Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - Fangirl

Okay, I had such high hopes for this book because I really liked the premise HOWEVER. Cath sometimes reminded me of myself and I liked that but most times made me want to commit acts of arson because sometimes she was so unbelievably annoying, sometimes justified, most times incredibly annoying. I get that she’s scared of rejection and lonely but oh my god. She has anxiety, understandable, me too but sometimes if someone is annoying, it’s just because they are annoying. However the stuff with alcoholism and bipolar was done well and was interesting to see. I sort of liked the little splices of Simon Snow books and fan fiction because I knew what I was getting myself into but sometimes it goes on for too long. Another thing is the ending!! WHAT A LACK LUSTER ENDING OH MY GOD. I STUCK THROUGH ALL OF THAT TO GET THAT KIND OF ENDING? bleh. just one big bleh. Reagan was awesome and almost made the whole story for me. Anyways I can see how people like this but I think I’m just not a big fan of love stories anyway. Oh also I understand it is a “blatant rip off of Harry Potter” but I like that about it and like how it’s obviously about Draco x Harry

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Bonus point for the Noelle drawings (and also for Raegan I love her)
(Also i related to the dad which is probably not good but oh well!)
Edited my review down bcs I remembered some moment and cringed again

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funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

TRIGGER WARNINGS

infidelity, abandonment, alcoholism, eating disorder and mental illness

REPRESENTATION

mental health (MC with social anxiety, dyslexic LI, bipolar SC)

QUOTE

“I’m not really a book person.” “That might be the most idiotic thing you’ve ever said to me”

“To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one.”

“I miss you.""That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning.""It's not the time," Levi said, and she could hear that he was smiling." It's the distance.”

EXPECTATION VS REALITY

will fall shortly of the expectations since YA books are not really my thing anymore
ended up loving it even more than the first time (2013)!

WHAT I ENJOYED

It’s just so funny and wholesome and cute → it made me feel so incredibly happy reading it
Even though this is YA, I related to the MC much more this time around, maybe because she’s in uni (like me) and suffers from social anxiety (which I started having a couple of years ago)
The fast pace just kept me completely glued to the pages
As a bookworm, I felt a lot of myself in Cath and the nerdy vibes are immaculate
Having read Carry On just made me more nostalgic (?) reading Fangirl again
The characters are well-developed and feel very real (no one is perfect!) and it’s interesting seeing Cath navigate through her relationships

READ IF YOU ENJOY

cute fun and lighthearted YA contemporary romances
bookish and nerdish references
the topics of writing and fanfiction

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rach981's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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