Book Recommendation Web Application

This project is a lightweight, fully responsive web application built using .NET 10 and Blazor to discover, track, and review book recommendations across categories like Self-Development, Programming, AI, Novels, and Finance and so on...

Features

• Responsive Web UI: Built with Bootstrap to target Desktop, Laptop, Tablet, and Mobile devices.
• Dynamic Filtering: Browse recommendations by categories, bestsellers, publishers and some more... (developing)
• User Interactions: Authenticate to manage a personalized "To-Read" list (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and submit recommendations.
• Community Feedback: Leave reviews and star ratings on listed books.

Design System

Colors

• Primary: Charcoal Black (#1E1E1E)
• Secondary: Warm Slate (#5E5954)
• Accent: Terracotta (#B35A42)
• Border: Soft Sand (#E3DDD3)
• Background: Off-White Cream (#FAF8F5)
• Surface: Pure White (#FFFFFF)

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Typography

• Headings: Newsreader (Serif) — Used for titles, hero text, and quotes.
• Body & UI: Inter (Sans-Serif) — Used for buttons, search bar, and descriptions.
• Category Tags: Inter (Bold, Uppercase, Terracotta) — Used for small section labels.

Group Members

Juvenson Elizaire Cris Altman

Getting Started

Clone the repository and navigate into the project folder:
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• Bash

• git clone https://github.com/dev-juve/BookRec.git

• cd BookRec/BookRecWeb

• Set up your Environment Variables:

• Create a file named .env right inside the BookRecWeb folder and add your keys:

• Code snippet

• GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id_here

• GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret_here

• GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY=your_google_books_api_key_here

• Run the app:

• Bash

• dotnet run