A modern, feature-rich Digital Library & Social Reading Platform built with React, designed for smooth book discovery, personal tracking, reviews, and an interactive reading community.

• 📖 Book Discovery – Search & browse millions of books
• 📚 Digital Library – Personal bookshelf + progress tracking
• ⭐ Smart Reviews – Ratings + detailed review system

• 🔍 Google Books API Search
• 📱 Fully Responsive UI

• 🔐 Encrypted password hashing
• 🔒 Encrypted local storage

• Node.js 14+
• npm or yarn

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bookhub.git

# Go to directory
cd bookhub

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm start

# Build for production
npm run build

Create .env in the root:

REACT_APP_GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY=your_api_key
REACT_APP_NAME=BookHub

• Create your account
• Discover trending & recommended books
• Add books to your library
• Track reading progress (with percentage)
• Submit reviews, ratings, and vibe checks

Default Admin Login

Username: Neurix
Password: Neurix@7217secure
Security Code: PasswordHighzacked

Admin capabilities:

• User management
• Review & content moderation
• System analytics dashboard

• One-click Add to Library
• Progress tracking with progress bars
• Multiple reading formats

• 1–5 star rating slider

• Google Books API
• Genre filters (Indian classics, fiction, etc.)
• Real-time search suggestions

const searchBooks = async (query) => {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=${query}&key=API_KEY`
  );
  return response.json();
};

• 30-minute session timeout
• Lock account after 5 wrong login attempts

• Encrypted local storage
• Sanitized user inputs
• Brute-force detection

Built mobile-first with:

• Flexible grid layout
• Touch-friendly UI
• Works on all devices (mobile/tablet/desktop)

• Component-based structure
• Clean naming & reusable components

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch
3. Commit with meaningful messages
4. Push changes
5. Open a Pull Request

• Follow code style
• Comment complex logic
• Add tests if needed
• Update docs for major changes

• API Errors → Check your Google Books API key
• Build Errors → Delete node_modules and reinstall
• Slow Performance → Inspect browser console

localStorage.setItem('debug', 'true');

Licensed under the MIT License.

• Google Books API
• React Community
• Font Awesome
• Tailwind CSS

• 📧 Email: jonsnower07@gmail.com