Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Per request by @bluebellraven
Summary: Cath is an avid Simon Snow fan. Her whole life revolves around the series and more importantly, her famous fanfiction that she writes about Simon Snow. As kids, her and her sister Wren shared a love for the series that helped them cope with their mother leaving and their father’s episodes. As the girls go off to college, Wren seems to fall out of the fandom but Cath doesn’t want to let go. Now Cath is more on her own than she’s ever been in her whole life. How will she survive her first year away from home? How can she do it all and still find a place in her heart for Simon?
Holy shit this book is good.
I think the last time I read this book, I was in middle school? Elementary school? Regardless, reading it now was better than I ever could have remembered. I relate so much to Cath and her experiences. I see a lot of myself in her and I have a way better understanding of what she’s going through now that I’m older. This book is quirky and sweet, but also very real and honest, which is always the best kind of book to read.
I did read Carry On and Wayward Son when they came out and I, just like Cath, freaking adore Simon and Baz. Rereading Fangirl has made those two books unbelievably so much better. I tore through this book in a matter of days because I couldn’t get enough of Cath and LEVI and just everything in between.