Book Review: Fangirl

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Published: January 30th 2014, Pan Macmillan
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 461

5 STARS

The Plot:

"Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. 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. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly shy and has always buried herself in the fan fiction she writes, where she always knows exactly what to say and can write a romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life.

Now Cath has to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she's realising that there's more to learn about love than she ever thought possible." - Goodreads

Review:

I LOVED this book! It was so wonderfully written and all the characters were just adorable and delightful.

Cath was certainly my favourite character. She was so witty, amusing and a complete worrier, which I think we all can relate to in some aspects. I found her to be an especially relatable character having suffered from social anxiety myself. When she was saying things about how nervous things made her I found myself nodding along, agreeing all the way.

Levi is another character I particularly enjoyed, I liked the fact that he wasn't the typical smoking hot unattainable guy you read about in most romance stories. Instead he was this incredibly sweet, funny guy, the kind that you didn't have to feel awkward around and you can just be yourself, which is kind of perfect for Cath.

I really enjoyed the way Rainbow tied the Simon Snow stories in, and that they subtly referred to what happened in the chapters. Actually, I really enjoyed the Simon Snow stories full stop. They reminded me a hell of a lot of Harry Potter, which can only be a good thing.

The humour was splendid! Often I found myself bursting out into fits of giggles (followed by stares from family members.)

I honestly can say that there was nothing I didn't like about this book, apart from maybe Levi's receding hairline.. Plus the fact that Cath noticed it so much and commented about it, that was kinda awkward. But other than that this book was an absolute delight to read. I would definitely read it again and you can count on the fact that I will be looking for other Rainbow Rowell books to indulge in.

Perfect light hearted reading!

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