A review by talkdarcytome
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

5.0

*2018 Update*

Reread! And loved it just as much as the first time. So good 😍

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*Original 2017 Review*
Have you ever encountered a novel where you just can't stop reading? Like you've been stranded in a desert for a week with no water, and someone just handed you a canteen?

That's how it felt to read Fangirl for the first time.

I am not a contemporary book reader. I own maybe 3 contemporary books (now 4). I'm just not into sappy romance. But Cath and Levi aren't sappy, or having an existential crisis like in SOME contemporaries I know... they are utterly perfect.

I was totally "meh" about the idea of this book when everyone was talking about it. Didn't understand the hype and was completely prepared to give this book a 2 star rating - but I get it now. It was fantasy, romance, contemporary, humor, drama, and so much more. I devoured this novel in less than 24 hours- and that was with both sleep and work.

100/5. Purely amazing.