diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 9f79e651..15410b9e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Routes, Route, useNavigate, useParams, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { Book, ChevronRight, Moon, Sun } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Book, ChevronRight, Moon, Sun, LogOut } from 'lucide-react';
 import BookSelector from './components/BookSelector';
 import ChapterSelector from './components/ChapterSelector';
 import BibleReader from './components/BibleReader';
@@ -220,12 +220,18 @@ function App() {
       navigate(`/book/${urlName}`);
     };
 
+    const handleFavoriteChange = () => {
+      // This will trigger a re-render of the FavoritesMenu
+      setUser((prev: any) => ({ ...prev }));
+    };
+
     return (
       <BookSelector 
         books={books} 
         onBookSelect={handleBookSelect} 
         formatBookName={formatBookName}
         user={user}
+        onFavoriteChange={handleFavoriteChange}
       />
     );
   };
@@ -243,6 +249,11 @@ function App() {
       navigate('/');
     };
 
+    const handleFavoriteChange = () => {
+      // This will trigger a re-render of the FavoritesMenu
+      setUser((prev: any) => ({ ...prev }));
+    };
+
     if (!bookName || !actualBookName || !books.includes(actualBookName)) {
       return <div>Book not found</div>;
     }
@@ -254,6 +265,7 @@ function App() {
         onBack={handleBack}
         formatBookName={formatBookName}
         user={user}
+        onFavoriteChange={handleFavoriteChange}
       />
     );
   };
@@ -389,7 +401,7 @@ function App() {
                         className="text-sm px-3 py-1 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 rounded hover:bg-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 transition-colors"
                       >
                         <span className="hidden sm:inline">Logout</span>
-                        <span className="sm:hidden">⏻</span>
+                        <LogOut className="sm:hidden h-4 w-4" />
                       </button>
                     </div>
                   ) : (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
index 69d07e3a..c46590ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BookSelector.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ interface BookSelectorProps {
   onBookSelect: (book: string) => void;
   formatBookName: (bookName: string) => string;
   user?: any;
+  onFavoriteChange?: () => void;
 }
 
-const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = ({ books, onBookSelect, formatBookName, user }) => {
+const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = ({ books, onBookSelect, formatBookName, user, onFavoriteChange }) => {
   const [favorites, setFavorites] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = ({ books, onBookSelect, format
                 return newFavorites;
               });
               console.log('Removed book favorite:', book);
+              onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
             }
           }
         }
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ const BookSelector: React.FC<BookSelectorProps> = ({ books, onBookSelect, format
         if (response.ok) {
           setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(book));
           console.log('Added book favorite:', book);
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
         } else {
           console.error('Failed to add favorite:', response.status, response.statusText);
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
index f59fb893..d97fb43b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChapterSelector.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ interface ChapterSelectorProps {
   onBack: () => void;
   formatBookName: (bookName: string) => string;
   user?: any;
+  onFavoriteChange?: () => void;
 }
 
-const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = ({ book, onChapterSelect, onBack, formatBookName, user }) => {
+const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = ({ book, onChapterSelect, onBack, formatBookName, user, onFavoriteChange }) => {
   const [chapters, setChapters] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [favorites, setFavorites] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = ({ book, onChapterSelect
               newFavorites.delete(chapter);
               return newFavorites;
             });
+            onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
           }
         }
       } else {
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ const ChapterSelector: React.FC<ChapterSelectorProps> = ({ book, onChapterSelect
         
         if (response.ok) {
           setFavorites(prev => new Set(prev).add(chapter));
+          onFavoriteChange?.(); // Notify parent to refresh favorites menu
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {