diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 12e860b..e705a1a 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -168,7 +168,29 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Dashboard route (protected)
+	// Bookshelf route (protected) - new default for logged-in users
+	protected.GET("/bookshelf", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		userID := c.Get("user_id").(string)
+		userEmail := c.Get("user_email").(string)
+		userUsername := c.Get("user_username").(string)
+		userRole := c.Get("user_role").(string)
+
+		user := templates.User{
+			ID:       userID,
+			Email:    userEmail,
+			Username: userUsername,
+			Role:     userRole,
+		}
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		err := templates.BookShelf(user).Render(c.Request().Context(), &buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return c.HTML(http.StatusOK, buf.String())
+	})
+
+	// Dashboard route (protected) - keep for backward compatibility
 	protected.GET("/dashboard", func(c echo.Context) error {
 		userID := c.Get("user_id").(string)
 		userEmail := c.Get("user_email").(string)
diff --git a/cmd/server/tests/edge_cases_test.go b/cmd/server/tests/edge_cases_test.go
index 7c7b07f..f80545d 100644
--- a/cmd/server/tests/edge_cases_test.go
+++ b/cmd/server/tests/edge_cases_test.go
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func TestHTMXRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				w.Write([]byte(`<div class="text-green-500">Registration successful! Redirecting...</div>
 <script>
 localStorage.setItem('token', 'fake-token');
-window.location.href = '/api/dashboard';
+window.location.href = '/bookshelf';
 </script>`))
 			} else {
 				json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/internal/handlers/auth.go b/internal/handlers/auth.go
index 4f40ddd..5b07257 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/auth.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ localStorage.setItem('token', '%s');
 localStorage.setItem('refreshToken', '%s');
 localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(%s));
 document.cookie = 'token=%s; path=/; max-age=3600';
-window.location.href = '/api/dashboard';
+window.location.href = '/bookshelf';
 </script>`, accessToken, refreshToken, fmt.Sprintf(`{"id":"%s","email":"%s","username":"%s"}`, uuid.UUID(user.ID.Bytes).String(), user.Email, user.Username), accessToken)
 		return c.HTML(http.StatusCreated, html)
 	}
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ localStorage.setItem('token', '%s');
 localStorage.setItem('refreshToken', '%s');
 localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(%s));
 document.cookie = 'token=%s; path=/; max-age=3600';
-window.location.href = '/api/dashboard';
+window.location.href = '/bookshelf';
 </script>`, accessToken, refreshToken, fmt.Sprintf(`{"id":"%s","email":"%s","username":"%s","first_name":"%s","last_name":"%s"}`, uuid.UUID(user.ID.Bytes).String(), user.Email, user.Username, user.FirstName.String, user.LastName.String), accessToken)
 		return c.HTML(http.StatusOK, html)
 	}