Novel Finds Backend

Novel Finds is an app designed to keep track of what you're reading and to join book clubs in you're area.

This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.

Motivation

This app exists to give book lovers a place to keep track of what they've read or what they want to read. For those that want to join a book club to connect with other book lovers, users can create and join book clubs.

Features

Create an account/ Login with a username and password if an exisiting user
Search for books using the Google Books API, add a book from search which will appear in "Want to read" section
Each user has a "Read", "Currently Reading", and "Want to read" sections
For each of the user's book, users can click image for more information, leave a review, favorite, and change its category
Can filter books from A-Z, Z-A or by favorited books
Users can create a new book club or search for book clubs using their zip code
Can join a bookclub or leave a bookclub if already a member
On a bookclub's page, there is an information snippet including attendees, address, time, decription and name of the host. Bookclub pages also include a discussion forum where users can post comments about the bookclub.
Users have the ability to search for reviews by entering the title of a book