diff --git a/frontend/BookBae/screens/HomeScreen.js b/frontend/BookBae/screens/HomeScreen.js
index cb02b9a..211ff29 100644
--- a/frontend/BookBae/screens/HomeScreen.js
+++ b/frontend/BookBae/screens/HomeScreen.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native';
 import RadioForm from 'react-native-simple-radio-button';
 import Client from '../Client.js';
-import axios from 'axios';
 import {styles, matchStyles} from './HomeScreenStyles';
 
 /**
@@ -93,49 +92,26 @@ const HomeScreen = ({navigation}) => {
           if ('favGenre' in match) {
             matchInfo.favGenre = match.favGenre;
           }
+          // adds books.
+          if ('bookList' in match) {
+            let books = [];
+            if (match.bookList.entries.length >= 2) {
+              for (let j = 0; j < 2; j++) {
+                books[j] = match.bookList.entries[j].bookId;
+              }
+            }
+            matchInfo.books = books;
+          }
 
           // updates name to solely include first name.
           if (match.name.split(' ').length > 1) {
             matchInfo.name = match.name.split(' ')[0];
           }
 
-          // handles adding books.
-          if ('books' in match) {
-            // matchInfo.books = match.books;
-            // add new user data to the end of the array.
-            let coverList = [];
-            for (let j = 0; j < 2 && j < match.books.length; i++) {
-              // try/catch block to set new book covers.
-              try {
-                // get new book.
-                axios
-                  .get(
-                    'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes/' +
-                      match.books[i],
-                  )
-                  .then(bookData => {
-                    // add book to end of list.
-                    coverList[j] =
-                      bookData.data.volumeInfo.imageLinks.smallThumbnail;
-                  });
-              } catch (error) {
-                // log error if necessary
-                console.log(error);
-              }
-            }
-            matchInfo.books = coverList;
-            setMatches(prevState => {
-              prevState.push(matchInfo);
-              return [...prevState];
-            });
-          } else {
-            // other option must be separate to avoid missing a promise.
-            // add new user data to the end of the array.
-            setMatches(prevState => {
-              prevState.push(matchInfo);
-              return [...prevState];
-            });
-          }
+          setMatches(prevState => {
+            prevState.push(matchInfo);
+            return [...prevState];
+          });
         }
       }
     });
diff --git a/frontend/BookBae/screens/onboarding/EnterBooksScreen.js b/frontend/BookBae/screens/onboarding/EnterBooksScreen.js
index db28036..c8a1088 100644
--- a/frontend/BookBae/screens/onboarding/EnterBooksScreen.js
+++ b/frontend/BookBae/screens/onboarding/EnterBooksScreen.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   TextInput,
   Pressable,
   FlatList,
-  Image
+  Image,
 } from 'react-native';
 import axios from 'axios';
 
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ const EnterBooksScreen = ({route, navigation}) => {
   // Pass the ids of the selected books on to the next onboarding screen
   const onPress = () => {
     console.log('leave books');
-    const idList = bookList.map(book => book.id);
+    const coverList = bookList.map(book => book.volumeInfo.imageLinks.smallThumbnail);
     navigation.navigate('EnterPhotoScreen', {
       ...route.params,
-      books: idList,
+      books: coverList,
     });
   };
 
   // Adds a book to the user's list
-  const addNewBook = (book) => {
+  const addNewBook = book => {
     setBookList(prevState => {
       prevState.push(book);
       return [...prevState];
-    })
+    });
   };
 
   // Displays search results;
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ const EnterBooksScreen = ({route, navigation}) => {
       });
   };
 
-
   return (
     <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
-
       <Text style={styles.title}>Start Typing a Book Title:</Text>
 
       {/* search bar */}
@@ -69,7 +67,9 @@ const EnterBooksScreen = ({route, navigation}) => {
         <FlatList
           data={searchResults}
           extraData={searchResults}
-          renderItem={({item}) => <BookListItem book={item} onClick={() => addNewBook(item)}/>}
+          renderItem={({item}) => (
+            <BookListItem book={item} onClick={() => addNewBook(item)} />
+          )}
         />
       </View>
 
@@ -94,13 +94,16 @@ const EnterBooksScreen = ({route, navigation}) => {
 const BookListItem = ({book, onClick}) => {
   return (
     <Pressable onPress={onClick}>
-        <View style={{flexDirection: 'row'}}>
-          <Image style={styles.image} source={{uri: book.volumeInfo.imageLinks.smallThumbnail}}/>
-          <Text style = {styles.book}> {book.volumeInfo.title} </Text>
-        </View>
+      <View style={{flexDirection: 'row'}}>
+        <Image
+          style={styles.image}
+          source={{uri: book.volumeInfo.imageLinks.smallThumbnail}}
+        />
+        <Text style={styles.book}> {book.volumeInfo.title} </Text>
+      </View>
     </Pressable>
-  )
-}
+  );
+};
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   title: {