Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

I have been so busy with other things in my life that reading sort of got pushed to the side. However, when I was finally able to sit down and read this book, I absolutely loved it.

"Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .

But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.

Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone." - GoodReads

THE STORY:
The story is just so ridiculously cute and fluffy. It was so much fun to read, and yet it still manages to address some very important issues. I love how easy it is to relate to the events in this book as a current first year university student. Everything that Cath goes through is so accurate. I can't say enough that I loved this story.

THE CHARACTERS:
First of all, I adore Cath. I know that a lot of people have issues with how closed minded she is, and how resistant she is to change. However, I understand how she is entirely. I felt a lot of the same feelings that she felt when she was moving away from home and being rather antisocial. It is very difficult to accept the things which are happening around until someone is willing to help you through. obviously I relate so much to her, and I find her story to be insanely comforting in my own life.

I have a love/hate relationship with Wren. I didn't think that  I was going to like her very much in the beginning of the book, but by the end of it she had grown on me. Without her, the story would not have been as dynamic as it was and I truly enjoyed the drama that she brought in.

I absolutely adore Reagan. I loved her kind of rough and tough attitude, and how vulgar she could be. I found her to be fabulous comic relief and I loved how unlikely of friends she and Cath were, but how well they really did get along and understand each other. She ended up being a very good friend to Cath, which was exactly what she needed.

Finally, I really want to talk about Levi. I am utterly in love with Levi. I love that he is so accepting of Cath's strangeness, I love that he is always happy, and I love that he is willing to do anything for the people that he loves. Levi has officially raised my standard for men. Thanks Rainbow Rowell...

MY THOUGHTS:
As I have mentioned a couple of times, I absolutely adored this book. I didn't like it quite as much as Eleanor and Park, but I still loved it. I have Attachments, and as soon as I am caught up in all of the books that I have to read for review, as well as the other book that I am half way through, I plan to pick it up. I am sure that I will enjoy it as much as both of Rowell's other novels.

Rainbow Rowell, you have officially managed to become one of my favorite authors!

STAR RATING: ★★★★★