Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl is a book by Rainbow Rowell, first published in 2013 by St. Martin's Press.

Cath is the ultimate fangirl. She is obsessed with Simon Snow and writing fanfic. But then, her twin sister Wren decides to go to college, and that Cath has to go too. When Wren splits the twins apart and stops being the other half, her twin has no choice but to get out in the big wide world too.

But it's not as easy for Cath, as her 'world' isn't real...

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After another twenty pages, Cath was getting sleepy. At some point, Levi had leaned against her, and then she'd leaned back, and it was hard to think about what was happening on that side of her body because she was busy reading . . . Though there was almost an entire chapter there where her lips and her eyes were moving, but her brain wasn't keeping track of anything but how warm he was. How warm her roommate's boyfriend was.

One of her roommate's boyfriends. Did that matter? If Reagan had three boyfriends, did that mean this was only one-third wrong?

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Gosh, what can I say. I'm fangirling so much right now. (Sorry, that was bad).

I love Rainbow. I mean love. So, so much. The way she writes is just...astounding.

With Fangirl, I could read and read or I could read and stop and carry on later. This book was, I don't know why, kinda relaxing. Maybe because it's mostly written in a day-by-day format, or because it's like a diary. I did the same with The Perks of Being a Wallflower. I could take breaks between chapters and not have to rush through everything - instead; absorbing every word.

Also, the way Rainbow writes about love and relationships fascinates me. She makes a kiss mean everything. She makes them not just a kiss. Everything is so important.

A year ago, I thought fangirl's were people who thought meeting a lame pop star was the best thing that ever happened to them.

Now I know the truth. Fangirl's are people like ME. Who obsess over books and movies and things that other people that don't see as important. Who dream of bookstores and sweaters with book quotes on them. Who's ultimate wish is to have a black hardback edition of Paper Towns. Who if they found a portal to their favorite fictional world in their closet, would jump straight in without hesitation. Who are nerds and don't care. We are us. We are Fangirl's. And we are freaking fantabulous.

-Beth

Happy Reading!♥