Cath just wants to hang out with her twin sister and write fanfiction. But now that they’re at college, her sister doesn’t have time for her. And life keeps pulling Cath further and further out of her shell. For the first time ever, Cath has her own social circle. There’s Nick, her handsome classmate who wants her to write short stories with him… And then Levi, who keeps showing up when she isn’t looking for him … Actually … maybe Cath’s circle is more of a triangle?
Review:
Sometimes you hate when stories are revisited in new formats and you just want the original version to remain in it’s perfect form in your brain forever. And sometimes, stories feel like they are made to be retold over and over. Fangirl, a story that literally talks about writing fanfic, is one such story, one that can be told again and again. Sometimes it’s okay to not let stories go. I feel like the story of Simon and Baz, and of Cath works so well in graphic novel/manga format. They’d be great in movie format. In Netflix format. In any format. I’m okay not letting this story go. It’s a story that would make great fanfic.
The only sad thing is it ends in the middle! It’s like a manga installment or a fanfic…And who knows how long it will be until the next one comes out. I guess I don’t really know if anyone reads fanfic any more though. Is this something that teens still do? Or is this a dated thing that teens today will read about and go that’s so early 2000’s….?
Regardless, anyone can relate to Cath and her fears of branching out and trying new things. She’s just so relatable. But, also she’s who you are afraid to be. Hopefully, we will all leave our rooms and do more than read books, particularly in our formative years (that aren’t in the midst of pandemics). Also all the little Simon/Baz story fragments are probably the best translated into manga form. Baz is serious designed for visual effect. Also, why has no one bought the movie rights yet?
It’s also nice getting a college story. I really feel like this is a time period we don’t see enough of in fiction. So much happens in college. So much growth away from parents. You’d think it would be a goldmine for books, but instead I find myself getting super excited any time I see one. Any way, both a lot happens happens for Cath in this installment and not a lot. She branches out and she doesn’t. She starts to fall for a guy, and she has her heart stomped on a little bit. She has some more falling out with her twin. And you know the big stuff is still to come. I cannot wait. I give this a 9/10.
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