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The book is very aesthetically pleasing for book lovers and I love that they also had book recommendations. This would be a fun book to have out for guests to look through.

This would make an excellent coffee table book for any book lover. The photos were gorgeous. I say coffee table book because it was mostly stylized book photos as opposed to an informational "how-to" on creating a book nook.

*I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
Look, if you want to know the way to a bibliophile's heart, this it. These book nooks made my book loving heart so happy! There was such a sense of comfort and home from reading this book and the pictures were so beautiful. There were lists inside as well from best selling authors of books that might interest you and quotes as well. Overall, it is just a charming book that I would love to have on my shelves I recommend this book to everyone!! 5 out of 5 stars.

When people get to know me and learn of my passion for books, they imagine my home to look like the pages in this book. I wish!!
After reading and admiring the ideas from cover to cover, I am inspired to at least have a couple areas resemble the photos.
I know many authors and fellow book lovers and I look forward to gifting them this book over the holidays.
The reading lists are great fun too!

I love the inspiration, photography, and styling. I wish there was more to see to get a wider range of styles and maybe budgets.

A couple interesting ideas but overall, nothing super unique or creative. Roast my Bookshelves on YouTube actually has some more creative ideas. I like the book recommendations from authors but was expecting some off the wall ideas, everyone already knows you can stack your books on the floor or create a window reading nook. The Lion Witch and Wardrobe idea was cute, though.

Book lovers, this one is for you. This beautiful title explores, and inspires, all the ways you may creatively incorporate literature into your daily living spaces.
My favorite aspect about this reading experience was its unique, yet practical perspective: books are beautiful and meant to be enjoyed, both for story and for visual appeal. A book collection's visual aesthetic can amplify the look and feel of any space you are looking to design, and can help create enticing reading spaces (that ultimately lend to a cozier, comfortable living experience). The photography is lovely (very inspiring!) and perfectly illustrates the written content.
Highly recommend for bibliophile gift-giving or to get inspired for a rejuvenating weekend project.

I loved every minute of reading this book. It's not only about creating book nooks in your home but is a celebration of reading. As an avid reader and book collector I found so many good ideas to set up little book nooks all throughout my house. From unusual things to use as "bookshelves" to unique ways to display and orient books. There were tons of ideas for how to intermingle other objects into your book nook. This book is a must read for anyone with lots of books who's looking for ways to display their books in a unique ways or unusual places in your home.

The title as well as the cover image made me assume this book would be about creating small but creative spaces in your home to read. Rather, the book was more about displaying books, either in creative groupings, in stacks to hold other items, or within unique bookcases. Therefore, I was a bit disappointed but still liked flipping through the images.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book!

I absolutely loved these photographs! The pairing of gorgeous aspirational (and occasionally attainable) book nooks for every room in the home with matching lists of books to read was... well, lovely. I want my husband to look at this and help me figure out how we could turn some lesser used areas in our home into book nooks for me and my son! Especially loved the idea of books absolutely everywhere- which is my life now as it is, just without such pretty photos and arrangements,

This book had some beautiful pictures of book displays and shelving. I love how it as broken up by category Children’s, Cookbooks, etc. The book also included some fun list of books to read and libraries to visit. I enjoyed the book and pictures but I as anticipating more of a “how to” and book decorating advice than finished project. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle books for an advanced digital copy.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC for this book. This book provides the reader with a lot of inspiration for how to arrange and feature books in aesthetic ways.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for a review.
This book is definitely #aspirationgoals. It's the perfect coffee table book for bibliophiles and full of ideas and filled me with so many plans for my own home library. I loved the images within this book and it was a joy to flip through and look at the various reading lists and ideas for things I could do. I loved this!

3/5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers, and Vanessa Dina and Claire Gilhuly for allowing me to read and review this book.
This is a cute and informative book on different types of book nooks, tips on organizing them, and reading lists from different authors. It gives a lot of recommendations on what to stock your shelves with based on your favorite authors and types of books.
This is a good coffee table book for any book lover's home. It has a lot of cute pictures within and lists of book recommendations. Any book lover would benefit from having this coffee table book in their home.

The photography in this book is absolutely gorgeous!! Enjoyable explanations as to the the thought process behind the styling. However, this is most definitely a book about book styling and not one about setting up functional book nooks for readers. There are books placed spine-side in (though, it is mentioned to not style this way if you need frequent access to the books), and worst is the books stacked on the staircase. Beautiful, yes, but quite the tripping hazard. Overall, a nice book to look though or maybe reference for styling photography sessions.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to the e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Chronicle Books and NetGalley to granting me access to this digital book in exchange for my honest thoughts!
I loved leafing through these pages of beautiful book nooks of all different shapes, styles, aesthetics, and colors. It really shows how books not only are enjoyable to read, but enhance visually and artistically any place they are in.
As a person who decorate with all my bookshelves, this book was definitely one I would want on my coffee table.
My favorite part was that they included a section about little free libraries. I love LFLs and glad they get some recognition!

This is a great guide to book nooks and how to set them up in your space. From classic book nooks to creative ones inspired by color or gardening, this has every possible plan you can think of.

Book Nooks by Vanessa Dina and Claire Gilhuly is the perfect coffee table or decorative book but so much more. Great depictions of gorgeous ways to utilize space and color throughout. A spectacular gift for the book lover in your life. Such a beautiful book. I'm planning to buy a copy when it is released.

Who wants a coffee table book about book shelves? ME!!!!
Despite being beautiful to look at, it's filled with guest authors from chefs, to self help writers listing some of their favorite books, including Alex Elle, Jasmine Guillory, Julianna McIntosh, and more!
Whether you want to find a place for your kids books, your cook books, for small spaces, for collectors, or for your bedside, this has everything. I'm so happy to be able to read this in advance. The only thing I'm missing is the physical hard copy which I plan on buying!

This book was cute comprehensive overview of all the ways you could display your own book nook. If you need some ideas you should check it out.
Thank you Netgalley for a chance to take a peek at this book.