Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

After reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell and absolutely loving it, I went seeking for other books by this author. Thus came Fangirl. After seeing the title, I was really put off by it. I HATE the word "fangirl". When I read it, in my mind there's an instant pop of an image of a 12 year old squeaking girl who can't control her emotions and who obsesses about "celebrity". Don't get me wrong, I am a person who loves franchises and books and authors and actors, but I don't worship them, I just appreciate and respect their work. So, I was kind of disappointed by the title and didn't really want to read it. 

Well, I was wrong. This book is AMAZING. The story follows a girl named Cath, who is just starting college and she's dealing with the fact that her sister doesn't want to share a dorm room with her because she wants to get the real "college experience". Cath, who is a bit of an introvert and is used to her sister doing everything with her, finds herself kind of intimidated.

The special thing about Cath is that she writes fan fiction about Simon Snow (a series of seven books that have been made into movies and it's sort of obvious that the Simon Snow series is actually the Harry Potter series. The story of Simon Snow isn't really the same story as Harry Potter, but that's beside the point) and she's very famous in the fan fiction world. I am a bit skeptic of fan fiction I find it kind of strange, but I loved it in this book, it fits well into the story and I quite enjoyed the little bits of Cath's fan fiction. 

Cath also has to deal with her roommate Reagan and the boy who always hangs out with her, Levi. She is also taking a writing class and there's a boy there called Nick and she starts to write and hang out with him. On top of that, she's feeling guilty because she left her dad behind and he doesn't do well on his own.

The thing that really drew me in and made me love the book, is that I can completely relate to Cath. She is basically me. Of all the books I ever read and all their characters, Cath is the one I relate to the most. 

Rainbow Rowell's writing is just spot on. It's so easy and fluent. After reading this book I just felt so good, I kind of couldn't stop smiling. It was just purely amazing and I loved every bit of it. I highly recommend reading this book.
Btw, the love story is to die for. Literally. It's so beautiful.