There was a boy in her room. 
 Cather is one half of a twin sister duo obsessed with all things Simon Snow. She and her sister, Wren, have seen all of the movies, read all the books, and are well-known as two of the most popular Simon Snow fanfiction authors online. Everything is great...Until it's not.When their first semester of college comes around, Wren decides to ditch Cath-- an anxious, insecure, socially awkward girl-- to have her college experience herself. Suddenly, Cath is alone in attempting to juggle classwork, fanfiction, Simon Snow, and her relationships with others; she has to learn how to handle it without her extroverted twin. That is what this book is about.This is a really cool idea, and I was ecstatic at the representation of nerd culture in such an honest way, so I was extremely disappointed in this book. It wasn't awful, but it was nothing special in any way. Cath is one of the most socially stupid people I've ever read about-- to the point of it being hopelessly unrealistic. Another negative point for me had to be the amount of fanfiction... Because we were not previously exposed to this world, the large excerpts of text were boring, and I found myself skimming to get to the rest of the story. There's got to be a way to pay homage to this subsetting of nerd culture without throwing chapters worth of completely unnecessary subplots at the reader and boring them to tears. And my last complaint is this: Cather and Wren? Seriously? I hate their names so much.This book could have been a much simpler coming-of-age story, and I would have enjoyed that a lot. That being said, it's not completely awful the way it is-- it's just not special or bookgasm. Cath's roommate Reagan is beautifully real, as is [read: spoiler] (view spoiler)[Cath's later boyfriend Levi. (hide spoiler)] I don't hate this book by any means, and will be sending it to my friend. I think you just need to be a certain kind of person to enjoy it, and I was not that person. 
 "I can't believe this is happening . . ."