!The Young Adult Book Club! discussion

Goodreads Summary: A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.

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.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?

Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

What do you think of Fangirl? How was it compared to Eleanor and Park?

I'm just barely 25% in and I'm loving it! I love Cath's personality and there just so much fun scenes!

Oh I finished this earlier this week and it is too cute! <3

I really want to read this one!

Sounds interesting. I really like the cover

Aimee wrote: "Oh I finished this earlier this week and it is too cute! <3"

I agree Aimee! But I still haven't picked it up because of PSAT practice this whole month. What did you think of Eleanor and Park?

If you have finished and read Fangirl,

We loved to see your review on it!

I did finally read this one, although I didn't write a review. But I LOVED it! Not quite as much as Eleanor & Park, but the story is different enough that I was totally absorbed. Loved the whole fangirl premise, and also how the relationship developed in this one, nice and slow like Eleanor &Park.

Jenny wrote: "I did finally read this one, although I didn't write a review. But I LOVED it! Not quite as much as Eleanor & Park, but the story is different enough that I was totally absorbed. Loved the whole..."

I'm really excited to see what else she has in store for next year!