It's an adorable story that follows of a bookworm's life in small snippets. So relatable, the drawings comical and the stories are so fun to read. Great book to have around when you're looking for a light read. This would be a great gift for a beloved bookworm or comic book lover.

Perfect gift for every reader/book lover on your list, including yourself. Readers will recognize themselves on every page.

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Book Love is a graphic novel that can easily be read by anyone, whether they're an avid reader or not. It's a super quick read, one that I finished in the span of maybe 90 minutes while multi-tasking XD Since this book is a collection of comics centred around the theme of an undying, life long love for books, there's no complicated plot or massive cast of characters to keep track of. This might just be the perfect book to start you off on the right foot for your 2019 reading list!
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Review continued @ http://www.thewrittenwords.net/2018/12/review-book-love.html

Tung has simply, cleverly yet lovingly encapsulated so much about the book-devotee experience into a collection of comics and artworks which feels like a love letter read at a support group for the happily book-besotted. A group which shrieks in understanding at someone spoiling an ending, sighs at the perils of reading multiple books at once, and completely understands (and likely joins in) when you wander “just for a second” into a bookshop.

As Tung so clearly understands, the support group is to endure the difficulties associated with reading (such as being interrupted mid-page), the delights and tragedies of buying books (that smell and sticker residue, respectively) and, above all, the treasure that books are, hold and represent to book lovers everywhere.

The art is simple, uncluttered, yet evocative with the occasional whirling of watercolour imagination and starry skies. The pages aren’t coloured beyond blacks, greys and tea-warm browns, yet this is as familiar and cherished to the bookish clan Tung is writing about as the heft and joy of their favourite books.

It’s impossible to choose a favourite page, though the “everything is ruined” panel from the cinema was perfection, and the greenery dense spread made me sigh happily, the emotion evoked familiar and beloved.
It’s not a demanding read, but it is delightful and completely relatable.

Recommended to:
Anyone who is – or knows – someone who loves books
Anyone who doesn’t like reading but needs to buy a gift for a reader (possibly because they need to apologise for interrupting their reading…)

Not recommended for:
Those who don’t see the problem in interrupting readers (but I doubt you’re reading this so moot point I guess)

Super cute!!! An adorable graphic novel that encompasses what it's like to be a bookworm! Would definitely recommend to all the book lovers I know. The artwork was perfect for the topic as well.

Every bibliophile will love this book of comics by Debbie Tung. She gets us. She is one of us. The illustrations are charming and relatable. It's a quick and lovely read.

"The right book will have stories that stay with the reader forever"
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With amazing art, and with cute concepts that really hit that spot in - probably - all of us bookworms, Debbie Tung got us a book that makes us connect. A book for us, book lovers that just know by looking at someone's nice bookshelf with amazing books that we'll get along just fine. That just love to spend time with just you, a cup of tea and some book. That, yes, will take a book everywhere they go!

I just loved the cuteness of all the comics, and really - except the boyfriend part that I don't have - connected with all of it! It was just some relaxing fun time to read this book, and I recommend it all!

For fellow bibliophiles and introverts, this book is really charming. Tung captures all the intricate and intimate details of a bookish life in both its hilarity and somberness. There were many times that I stopped in wonder at seeing an emotion or experience conveyed that I didn't realize I couldn't voice before. In this way the book in its entirety is very introspective and self-aware, with plenty of funny moments to make your heart grow.

Book Love is a very enjoyable series of comic strips about the love of books. As a book lover myself I could relate to a few items but some were even extreme for me. I will say I have a book (either physical, ebook, or audio) with me everywhere I go and I am usually read one of each format at a time (you can't read while driving so audio here I come).

I think this would be a great gift for a book lover in your life. It is definitely the book that you share with other since it can be read in an hour or so (the wonder of graphic novels/comics). Also if you want to give this format a try and you don't really want sci-fi/fantasy this is a nice one.

The perfect gift for any book lover, this collection of comics speaks to the heart of every reader. It's lovely and charming and is meant to be read, reread, shared, and gifted. I am so happy to have found this gem!

This book is SO TRUE. EVERY PAGE is was nodding, smiling, crowing outloud and saying YES! THAT'S ME!!

I swear, this author is my Sister from another Mister.

I am going to get this book for my SO, because while I am a book-fanatic, they are not quite and don't get my love of books and reading. This will be the perfect way to try to bridge that gap. Not to convert, but to bring about understanding, because I am not nearly as able to express Book Love as this author is.

I will also hand sell the HECK out of this book, both for the book lovers and the not-not-so-much book lovers in their lives. Worthy book. I completely love it. I read the eARC and while digital is nice, I think the actual book-book is preferred for this one.

5, highly recommended, oh-my-gosh-I'm-not-alone, stars!

My thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an eARC copy of this book to read and review.

I related to this book so, so much. I think most of our book-loving patrons will also love it and so will either purchase it for the teen graphic novels collection or have our adult graphic novel collections developer purchase it.

This is the type of book that I imagine someone would buy for me as a gift *hint, hint* The illustrations are full of whimsy and bookworms everywhere will recognize themselves, wholeheartedly. I absolutely loved it!

Debbie Tung truly gets the booklover's soul. This was spot on and I thought she was writing this about me. I can't wait until the physical copies are released, because I'm definitely going to pick up a copy!

I was given a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. The story is something that all book lovers will find funny even if there isn't much plot. The art was really nice. Overall, I would recommend it to anyone who considers themselves to be a book worm who wants a fun trip into make believe.

I fail to see how this book WON'T appeal to your average bookworm. Debbie Tung is spot-on with every observation about being a book lover ... from the hilarious things we use as a bookmark, to finding out what a book's title was as such. Her line cartoons are accented with monochrome washes, and I'm pretty sure I've seen them floating around before, so grabbing the review ARC was a no-brainer.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley.

This is a sweet book for people who love readers. It doesn't have a plot. It is a collection of scenes depicting life as a booklover. I could relate to many the scenarios. Some were heartwarming. Others were laugh out loud funny. There were a few pages that included book recommendations and advice. I would recommend this to any voracious reader looking for a light read.

I liked Debbie Tung's first book well enough, so I figured I'd give this one a go, too. I like her sketchy style and relate to her introversion, but I do wish sometimes that instead of a generic "I love books!" thread, she'd spend a little time focusing on a particular book or genre. There were a few places in this one that she mentioned specific titles, which was great, but I'd like to see more of it.

I love books, obviously, but if you handed me a stack of Harlequin romances, I'd be less excited than if you handed me a stack of etiquette books from the 1940s - the book as object is fine, but the contents are the most important aspect, aren't they?

LOVED IT!!!

This is the ultimate bookworm’s world. Pretty spot on for many things. The illustrations are great. The struggles are real. I need this book in my life.

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the opposite of me and 10 being perfectly me, I'd say this book is a 100. That's right its like someone plumbed the depths of my mind, personality and subconscious and put it into book form.

That's not even an exaggeration. I was trying to find which comic exactly fit me and its hard to choose a dozen never mind just one.

(the following pages are from the e-ARC I read, so they may not match up to the finished edition)

Pg. 24 - "Oh...I thought one suitcase was for books."
Pg. 31 - that entire page
Pg. 32 - "But above all, I read to escape from the Real World."
Pg. 37 - that entire page
Pg. 38 - is my LIFE
Pg. 41 - literally the kind of party me and my friends enjoy 100% of the time
Pg. 54 - yuuuuup
Pg. 65 - a mood for every reader on social media
Pg. 72 - I've gotten into actual fights over this with strangers
Pg. 73 - MOOD
Pg. 99 - A real MOOD
Pg. 102 - it does not, in fact, count

This is basically a field guide to spot a Book Dragon. Use it wisely my friends, use it wisely.