"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?"
Fangirl is a coming of age story about a young girl, Cath, starting a new life in college, experiencing friendship and love for the first time.
Cath is a twin, to Wren. Cath..Wren get it? Like Catherine? This amused me maybe a little more than it should have done.
“But you're so helpless sometimes. It's like watching a kitten with its head trapped in a Kleenex box.”
Cath and Wren have best friends all their lives. Cath is shy and awkward, Wren is the complete opposite. They only have thing in common, reading and writing Simon Snow fanfiction. That is until they start college and Wren wants her independence. She is convinced that they need to meet new people and experience new things, therefore deciding she doesn't want to share a room.
Cath would rather spend her time with her fictional characters and internet friends, than going out into the unknown college world. Eventually she realises there may be more to life.
Her roommate Regan introduces her to Levi, a guy who is adamant to be Caths friend. She is reluctant to let him in, much preferring to live in her little bubble, reading and writing about Simon Snow
Eventually Cath and Levi bond over her fan fiction, with her even reading out loud to him. In the first half of the book Cath thinks that Regan and Levi are a couple, but in the second half when she realises they aren't, Cath accepts the fact that she has feelings for Levi.
“Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy,” Wren said. “It’s the noblest, like, the most courageous thing two people can shoot for.”
Cath is so easy to relate to, her geekiness makes her fun to read about and Levi is the perfect male lead. Their romance didn't happen straight away, it was awkward and slow building which made it even more real.
I loved that the book was so relatable, simple and meaningful! I would definitely recommend this book. It isn't full of jaw dropping moments and sexy scenes. It's just real.
"“You’ve read the books?”
“I’ve seen the movies.”Cath rolled her eyes so hard, it hurt. (Actually.) (Maybe because she was still on the edge of tears. On the edge, period.) “So you haven’t read the books.”
“I’m not really a book person.”
“That might be the most idiotic thing you’ve ever said to me”.
Have you read this book? Which is your favourite Young Adult book? Ever been a Fangirl?
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