I was looking for another book when I saw this and I picked it up just for the heck of it. For the first time in a long while, I didn't immediately refer to Goodreads for ratings and reviews before I started reading a book. And it has been a rewarding experience. 
 Cath's such an amazing character! She's reserved and has her idiosyncrasies, none of which make her any less endearing. 
 There are so many moments in the book where Cath keeps checking up on her father for any signs indicating he might not be okay. Nowhere does Rowell make her out to be a martyr and the situation to be a unnecessary and miserable mess. It allows the reader to be much more appreciative of Cath as a character. 
 Cath's life is never dominated by one element. Yes, writing fanfiction certainly takes up more time, but she's also thinking about her love life, her relationship with Wren, Laura, her dad, her room-mate, and her identity independent of Simon and Baz. 
 Her character seems so very relatable that she pops out almost like a real person. The book no longer felt like a fiction but someone's private diary. 
 What made Fangirl most unique was the closeness I felt it had, with real life. I am stressing on the word unique because I can't decide whether I like it or I don't. I look forward to reading because it is an escape. Fangirl seems so normal and alive, I felt like I was watching my own world in third person. 
 Another thing that makes Rowell's writing stand out is the importance she gives to small thing. We've gotten so used to reading sex scenes in romances that sometimes it seems that authors can no longer convey the emotions in anything less. Rowell doesn't suffer from the same issue. She makes a simple thing as holding hands and kissing amazing! 
 I'm cutting a star only because I would have preferred it if Rowell had not skipped between different scenes so swiftly. It's not an issue really but just my personal opinion. 
 Anyway, I'm going to fondly remember this book for a long, long time.