I like Fangirl. Really really like it. When I read the first few chapters I thought, "Oh my God, potential 5-stars book! It's been a while!" I could practically hear the drum roll. It was somewhat a dilemma for me; I want to keep reading it, but at the same time I don't want it to end. 
 Rainbow Rowell is officially my go-to author for comfort reads. Reading her stories feels a lot like sipping a cup of hot matcha latte and eating brownies and a bucket of vanilla ice cream mixed with chunks of Oreo. Wool socks. Teddy bear. My cat. Everything cuddly and warm and purrs. 
 I like the characters, especially Cather. She reminds me of myself several years ago, writing one-shot fanfictions of Samurai Warrior. I like the illustration even if they are a bit spoiler-ish. I like the jokes; I actually scribbled pages of my notebook with snippets of conversation from this story. I can go on and on listing all the things I like and I cannot recommend it enough to my friends. 
 However, as I read towards the end, everything doesn't feel as good as it does before. The Simon Snow excerpts, obviously inspired by Harry Potter (and Snow/Baz slash fic Cath writing is Draco/Harry in real life), but not as good. I accept it, because it's not a real series anyway and honestly what can be as good as Harry Potter, right?. What bugs me is they were not always related to the chapter that follows, or perhaps I'm too dim to understand the connection. (view spoiler)[When Cath was reading the fiction for Levi, I want so badly to skip them, but I persevere because I thought that would be related to the real story, but alas, not that I aware of. (hide spoiler)] Most of the time they felt like filler for me. It just feels like...it's there because it has to. To remind the readers that this is a novel about a fangirl, and these are the excerpt of fantasy world she would prefer to live on. 
 Speaking of filler...finally I have to state my unpopular opinion. I don't like Levi. I mean, I like him personally. He is charming and easy-going, and he always put the girl he like first in his life. I would like to befriend him in real life, too bad they don't produce more guys like this since, like, 1930. But even though I think he is a refreshing character, most of his interaction with Cath made me feels a lot like what I feel with Simon Snow excerpts. Unnecessary sugary sprinkle that should be toned down a bit, unless you want to get diabetes. 
 And the ending...it does not feel like it. There is so much strings left untied, and as I am reading the FAQ with Rainbow Rowell at the end... I keep thinking that it shouldn't end like this. Perhaps it is deliberate, since fanfiction is such a big part of this story, Rowell wants to tease the reader to make fanfiction about it. If it's true, then I think she nailed it. Now I feel like writing one.