A review by leonormsousa
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 TRIGGER WARNINGS 
infidelity, abandonment, alcoholism, eating disorder and mental illness


REPRESENTATION 
 
mental health (MC with social anxiety, dyslexic LI, bipolar SC) 
 

QUOTE 
“I’m not really a book person.” “That might be the most idiotic thing you’ve ever said to me” 
“To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one.” 
“I miss you.""That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning.""It's not the time," Levi said, and she could hear that he was smiling." It's the distance.” 

EXPECTATION VS REALITY 
  • will fall shortly of the expectations since YA books are not really my thing anymore
  • ended up loving it even more than the first time (2013)!

WHAT I ENJOYED
  • It’s just so funny and wholesome and cute → it made me feel so incredibly happy reading it
  • Even though this is YA, I related to the MC much more this time around, maybe because she’s in uni (like me) and suffers from social anxiety (which I started having a couple of years ago)
  • The fast pace just kept me completely glued to the pages
  • As a bookworm, I felt a lot of myself in Cath and the nerdy vibes are immaculate
  • Having read Carry On just made me more nostalgic (?) reading Fangirl again
  • The characters are well-developed and feel very real (no one is perfect!) and it’s interesting seeing Cath navigate through her relationships

READ IF YOU ENJOY
  • cute fun and lighthearted YA contemporary romances
  • bookish and nerdish references
  • the topics of writing and fanfiction
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