diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 35dae06..06a6ec4 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,82 +1,56 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { useAuth } from './hooks/useAuth'
+import { LoginPage } from './pages/LoginPage'
 import './index.css'
 
-type Route = 'login' | 'onboarding' | 'game' | 'admin'
+type AppRoute = 'login' | 'sent' | 'onboarding' | 'game' | 'admin'
 
 export default function App() {
-  const [route, setRoute] = useState<Route>('login')
-  const [sessionToken, setSessionToken] = useState<string | null>(null)
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // 1. Check for ?session=<token> in URL (from magic link redirect)
-    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
-    const urlToken = params.get('session')
-    if (urlToken) {
-      localStorage.setItem('session', urlToken)
-      window.history.replaceState({}, '', window.location.pathname)
-    }
-
-    // 2. Try stored token
-    const stored = urlToken || localStorage.getItem('session')
-    if (!stored) { setLoading(false); return }
-
-    // 3. Validate token with /api/auth/me
-    fetch('/api/auth/me', {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${stored}` },
-    })
-      .then(r => {
-        if (r.ok) {
-          setSessionToken(stored)
-          // TODO in Task 9: check if onboarding complete, route accordingly
-          setRoute('game')
-        } else {
-          localStorage.removeItem('session')
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(() => localStorage.removeItem('session'))
-      .finally(() => setLoading(false))
-  }, [])
+  const { profile, token, loading, logout } = useAuth()
+  const [route, setRoute] = useState<AppRoute>('login')
 
   if (loading) {
     return (
       <div className="app-shell" style={{ textAlign: 'center', paddingTop: '4rem' }}>
-        <p style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)', color: 'var(--color-forest)' }}>
-          Loading quest...
-        </p>
+        <p style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)' }}>Loading quest...</p>
       </div>
     )
   }
 
+  // If authenticated and still on an unauthenticated route, go to game
+  // (Task 10 will refine this to check onboarding completion)
+  const activeRoute: AppRoute = profile && (route === 'login' || route === 'sent') ? 'game' : route
+
   return (
     <div className="app-shell">
-      {route === 'login' && (
-        <div>
-          <h1 style={{ marginBottom: '1rem' }}>MorseQuest</h1>
-          <p>Login page coming in Task 9.</p>
-          <button className="btn" onClick={() => setRoute('game')}>
-            Continue as Guest (dev)
-          </button>
+      {activeRoute === 'login' && (
+        <LoginPage onLoginSent={() => setRoute('sent')} />
+      )}
+      {activeRoute === 'sent' && (
+        <div style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: '4rem auto 0', textAlign: 'center' }}>
+          <h2 style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>Check your email</h2>
+          <p>We sent a magic link to your inbox. Click it to begin your quest!</p>
         </div>
       )}
-      {route === 'onboarding' && (
+      {activeRoute === 'onboarding' && (
         <div>
-          <h1>Onboarding</h1>
+          <h1 style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)' }}>Welcome, {profile?.display_name || 'Adventurer'}!</h1>
           <p>Mnemonic builder coming in Task 10.</p>
         </div>
       )}
-      {route === 'game' && (
+      {activeRoute === 'game' && (
         <div>
-          <h1>Practice</h1>
+          <h1 style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)' }}>Practice</h1>
+          <p>Hello, {profile?.display_name || profile?.email || 'Adventurer'}!</p>
           <p>Game loop coming in Task 11.</p>
-          <button className="btn" onClick={() => { localStorage.removeItem('session'); setRoute('login') }}>
+          <button className="btn" style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }} onClick={() => { logout(); setRoute('login') }}>
             Log out
           </button>
         </div>
       )}
-      {route === 'admin' && (
+      {activeRoute === 'admin' && (
         <div>
-          <h1>Admin</h1>
+          <h1 style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)' }}>Admin</h1>
           <p>Admin panel coming in Task 12.</p>
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useAuth.ts b/client/src/hooks/useAuth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ce2f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useAuth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+
+type Profile = { id: number; email: string; display_name: string | null }
+type AuthState = { profile: Profile | null; token: string | null; loading: boolean }
+
+export function useAuth() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<AuthState>({ profile: null, token: null, loading: true })
+
+  const validate = useCallback(async (token: string) => {
+    const r = await fetch('/api/auth/me', {
+      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+    })
+    if (!r.ok) throw new Error('invalid session')
+    const profile: Profile = await r.json()
+    return profile
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check URL for ?session= from magic link redirect
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
+    const urlToken = params.get('session')
+    if (urlToken) {
+      localStorage.setItem('session', urlToken)
+      window.history.replaceState({}, '', window.location.pathname)
+    }
+
+    const token = urlToken || localStorage.getItem('session')
+    if (!token) {
+      setState({ profile: null, token: null, loading: false })
+      return
+    }
+
+    validate(token)
+      .then(profile => setState({ profile, token, loading: false }))
+      .catch(() => {
+        localStorage.removeItem('session')
+        setState({ profile: null, token: null, loading: false })
+      })
+  }, [validate])
+
+  const logout = useCallback(async () => {
+    const token = localStorage.getItem('session')
+    if (token) {
+      await fetch('/api/auth/session', {
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+      }).catch(() => {})
+      localStorage.removeItem('session')
+    }
+    setState({ profile: null, token: null, loading: false })
+  }, [])
+
+  return { ...state, logout }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3666d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/pages/LoginPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+type LoginPageProps = { onLoginSent: () => void }
+
+export function LoginPage({ onLoginSent }: LoginPageProps) {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+
+  async function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    if (!email.includes('@') || !email.includes('.')) {
+      setError('Please enter a valid email address.')
+      return
+    }
+    setSubmitting(true)
+    setError(null)
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch('/api/auth/request', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email }),
+      })
+      if (!r.ok) {
+        const body = await r.json().catch(() => ({}))
+        throw new Error(body.error || 'Something went wrong')
+      }
+      onLoginSent()
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Something went wrong')
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ maxWidth: 420, margin: '4rem auto 0' }}>
+      <h1 style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-header)', marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>MorseQuest</h1>
+      <p style={{ marginBottom: '2rem', color: 'var(--color-brown)' }}>
+        Learn Morse code, adventurer. Enter your email to begin your quest.
+      </p>
+      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+        <label style={{ display: 'block', marginBottom: '0.5rem', fontWeight: 600 }}>
+          Email address
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="email"
+          value={email}
+          onChange={e => setEmail(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder="you@example.com"
+          disabled={submitting}
+          required
+          style={{ marginBottom: '1rem' }}
+        />
+        {error && (
+          <p style={{ color: 'crimson', marginBottom: '1rem', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>{error}</p>
+        )}
+        <button type="submit" className="btn" disabled={submitting} style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+          {submitting ? 'Sending...' : 'Send Magic Link'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  )
+}