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Fangirl
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I am just going to start this review off by saying: if you didn't like this book, you aren't going to like my review. I loved this book, and any fault I find in it is so minor. I started this book immediately after finishing Carry On , as I figured it would be a quick read (as all Rainbow Rowell books are) and because our systems were down at work. And because I felt like I was missing the point of Carry On, which I enjoyed, but didn't love as much as everyone else seemed to be. But man. Let me say this about Rainbow Rowell: she makes some damn relatable characters.

Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
Published: 2013
Format : ebook
Genre : Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
Rating :



/5 Moose
Synopsis
Cather is a college freshman, living a few hours away from home. She has an identical twin sister, Wren, at the same school, but they aren't roommates. They also have quite polar opposite personalities. Cather is introverted and loves to read and write, while her sister (who, to be fair does love to read and write) prefers to party and have the true college experience.
And Cather is a huge Simon Snow fan. In fact, she's one of the most famous Simon Snow fan fiction writers. Her sister grew up loving the fandom as well, but seems to have grown out of the fandom.
Cather has to adjust to life without her sister being around constantly, and while living with a surely roommate, Reagan and her constantly around boyfriend Levi. She's also dealing with being an English major and trying to decide if she has a unique voice, worrying about her eccentric dad, and a potentially cute writer in her writing class.
Characters
Cather - The main protagonist of the book. She's a quiet, introverted, worrywart who prefers to live in a fictional world rather than the real world. She's a word loving, glasses wearing, self proclaimed nerd. She avoids awkward situations (i.e. eating protein bars constantly as she doesn't know where the food hall is and the thought of asking is so anxiety causing.) Her father raised her and Wren by himself mostly, as her mom took off shortly after 9/11.
Wren - Cather's twin. She's excited to live the college experience - date guys, go partying, have a separate roommate. She's majoring in market, just like her dad. She used to co-write fan fiction with Cather, but has left the fandom pretty much behind.
Reagan - Reagan is Cather's new roommate. She's an older student - 21? - and has to live in the doors due to her scholarship. She has two jobs and smokes, and legit doesn't give a care what anyone thinks. While she normally ignores Cather at first, they eventually and begrudgingly become friends.
Levi - Levi is Reagan's super nice, always smiling, friendly with everyone boyfriend. Even from the moment he meets Cather he seems to ooze kindness and charisma. He spends a good portion of his time in Reagan and Cather's room.
Nick - Cather meets Nick in her upper level writing class. He's a cute guy and a decent writer, and Cather and Nick begin a bi-weekly writing/library date after they successfully write an assigned story together.
Simon / Baz - The stars of the Simon Snow series, and the loves of Cather's life. They star in slasher fan fiction that Cather writes, which is almost as famous as the series itself.
Rants, Raves, and General Thoughts
OKAY. I am going to get my minor complaints out of the way first, before I forget them while I gush over this book. A big part of Cather's journey is her panicking about whether or not she has a unique voice as a writer, and finding it much easier to live in a world she knows and love. The resolution of this conflict is weak, in comparison to the rest of the book. It's resolved, sure, and I think the conflict lies back with me and my constant tear between work and relationships.
And to be completely fair to this book, it's so not a book just about a boy/girl relationship. It's also about familial relations, the sometimes terrifying thought of having to make friends outside of the first twelve grades, and internal relationships.
For the rest of my review, please visit my blog: https://lafoiaveugle.wordpress.com/20...
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Meghan's review
bookshelves: chick-lit, read-2016, published-2013, new-adult, young-adult, stars-5
Feb 02, 2016
bookshelves: chick-lit, read-2016, published-2013, new-adult, young-adult, stars-5
To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one. - Rainbow Rowell
I am just going to start this review off by saying: if you didn't like this book, you aren't going to like my review. I loved this book, and any fault I find in it is so minor. I started this book immediately after finishing Carry On , as I figured it would be a quick read (as all Rainbow Rowell books are) and because our systems were down at work. And because I felt like I was missing the point of Carry On, which I enjoyed, but didn't love as much as everyone else seemed to be. But man. Let me say this about Rainbow Rowell: she makes some damn relatable characters.

Fangirl
Rainbow Rowell
Published: 2013
Format : ebook
Genre : Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
Rating :
Synopsis
Cather is a college freshman, living a few hours away from home. She has an identical twin sister, Wren, at the same school, but they aren't roommates. They also have quite polar opposite personalities. Cather is introverted and loves to read and write, while her sister (who, to be fair does love to read and write) prefers to party and have the true college experience.
And Cather is a huge Simon Snow fan. In fact, she's one of the most famous Simon Snow fan fiction writers. Her sister grew up loving the fandom as well, but seems to have grown out of the fandom.
Cather has to adjust to life without her sister being around constantly, and while living with a surely roommate, Reagan and her constantly around boyfriend Levi. She's also dealing with being an English major and trying to decide if she has a unique voice, worrying about her eccentric dad, and a potentially cute writer in her writing class.
Characters
Cather - The main protagonist of the book. She's a quiet, introverted, worrywart who prefers to live in a fictional world rather than the real world. She's a word loving, glasses wearing, self proclaimed nerd. She avoids awkward situations (i.e. eating protein bars constantly as she doesn't know where the food hall is and the thought of asking is so anxiety causing.) Her father raised her and Wren by himself mostly, as her mom took off shortly after 9/11.
Wren - Cather's twin. She's excited to live the college experience - date guys, go partying, have a separate roommate. She's majoring in market, just like her dad. She used to co-write fan fiction with Cather, but has left the fandom pretty much behind.
Reagan - Reagan is Cather's new roommate. She's an older student - 21? - and has to live in the doors due to her scholarship. She has two jobs and smokes, and legit doesn't give a care what anyone thinks. While she normally ignores Cather at first, they eventually and begrudgingly become friends.
Levi - Levi is Reagan's super nice, always smiling, friendly with everyone boyfriend. Even from the moment he meets Cather he seems to ooze kindness and charisma. He spends a good portion of his time in Reagan and Cather's room.
Nick - Cather meets Nick in her upper level writing class. He's a cute guy and a decent writer, and Cather and Nick begin a bi-weekly writing/library date after they successfully write an assigned story together.
Simon / Baz - The stars of the Simon Snow series, and the loves of Cather's life. They star in slasher fan fiction that Cather writes, which is almost as famous as the series itself.
Rants, Raves, and General Thoughts
OKAY. I am going to get my minor complaints out of the way first, before I forget them while I gush over this book. A big part of Cather's journey is her panicking about whether or not she has a unique voice as a writer, and finding it much easier to live in a world she knows and love. The resolution of this conflict is weak, in comparison to the rest of the book. It's resolved, sure, and I think the conflict lies back with me and my constant tear between work and relationships.
And to be completely fair to this book, it's so not a book just about a boy/girl relationship. It's also about familial relations, the sometimes terrifying thought of having to make friends outside of the first twelve grades, and internal relationships.
For the rest of my review, please visit my blog: https://lafoiaveugle.wordpress.com/20...
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Reading Progress
February 2, 2016
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Started Reading
February 2, 2016
– Shelved
February 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
chick-lit
February 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
read-2016
February 2, 2016
– Shelved as:
published-2013
February 2, 2016
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Finished Reading
October 25, 2016
– Shelved as:
new-adult
October 25, 2016
– Shelved as:
young-adult
May 7, 2019
– Shelved as:
stars-5
