I've read Fangirl and LOVED it, so I thought I would like it's companion novel. I did like it, but it took a while for me to get into it. Like over 150 pages... I thought about putting it down, but I'm glad that I didn't. After 200 pages, I couldn't put it down! It finally got to the good bits that we got tidbits of in Fangirl. It's good on its own, but I don't think a reader would get as much out of it if they hadn't read Fangirl yet.