Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is a book that actively captivates the life of a nerd girl in her first year of college. Cath and her twin sister Wren have always been extremely close, especially when it came to writing fanfiction for the famous character of Simon Snow. But when the girls go to college, Wren decides that she wants to branch out into her own college world. This leaves the unsociable Cath with the only option of hiding out in her dorm room while writing fanfiction and snacking on granola bars (because she refuses to venture out to the cafeteria). Cath soon finds herself adopted by her intense roommate, Reagan. But where there is Reagan, there is also the ever cheerful, and cute, Levi who finds Cath’s fanfiction to be intriguing. Is her writing something she needs to keep up? Or is it time to let go of, like so many other things in her life?
I was not disappointed in this book at all, in fact I was really surprised by how much I loved it (which is stupid because I loved Eleanor and Park and should have had higher expectations than I did). Rowell really captures main characters that people can relate to. Cath, for instance, is extremely relate-able to me on so many levels that it isn’t even funny. The characters also have rich backgrounds full of real life situations that aren’t always pretty and they are dealt with realistically. I don’t think this book is over-hyped, and if it is, I’m glad, because it is so good!
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