Author: Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Pub. Date: September 10, 2013
Source: Purchased
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Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life--and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
What's a better way to start of Fangirl Fridays? Well, to post a fangirl worthy review of the one and only Fangirl written by Rainbow Rowell. Not only is this book amazing, but it's real. Any college or high school student could totally relate to the wonderful and awkward Cather Avery. Cather Avery loves to write, read, and of course fangirl over Simon Snow, but is nervous to crawl out of her shell into a new world of college. Yay. College.
Enrolled into the same college as her twin sister, Wren, she enters her new life hesitant, while her sister is entering with full throttle. Cath is of course shocked when the sister she has shared the same room with for all her life has chosen a different roomate, new hobbies, and a new hairstyle. Everyone can sympathize with Cath, because sometimes a person that is close to you turns left when you expect them to go right. Change can shake a persons world and Cath is not used to change. Personally, I am not a big fan of change and it take me a while to get used to it, but I recognized it's okay to not like change. That's why I fell in love with Cath's character so quickly.
From the first page, I was head over heals for Fangirl. There are definitely moments in the book where you will be laughing out loud because of the lighthearted humor. I can also tell you that I was DEFINITELY head over heals when Levi's character was introduced. Levi is a tall, blonde, and handsome dork who Cath befriends while struggling to fit in with her new college life. The chemistry of Cath and Levi is so hilarious and it's definitely a big contributor to this book.
Readers can also identify with Cath's concern of her dad. Leaving someone behind is hard and when Cath has to leave her dad for college, its worries her. If you're close to your mom, dad, uncle, grandmother, or anyone, you can understand Cath's relationship with her dad throughout Fangirl.
This upbeat and lighthearted book does contain some relationship trouble and emotional moments, but hey! That's what makes Fangirl! A fangirl has sad, crazy, happy, and other ridiculous moments such as this book does. Again, Fangirl is real and that's why I appreciate this book so much.
If you have not read this book, I HIGHLY recommend it. I purchased my copy on amazon and I have not had one ounce of regret. If you loved Fangirl, but have not read any other books written by Rainbow Rowell, I recommend reading Eleanor and Park. You won't regret it!
**You can also find this review on Amazon!*
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