Urban
Dictionary defines 'fangirl' as: A rabid breed of human female who is obesessed
with either a fictional character or an actor. Similar to the breed of fanboy.
Fangirls congregate at anime conventions and livejournal. Have been known to
glomp, grope, and tackle when encountering said obesessions.
So, I guess
that from the title of this book, and being able to add two and two, you can
kind of figure out what it is about. True, that's the title of this book,
alright, but the great thing is that it's not only about fangirling. It's also
about Cath. And Wren. And, oh well, maybe yes, maybe it is also about
fangirling over Simon Snow.
Cath is a freshman
in college. She is also a twin, an identical twin. When her twin and her were
eight years old, something in their lives changed and they kind of tried to
fill that void with something new they’d just learned about, and instantly
became obsessed with, Simon Snow. You might wonder who that Simon Snow is, it's
only reasonable, and let's say, Simon Snow is a book character, but he's THE
book character. And for them, it is their whole world. Or it was. Cath isn't
very sure about her sister anymore.
Fast
forward to Cath and Wren going to college. Fast forward to trying to make the
first friends, maybe even going to a few parties, maybe even meeting some new.
Sounds
pretty typical to me, doesn't it? Well maybe it is, which doesn't make it less
great.
I think
this book fell into my hands exactly at the right time. I read it in a day and
a half, maybe? Yeah, I really liked it.
