the main character, Cath, who is a lot like most of us who have our heads in a book: she’s awkward, weird, complex, anti-social, and full of her own inner stories based off her favorite franchise, which is called Simon Snow and is basically a Harry Potter knockoff. I liked but didn’t love this book, even as I found it to be one of the more unique stories I’ve read in the YA reading level. You’re never going to find a guy who’s exactly like you-first of all, because that guy never leaves his dorm room.” – Rainbow Rowell, “Fangirl” It’s had its ups and downs and with a lot going on in my personal life at the time I’m typing this review, I haven’t worked on it as much as I’d liked to, but enough self-promotion, back to this review!… For anyone interested, go check out my story’s progress on its page titled “When In Doubt (WIP Fiction Series)” on the main menu bar. For those not aware, I’ve been on-and-off working on a coming-of-age college story of my own over the last two years, and this title popped out at me to what to check out to gather intel, see how the story works, what worked well and what didn’t, what I would change, help make some of my own college memories resurface, etc. I will say that besides other’s recommendations with that reading order, I had my own curiosity with this title for personal reasons. Those who’ve read it all have said it’s a great story to enjoy and that they really enjoyed it, so why isn’t it referred to by many more avid book readers? Why don’t I see it showcased more on the many #Bookstagram accounts I follow? There’s also the later released book Carry On by this author too but everyone who’s read both said that this book comes first, so here we are! It may sound ironic, but this has to be one of the most popular books that I’ve come across that doesn’t have an actual fandom for it. Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision.” – Rainbow Rowell, “Fangirl” Genre(s): YA Fiction, YA Romance, New Adult, New Adult Romance Total Star Rating: 3.5 Stars

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