A fun little graphic novel about the love of books and reading. The simple and charming art of this graphic novel is perfect.

I love Debbie Tung's work so much! This is less emotional than her other book, but I love it just the same. It's so nice to see your bookish feelings and thoughts expressed by her cute drawing style! I loved this and need a physical copy.

Special thanks to Debbie Tung, NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for a digital copy of BOOK LOVE in exchange for my unbiased review.
Debbie Tung's talent shines brilliantly in her book of comics BOOK LOVE. The cartoons capture the readers' love of books in numerous scenarios. As an avid reader, I could easily identify with the illustrations on every page!
This book would make an excellent gift for book lovers of all ages.
5 shining stars⭐️️⭐️️⭐️️⭐️️⭐️️

As a booklover with a passion for connecting with other readers and as one who at times has spent too much time on Pinterest looking at bookish memes, Book Love was SO up my alley. A comic book full of bookworm living—what not to love!

You could complain that this book didn’t have a plot, which indeed it didn’t, but I doubt you could find any other complaint. As soon as I started the book, I knew I was going to love it and want to share it, so I called over my little brother, and we had a blast reading it together. We both finished the book in real dismay that it had ended. My brother’s high praise for the book was when he said that he could read a book like that for hours and hours, and the one we had spent reading it together had felt like ten minutes, so well done indeed, Debbie Tung!

I loved how relatable this book is, arcuately and humorously showcasing the conundrums we bookworms face on a daily basis. From our exuberance upon finishing a book and wanting the whole world to know or book-watching in public trying to see what book that person is reading to the need to finish that book no matter how late the night, this book covers them all and won me over completely. Mixed in with those meme-like pages are book recs and tips on all things bookish like creative ways to read while exercising and how to get out of a book slump. “By living a reading life, I live many lives at once,” and so many other quotable truths are nestled in this fun read.

Bookworms, this is a must read for you. And I trust you’ll enjoy as I did how simply and purely the authoress expressed herself without political correctness or any crude language; (I felt completely comfortable with my 12-year old brother reading this.)

FTC disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Andrew McMeel Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. A positive review was not required.

I absolutely adored this charming book! Book lovers (including yours truly) will recognize themselves on every page. I wanted to share every cartoon with my bibliophile friends. I ended up pre-ordering it so I can have a physical copy to enjoy. A delight all around, and highly recommended!

I received a digital ARC from the publisher via Netgalley.

This book is truly a must have for any of my fellow book nerds! This is a collection of comics that I believe every reader will connect with, it covers the funny and the touching and belongs on all of our overflowing bookshelves.

As a constant reader, sometimes I feel like I am alone in the universe( when everyone else at work is talking about what they binge-watched on Netflix all weekend & I have no idea what to say) with my TBR pile. None of my friends love books as I do and Book Love made me feel like Debbie Tung either wrote this just for me(doubtful) or that I am indeed just one of many with quite a few books loving thoughts and quirks.
Before my Kindle, I always had an extra suitcase full of books when I went on vacation. I always shared them with others and thought that empty suitcase would be used to bring home souvenirs(not, because other book lovers on vacation love to share too). Clothes shopping, not if there is a bookstore nearby because really, do I need more clothes? Don't ask the obvious, of course, I need more books! These comics all just made me smile and feel good and I am not sure if I could ask for anything more.
A great gift for a book lover and if I see any shirts or totes that tie in with this book, chances are I will be sporting some fun Book Love graphics.
I received a DRC from Andrews McMeel Publishing through NetGalley.

This is a charming book filled with funny and cute comics about book lovers. I'm sure every book lover will relate to each (or almost) comic. This would make a great gift for someone as well.

First let me thank Netgalley for an advanced digital reader copy. Next let me say, OMG this graphic novel made it to my 2018 Favorites List! This book is Me! This book describes Me! This is just how I feel about books and everything about them. If you love to read, you "Must Read" this book. I can not recommend it more. This is for all the book lovers and fangirls/fanboys in the world! The story of books is amazing as well as the illustrations!

Thank you Debbie Tung for putting our lives to paper.

These drawings were so cute. I found myself constantly chuckling to myself and reading them to my husband.

*Buying a book I already have because it has a beautiful cover.
*Not wanting a book that has the movie tie in cover.
*Having an ever growing "to-read" book pile.

I loved it!

A simple, but simply amazing book that perfectly portrays the strange quirks of a book lover. On almost each page I was able to agree: 'Yes, that could be me!'. While the scenes captured in the comics are unexcited and mostly unsurprising, it was a pleasure to find them collected in one place here. It felt like reading a book about myself, which I'm sure most book lovers will experience the same.

I'm a huge fan of Debbie Tung from my avid Tumblr years and this collection just warms my heart. Every page I kept saying to myself...that's me...that's me...that's also me. A joy for any book-lover to read and see themselves reflected!

This book is full of completely relatable cartoons about a book lover, so of course I loved it! I recommended it to all bibliophiles.

I loved Tung’s first book about life as an introvert, and didn’t realize she had a new one coming out. Once again, she excels as conveying the emotional perspective she is portraying - in this case, that of a book lover. Very cute illustrations in this collection of comics about being a bookworm. I do wish she’d included more about libraries instead of the emphasis on book stores at the start. I found myself bookmarking several pages that I especially identified with. Some of the full page illustrations are absolutely incredible. Perfect for any book lover or person trying to understand a book lover.

This book made me feel nice and warm and cosy. I switched to an ereader a few years ago and now I realise how much I miss the smell and feel of a physical book. I'm going off to sniff a bookshop.

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This little comic perfectly describes the life and struggles of a bookworm. It was such a nice and cozy read. This book was light and an easy read and it'll leave you feeling like drinking hot chocolate !

How not to love a set of feel good comic strips about books and being a book lover?
Debbie Tung, with this lovely Book Love that book lovers all around have the same quirks, and it´s awesome.

The only caveat of this books is the narrow reality that encapsules: a reality of easy access to books, libraries and bookshops.

Read my book thanks to NetGalley, in a digital form. I don´t know if that (it´s a galley) has to do with the fact that the drawings had shadows, not included in the originals.

This collection of comics is absolutely fun to read. They are very much relatable and I was shouting all along to how much similar it was in real life. The book is definitely a treasure for book lovers in general. I wish there were post cards for all the comics that were listed in the book because the illustrations were accurate and very cute. Looking forward to much more form Debbie Tung!!

Are you a bookworm? Can you not resist a bookstore? Do you try to squeeze reading time into random bits of your day? Do you agonize over which books to take with you? Would you rather stay home and read than do… well, pretty much anything else? Oh boy, do I have the graphic novel for you.



As an avid reader, this book is extremely relatable. I definitely had a few “IT ME!” moments while reading this (I’ll leave it to you to figure out if the “I stayed up all night reading” panel above was one of them). My only quibble was that most of the love focuses on physical books, so if you’re primarily an ebook reader like me, there’ll be some comics that don’t work quite as well. Reading the panel about trying to decide how many and which books to pack for a short outing did bring me back to ye olden times before ereaders, though.



Most of the book is single-page comics, usually about a particular bookworm concern, from finding out the next book in a series isn’t coming out for a year to realizing you’re at the limit for library checkouts. These are quick, humorous, and very enjoyable. There’s also some lists – different types of libraries, ways to store books, and ways to get out a reading slump, among others. I didn’t care for these as much, except for the wonderfully illustrated list of the author’s recommended books. My favorite part, however, is the beautiful full-page illustrations.



I absolutely love the style. It’s all done in black and white, with a sort of pen on watercolor feel. The main character, a pony-tailed woman, is incredibly expressive, whether she’s crying over finishing a book or excited at her new haul of books. I loved some of the pages so much that I actually stopped reading to go check out the author’s website to see if she sells prints (alas, it seems she doesn’t). I wish some of these were done in color as I think they’d be stunning!



Overall, this is an enjoyable read for any book lover. I’m actually a bit sad this is coming out after the holidays as this would be a great gift for several friends, but there’s always next year!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

What a cute, fast read! This is an entire book with comics dedicated to everything a book worm goes through. It was so relatable and I feel like if you're a book lover of any kind that you'll find something you've thought/done in this book! My biggest takeaway was that it focused on not just the buying aspect of reading. It also touched on libraries a lot and borrowing from people and I feel that's so important as sometimes it can feel like a lot of "relatable" bookish moments relates to only buying books. The drawings/comics were also very cute. I would totally read this again as a quick, cute read and would rec it to anyone who loves reading!