I had never written much fanfiction back in the day, certainly not of Harry Potter. Believe it or not, but there once was a time where Harry Potter ruled the Earth. Those of us who survived that era remember our part in it fondly and whisper amongst ourselves in quiet reverence. However, my part in it was to just simply read and enjoy the books. Fangirl kind of makes part of me wish I had hopped on the nerd bandwagon when I had the chance to rise to internet fame. Ah well. Though all of me wishes that I was as prolific a writer as Cath. I mean 10,000 words in one night! What are you woman, a robot?! 
 Anyway, on to what I thought of the book. I loved it (for the most part). It was just adorable! It was a fun and fast read. I liked it a lot. Fangirl is both a loving homage to fandom and a quirky coming-of-age tale. A look into the life of a fangirl. 
 I liked reading about Cath's fanfiction writing exploits. It was like living vicariously through her, and living out a strange whimsy I had once of being a popular fic author. Cath's relationship with her family however... That part of her life I did not want, although in my opinion, it was the strongest part of the book. It all just seemed so real, as if I was peering into the mind of a real person. The character interactions are definitely the story's strongpoint. 
 However, I didn't particularly care too much for the romance. I mean I didn't hate it. It wasn't awful, it was cute, don't get me wrong. It's just that I'm very picky when it comes to romance, and this book just didn't really do it for me I guess. Plus, it all just seemed like wish fulfillment more than anything. I mean, Cath gets the attention of a cute older boy when all she does is sit around and write fanfiction, and never go out and socialize. He just shows up on the first day of her freshman year and is like, "Ayy girl, you're beautiful, wanna date? Read me some of your Harry/Draco Simon/Baz slash fanfics before we make out. *wink* *wink*" 
 I'm sorry but no. I tried that, it doesn't work. (not the reading slash fics to get a guy to make out with you, I mean the sitting around and doing nothing and here I am still single type deal). *Cough* 
 Anyway, moving on. Despite the unrealistic romance in what I will argue is a very realistic story, I still very much enjoyed the book as a whole. It was still adorable, it was still very well-written. And it had the most amazing characters and character interactions. What I love the most about the book is Cath's family. Her dynamic with her sister, father, and mother, are so raw, so real that those parts of the story moved me the most. Best part of the book for me, the fanfiction itself coming in second. Here I am strangely intrigued by Cath's thinly veiled Harry Potter substitute fic and I find out that Rainbow Rowell actually published it. (I may check it out later) 
 I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an interesting and quirky story. Also to nerdy fangirls.