"To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one." 
 My favourite things about this one were the excerpts from both Simon Snow and Carry on, Simon. And also because it led me to read Carry On which I loved. 
 And I also really loved the writing about writing. Anyone who loves to write will be able to relate to this one! 
 "That was the beauty in stacking up words--they got cheaper, the more you had of them." 
 I actually really enjoyed Cath, because while she is insecure and shy and scared, she knows exactly what she isn't and she never tries to be anything else, or do things to fit in. And she is proud about her nerd status, which is just great! 
 She had a lot to deal with , her dad struggling with his mental health and her sister trying to make her own path. Agreed, she didn't handle it all that well in the beginning. 
 "I don't want to kiss a stranger," Cath would answer. "I'm not interested in lips out of context." 
 Reagan was a great addition, she was just so very real and accepted no BS that I couldn't not like her. 
 Levi is a straight up cutie pie, no expansion needed. 
 "Levi's smile broke free and devoured his whole face. It started to devour her face, too. Cath had to look away." 
 I liked how Cath went back and replayed great moments of her relationship with Wren, so we could see how it should be and didn't focus on how off the relationship was at the moment. I liked seeing their relationship grow and change as they grew up a bit! 
 "Cath ran her fingers along the cover, over the raised gold type. 
 Then someone else ran right into her, pushing the book into Cath's chest. Pushing two books into her chest. Cath looked up just as Wren threw an arm around her. 
 "They're both crying," Cath heard Reagan say. "I can't even watch." 
 Cath freed an arm to wrap around her sister. "I can't believe it's really over," she whispered. 
 Wren held her tight and shook her head. She really was crying, too. "Don't be so melodramatic, Cath," Wren laughed hoarsely. "It's never over... It's Simon."