PLOT
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?
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?
THOUGHTS
Rainbow Rowell is a goddess among crossover writers. With Young Adult and Fiction books under her sleeve, she has reached peak perfection. The first thing you will notice with Rowell's writing is the characters. The plot is important yes, but her characters are the stars in her writing.
With Cath, you are given a character who is both introverted and socially anxious. With many tragedies and hardships in her life. It was understandable for her to reseed into a small world of her own. Her need to stay in that world however, made it harder for her to get a grip on reality and in there lies the beauty of Rainbow Rowell.
This is supposed to be a Young Adult novel! Yet there are so much meaning into her stories and complexity to her characters. You instantly fall in love with anything Rainbow Rowell. Each thought, each emotion she gives to her characters brings them to life in all their glory and imperfections.
With Fangirl there are no shortages of laughs, swooning, and tears. You will easily find a fondness for Cath, a crush on Levi, a friend in Reagan, and a sister in Wren.
HAIL OUR QUEEN RAINBOW ROWELL!
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