I think #Fangirl decent contemporary YA read, but not the most engaging for someone who feels removed from that age bracket.Hello beautiful creatures and welcome back to another Thriving Thursday, to another book review, to another bibliorambling. He was the most mature and reasonable character. He was likely my favorite character because though he was dealt a hard hand, he tries to make the best of it. The dad has bipolar disorder and is trying to live the best he can for his daughters and himself. But I don’t think anyone does, and that’s the point. The mom is another mess – and I don’t understand her, either. She gets drunk to the point of being dumped at the hospital, she shuns her twin sister like the plague, and is an overall b****. Her twin sister Wren is a mess – and I don’t understand why. And I thought the romance with her new beau was so ridiculous and made me cringe – but only because I’ m much older than an 18 year old. I thought she made stupid decisions, like not do her final project because she was too busy writing fanfic (though I think she eventually does, but only after wasting a ton of time).

I did think the main character was too childish and silly, but that’s likely because she’s still 18 and transitioning to a new stage of her life: freshman year of college.īut the book is what you’d expect of a bookish, introverted, socially awkward girl trying to figure out college. And though I enjoyed it at first, I later felt tempted to skip over those excerpts. The writing was fine, though, and if I were age-wise in the target demographic, I’d have likely enjoyed it more.īut I was fed up and bored of the fanfiction component.

The voice was too young and I’m too far removed from the main character, Cath’s, stage of life that her behavior and the setting (college) were too boring.

The problem wasn’t the book, though it’s more me. With the hype, I expected more, but it fell short for me. Title: Fangirl | Author: Rainbow Rowell| Rating: 3/5

Are in the mood for a bookish main character.

Enjoy college settings, esp dorm rooms and libraries and the occasional frat party.

I think this was a decent contemporary YA read, but not the most engaging for someone who feels removed from that age bracket.

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