Author: Rainbow Rowell
Exp. Pub.: September 10, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
Or will she just go on living inside somebody else’s fiction?
What I'm Waiting: I'm reading Eleanor & Park on audio right now. It's such an adorable story!! I'm excited for Fangirl now too. And I just adore the simple covers of Rowell's books - they're too cute!! The real question is: book or audio... It's going to be a tough choice!!
Sounds cute, but not really up to my tastes. Still hope you love it!
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It could be this is more enjoyable in audio. Especially since you're enjoying the ifrst one already in audio, I think oyu should stick with it. Nice pick! My WoW
ReplyDeleteI read Eleanor and Park a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. I didn't know about this book! Thanks for sharing. I am adding it to my TBR list.
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That is ALWAYS a tough choice. And one of the reasons I often end up with a HC and the audio. Oops. :P I just discovered this one last week and it does sound SO cute. And now I seriously need to grab the audio for E&P. Now to decide whether to finish the Graceling series first or just dive right into E&P. :P
ReplyDeleteOh, I'll have to keep an eye out for that one. I have yet to read Attachments but I adored Eleanor & Park and this one sounds a little bit more like me. Marking my calendar!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSQUEEEE! This one does sound really good! I love coming-of-age stories, but funny, cute ones are even better :D
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How adorable is this! I love that cover and the story sounds fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover, title, and description. Cool pick!
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Oh great pick! I haven't heard about this one before but it sounds super cute! Love the cover!!
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I think the cover of this one is really cute, although I don't think its a book I'd enjoy. I hope you do, though!
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I think this one sounds amazing. I'm such a fangirl about things, so I think I could definitely relate. I need to get my hands on Eleanor and Park soon too!
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Such an adorable cover :D
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I love the cover for this book it's super cute :DD
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Ooo such a cute cover! Just got Eleanor and Park, Hoping to start it soon!
ReplyDeleteI need to pick up Rainbow Rowell's first book. I'm seeing awesome books coming from her.
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