An app to search and manage books using the Google Books API:

Google Books API

Functionality

1. User Accounts:

   • Users can register and log in to their accounts.

2. Book Search:

   • Search for books and add them to a personal catalog.

3. Friend Management:

   • Add users as friends and view their catalogs.

4. Book Status:

   • Mark books as Read, Reading, or Pending.

5. Progress Tracking:

   • Track reading progress, save updates, and leave comments on each progress update.

6. Catalog Interaction:

   • Comment on other users' catalogs.
   • Remove books from personal catalogs.

7. Location-Based Search:

   • Search for users based on their location.

8. Reading Goal Notification:

   • If a user hasn’t set a yearly reading goal, a modal pops up upon login, prompting them to set one.

Tech Stack

The app is a monorepo, integrating both backend (Node.js/Express.js) and frontend (React.js) functionality seamlessly.

App Screenshots

Signup Page

Login Page

User Dashboard

Book Search (Google Books API)

Adding a Book to the Database

Managing Book Status

Marking a Book as "Pending"

Adding Reading Progress

Viewing Progress History

User Friends Page

Modal for Setting a Yearly Reading Goal (Prompted on Login)

Saving the Yearly Goal

Sending a Friend Request

Accepting a Friend Request

Notification for Friend Request

Accepting the Request

User Profile

Users can update their information, yearly reading goals, and passwords from the profile page.