A #1 New York Times bestselling author! In Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, 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 … 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? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind? A New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s Book of 2013 A New York Times Best Seller!
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I came across this book quite sometime ago and added it to my tbr list. In that time, it became even more popular. People were raving about it on all the book forums I participate in, so, I decided to read it. At first I was afraid it was a case where the hype ruined the book. My expectations were so high I had trouble getting into it. I liked …
Ot was amazing it reads fast and is a really good story
A very different premise for a YA novel, I thought… one that actually makes fun of the genre itself! Cath is obsessed with the Simon Snow novels (which are obviously Harry Potter), to the point where she writes fan fiction and has an enormous worldwide following. But she uses her obsession to hide from real life. As she goes through her …
Difficult to read due to the strange pacing, but the story line and characters are wonderful and lovable.
I haven’t finished it yet but I love this book! Only thing is they cuss a WHOLE lot so not for younger audience
I thought the book was good and every time i read it i got new feelings about.
Gave me all the happy feels.
The first thing I have to say about this book is that I had to force myself to stop reading when I had other things to take care of. That’s perhaps one of the biggest compliments one can give a book. Even tonight as I finished it, I should have been cleaning my house, but the story and the characters kept calling to me and I could not ignore them. …
Rainbow Rowell always delivers brilliant characters with a unique storyline. This book is no exception. Great read!
It’s pretty cute
Cath has a problem with the real world, but she’s a star of fan fiction. Her twin, Wren, is trying to become her own person, and their father suffers bi-polar disorder. At least their mother seems sane. Of course she left years ago.