Fangirl in DC Public Library

Jan 14, 2014 Lesley rated it really liked it

Shelves: regular-ya

This is a really sweet book about discovering yourself and embracing who you are. It was a tad naive but in a good way. I related to the book and can remember my freshman year in a lot of the same scenarios. I really looked forward to the smart and witty comments from the protagonist, and I felt like the concept was well planned, with the interspersed excerpt from the "fake" novel and the fan fiction. I enjoyed the "other" world that was created just for the context of the book. And the world of ...more

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Nov 18, 2013 Aliza rated it really liked it

This was a quick read, but very enjoyable and very relatable, especially for any other nerds who loved something from pop culture that they were not ready to be done with when that fictional (or supernatural) world when the story was over.

Here, Cath writes fanfiction about the Simon Snow book series (a thinly veiled fictionalization of Harry Potter), in which the Harry and Draco characters are in love. She used to write with her twin sister, Wren, but upon getting to college, Wren wants to have ...more

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Nov 15, 2013 Maria rated it really liked it

Shelves: loved, ya, writing-arting

I adored this book until the end, when it faded to gray instead of actually ending. That bothered me about Eleanor & Park as well. I guess Rainbow Rowell just isn't a closer.
Still, this book gets closer to 4.5 stars. It is the ultimate nerd-girl novel. And it was written during NaNoWriMo! ...more

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Jan 21, 2014 Shelley rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya, audio

I tried, I really really tried. I wanted to like this, but not only did I not enjoy it, I did not like the main character nor care about what happened to her. What kept me going were Levi and Regan. I have no idea why in the world Levi would fall for her. I had to skip most of the fan fiction. I was just bored. I feel bad.

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Nov 04, 2015 amma.keep.reading rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: introverts-are-awesome, sibling-stories, 2015-completed-reads

Loved this book! Love this author. So mad at myself for taking so long to read this book.

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Sep 10, 2013 Ami rated it it was amazing

Shelves: location, made-me-laugh, book-love, ya

Cather and her twin Wren begin college. Cather wants everything to stay the same. Wren wants everything to change. In true Rainbow Rowell style, this coming-of-age novel takes us through Potterish fan fiction, manic depression, the Gilmore girls, first love, and utterly unforgettable characters.

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