*I truly enjoyed this book. It's the type of book that'll have you smiling, ear to ear every other chapter. 
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 Fangirl is about a freshmen college student named Cath. She's an English major who loves to write, and read, fanfiction. However, as she starts her college journey, challenges arise between her twin sister, Wren, her unstable Dad, and her Fiction-Writing class. Cath loves having her twin sister by her side at all times, and doesn't like the idea of splitting off from her 'built-in friend'. Wren is ready to become independent, and branch off from the limits of being an identical twin. 
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 *Mainly, I gave this book four stars because it was fun to read. As someone who loves to read, and loses myself in books, I can relate to Cath's obsession with Simon Snow. It was nice to read about someone just as crazed as myself, and still be able to laugh at her awkwardness. The book was good at evoking emotion, making me smile like an idiot, or grip the book tighter, and turn the pages harsher when I didn't like what was happening. 
 *However much I loved to read this book, I did have to dock it at least one star. 
 Firstly, the Simon Snow to Harry Potter parallels were too inconsistent for me. It's clearly obvious that Simon Snow is supposed to be the story of Harry Potter with merely some name changes to keep it from actually being Harry Potter. But, it seemed like half-way through the book, Rowell decided she wanted Simon Snow to be its own story. She goes as far as having Levi mention Harry Potter in a conversation with Cath. This, as the reader, made things very confusing. For the whole first half of the book, I've been able to relate to Cath because, in my mind, she was obsessed with Harry Potter. I feel like Rowell should've either gone all in with the Simon to Harry parallels, or completely out. Not some confusing combination of both. 
 (view spoiler)[ My next problem with Fangirl was the plot line. And by that, I mean there wasn't one. If someone asked me to identify the climax, I wouldn't be able to. I suppose things began to speed up as the term ended and the release of the eighth book drew nearer. But is that much of a climax? Not really. Cath didn't really change much throughout the course of the book, and nothing truly dramatic happened. I guess she did finally decide to turn in her final project, but that was more of an additional thing at the end. 
 Next up is more of a small annoyance than a real problem, but I'm going to include it anyway. Ellipsis. Way to many of them. It got annoying after so many. It's more of a personal preference, I guess, but it really annoyed me. 
 The last problem I saw with Fangirl was that the romance between Levi and Cath seemed a little too rushed. It was like, one day he was just a person, and the next thing I know, she's "in love". I did, however, appreciate Rowell turning Nick into a treacherous little jerk, because I wasn't ready for a love triangle. (hide spoiler)] 
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 * Cath 
 Cath was a relatable main character, there's no arguing against that; but I just got so annoyed with her sometimes. For example, the girl didn't want to do her Fiction-Writing final. Like, seriously, girl? I don't care how you slice it, but you can't sit in your room writing fanfiction for the rest of your life, so go and do your freaking final. I don't care if you don't think you're "cut out for it", do your final, turn it in, get the credit, and it might come in handy later in life. I felt like she just threw away opportunities too frequently. 
 * Reagan 
 Reagan, I feel, was left hanging. I really loved Reagan. She was a no-nonsense, short tempered, hard to talk to person, but behind all that, she really cared for her naive freshmen roommate. I strongly believe that her relationship with Cath could've been developed so much better, and could've really contributed to the growth of Cath as a character, and overall affecting the outcome of the story. Instead, Reagan just disappeared for the a good chunk of the novel, and only came back at the end. 
 * Levi 
 Levi was basically the Mr. Sunshine of the book. Always happy, always smiling, blech. (view spoiler)[Frankly, I was glad to see him kissing another girl in the kitchen because, let's be honest- characters need at least some flaws. (hide spoiler)] He needed more flaws than that, but I'm not going to push this one. 
 *Laura 
 Gosh, I hate her. 
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 *So, yes I have my complaints, and yes it probably deserves three stars, but I did really enjoy reading it, and sometimes it's nice to find a book that's just an easy going, stand alone story. So despite all the problems with it, I gave it four.