Author: Rainbow Rowell
Published: September 2013, St Martin’s Press
Blurb: 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?
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?
After reading this blurb I knew
this was a book I was going to love; then everyone started raving about it. I
started reading it pretty much as soon as it arrived in the post and devoured
it. This book is such a light and quick read and it is one of those that leaves
you all warm and fuzzy inside. Also can we take a moment to appreciate how cute
and pretty this cover is!
One of the best parts of the
book is that Cath is so relatable, she is a shy nervous girl just starting a
new life when she would much rather stay at home reading, writing and going on
the internet-sound familiar? J
This is
a contemporary young adult book but it isn’t all lovey-dovey. It is very family
oriented and the when it came to Cath and Levi their relationship took time,
she didn’t just fall into his arms like some books, it was refreshing. The extracts from Simon Snow (which is
basically Harry Potter) and Cath’s fanfiction I found so fun and I am so glad
Rainbow Rowell put them in! Also the twins, Cather and Wren, aren’t the
names awesome, I mean Cather wren- Catherine! Even though the origin of the
names is a little said I still love it. That brings me onto the one thing I didn’t
massively like. We came into the twins’ relationship when they were “fighting”
and at first I disliked reading Cath and Wren’s conversations, I almost
disliked Wren too. I get why these convos took place but I kind of wish we
could have seen them happy first and then I would have warmed to Wren better.
But I gave Fangirl 5 stars anyway- I really really loved this book and I just wish we had more of it! It
is relatable, well written and I love the little surprise at the end! J
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