LastRead

Virtual space for storing, managing, and keeping up with your favorite books.

Motivation: Providing a more personal touch to your library, and helping readers maintain their reading habits.

Features

To do

• Allow multiple catalogs (other than "Read", "Reading", "Want to read",... )
• Keep track of favorite quotes, personal notes, and reviews (from trusted sources)
• Bookstores/Libraries nearby and online shopping options
• Comment and read comments from other users on each specific books

Not to do

• Numeric ratings in review
• Prevent (or make it harder, at least) non-readers from making reviews
• Other content than books (i.e. videos, unrelated external links) to limit distraction

Tools/Frameworks

• Front-end: React
• Styling: styled-components
• Back-end: Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB