diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2de9aad..34771a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
+    "ejs": "^2.5.7",
     "express": "^4.16.2",
-    "handlebar": "^1.0.0",
     "knex": "^0.14.2",
     "morgan": "^1.9.0",
-    "node-fetch": "^1.7.3"
+    "node-fetch": "^1.7.3",
+    "xml2js": "^0.4.19"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.16.0",
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index e63ebe1..ac267ea 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 
 process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
 
+// modules > native
+const path = require('path')
+
+// modules > 3rd party
 const express = require('express')
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 
+// initialize an express instance
 const server = express()
+
+// set template engine
+server.set('view engine', 'ejs')
+server.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'templates'))
+
+// set up console logs in dev mode
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   const morgan = require('morgan')
 
@@ -18,11 +29,28 @@ server.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }))
 
 server.use('/', (req, res, next) => {
   console.log('hello')
-  res.send('<h1>Hello</h1>')
+  res.render('index')
 })
 
+server.use('/search', (req, res, next) => {
+  res.render('search')
+})
+
+server.use('/search-result', (req, res, next) => {
+  res.render('result')
+})
+
+// server.use('/', (req, res, next) => {
+//   console.log('hello')
+//   res.send('<h1>Hello</h1>')
+// })
+
 const port = process.env.port || 1337
 
 server.listen(port, () => {
   console.info(`[${chalk.cyan('INIT')}] HTTP Server listening on port ${chalk.magenta(port)} (${chalk.yellow(server.get('env'))})`)
 })
+
+const goodreads = require('./api/goodreads')
+
+goodreads.search().then((result) => console.dir(result, { colors: true, depth: 5 }))
diff --git a/server/templates/header.ejs b/server/templates/header.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5960e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/templates/header.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<h1>Penis</h1>
diff --git a/server/templates/index.ejs b/server/templates/index.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a71e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/templates/index.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<% include header %>
+<h1>An awesome template</h1>
+{{>header }}