“That just shows how much you need new people….” Wren squeezed Cath’s hands. “We’re supposed to meet new people,” Wren repeated. Cath’s world was rocked when she learned that her twin, Wren did not want to room with her in college: After all, their names alone-“Cather” and “Wren”-Catherine, showed just how close they were. They were best friends, part of the same circle of friends in real life, and part of the same Simon Snow fandom, even writing fan fiction together.
Shy Cath initially wanted to live at home and attend a local school, but decided on the college where her twin, Wren was going. I loved this coming-of-age story that wasn’t quite like anything else out there, and Cath’s struggle to find herself outside of the comfort zone of her twin and the fandom that she has loved and been an active part of, for so long. And Rowell wrote with an excellent sense of humor and realism throughout. And author Rainbow Rowell does a great job of depicting this unique and often depressing situation and balancing it along with main character, Cather’s life as a new college student, twin, daughter of a single parent struggling with a mental illness, and as an internet-famous fan fiction writer. Ī tale of fanfiction, family, and first loveĪs a person who has been a part of countless “fandoms” over the years-Naruto, Final Fantasy, Star Wars, Harry Potter-you name it, I’ve been in it-and is no stranger to Tumblr, Fan fiction, love triangle debates, and more, I was super excited to read “Fangirl.” I have never read-or even heard of-any book that involved “fandom” life and the hole it leaves in a fan’s life when the book, movie, or series is coming to end. Now Cath has to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she's realizing that there's more to learn about love than she ever thought possible. She would rather bury herself in the fanfiction she writes where there's romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more - she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. Genres: Social Issues, United States, Young Adult, Young Adult Fictionīuy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Book DepositoryĬath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together.
Published by Pan Macmillan on January 30th 2014
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