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Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell

Start date: January 1, 2014

Finish date: January 30, 2014

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Sep 21, 2013 Katherine rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Setting:Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; 2011-2012

Coverly Love?:Like Eleanor & Park, this book has a super cute cover. But I don't absolutely love it.

Plot:Cath and her twin sister Wren have always done everything together (even their names go together). And Cath thinks that nothing will change when it comes time to go to college. Wren has other ideas though, considering that Cath is sort of a hermit. Cath also happens to be obsessed with the Simon Snow series written by Gemma Leslie. She lives it, ...more

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Jul 03, 2013 Stef rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary

I didn't know it was the ending until acknowledgements

I wanna know if she ever finished her fanfiction and what happened to it or did Gemma see what she did or found out Baz/Simon moment is a good thing to put there but I loved it at the same time like Creative writing is hard and I have English next semester so It's good that I can relate to the protagonist because SHE'S A FANGIRL she's amazing how can she keep up with both school work, family problems and her Favorite Simon Snow good job Rain ...more

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Apr 10, 2014 Mavy rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned-books

read this book within three days, cant help but to fall in love with all of rainbow's characters even her fictional fictional characters. ...more

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Oct 18, 2013 Stephani rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, fiction, romance, realistic-fiction, contemporary

I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book, The book was perfect to the tee. I been wanting to read this book for a while now, well because for one the book is called fangirl and i am a fangirl, so win, win.

Right in the beginning it already won me over, i just fell in love with ever detail in this book. I remember every time i used to switch schools and how awkward i was with meeting people and being social. I never been that social person, heck i still have that problem with being so I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book, The book was perfect to the tee. I been wanting to read this book for a while now, well because for one the book is called fangirl and i am a fangirl, so win, win.

Right in the beginning it already won me over, i just fell in love with ever detail in this book. I remember every time i used to switch schools and how awkward i was with meeting people and being social. I never been that social person, heck i still have that problem with being social. So i could totally relate to Cath on that part and of course her fangirl obsessions.

you follow the life of Cath she is a Twin, her Twin sister Wren is different then her. she is a more social person then she is, easily makes friends. But they where close. Cath and Wren did everything together. Until they started collage. Cath’s twin wanted to be more apart and for Cath to start making friends on her own. Which hasn’t been easy for Cath. She struggles with being alone and doing stuff on he own. And well she likes to spend her time in her fandom bubble writing fan-fiction. But with Cath’s new roommate, they start what i guess i can call a unusual bond. With a roommate also has a Perks, like Her so called “Boyfriend” Levi. I want to point out is also the coolest character in this book.

With Cath’s Struggle with everything of collage life and her Fan-fiction, you watch her battle with reality. To me Cath is pretty brave. She balanced so much in this book and we just watch in shock that she could handle it and come out strong. It was fun reading about her coming out of the safety net.

Cath and Levi start getting close later in the book and my gosh it was completely adorable and fangirl worthy. You see this amazing guy, Totally into her and she just doesn’t see it and it was so cute. To Cath the only man she cares for is Fiction Character Simon Snow, He was her world. But i can’t blame her..i have a Boyfriend and i still obsess over Fiction men…Specially threw High School….oh the wonderful memory’s. She was just so blinded to what real love was.

There was a lot of moments in the book where i was laughing, crying and just going crazy. The book was a wild ride but a fun wild ride. I bought this book one night and finished by the morning, like i stayed up all night just to finish this book. Now there is sooooo much more to this book then what i have mention..I am not gonna spoil anything major.

Do i recommend this book? WELL DUHH! yes, always a yes. This book was more then a book to me, it is my life and i am not even joking. if you are a fangirl or even a fanboy who can relate will love this book like it’s a bible. If you haven’t read this book yet…you must, like now. This book is one of those books i could re-read over and over again and not get sick of it, it’s that good. ...more

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Apr 23, 2014 Rae rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary

I don't really have time to write a full review so I'll just say a few quick words:

Firstly: wow! I wasn't expecting this book to be so good. I've heard many great things about Rowell's 'Eleanor and Park' and decided to pick this up in Smith's along with Lowry's 'The Giver'. I was pleasantly surprised. Not only are the characters quirky and fun but the book really leaks realism. Most Young or New Adult contemporaries have 'super cool' protagonists with 'dreamy' boyfriends but this book was so re ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Rachel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fluff, new-adult

I enjoyed reading this one, but I felt like the conclusion should have been longer...

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Sep 07, 2013 Madelene G rated it it was amazing

A very good book, if you, like me, has been a fanfiction and even Harry Potter fan since you were a kid, it was even better. The only bad thing was probably that it was a little too long.

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