back to dip into. Great illustrations and nuggets of truth about Book Love. Highly recommend.

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Bookworms rejoice! I love love love this book! From start to finish, I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting. I feel like nearly everything in this book describes who I am... The illustrations and text are equally charming! I now can't resist getting myself a physical copy of this book to put on display and read over and over again. ;)

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As a life long book worm - and I do pretty much literally mean lifelong - I related to these warm, funny and moving cartoons so hard. As will other book worms. I'd definitely revommend this book as a gift - something to cheer you up on a grey day. Super cute and humourous.

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I am sad to say that I apparently did not download this file as I thought I did and am unable to access it for review now. I appreciate the opportunity and look forward to requesting (and properly downloading) books from Andrews McMeel Publishing in the future.


Netgalley requires me to issue a star rating however I will reiterate the rating is not accurate as I can not access the file due to archiving.

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I very much enjoyed this book. I read it over several days and related to most of the comics. It will thrill any reader.

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