Fangirl (2013) by Rainbow Rowell is her third book and the third one by her that I’ve read. In fact, Rowell is on my list of “read everything she writes, no matter what the topic.” Rowell’s latest book centers around Cath, a young woman from Omaha, Nebraska, leaving her father and home for the first time to attend college in Lincoln. Cath is a strong introvert, also dealing with social anxiety and self esteem problems. Any new situations are challenging, so the upheavel in her life that college represents is very difficult for her. Cath’s twin sister, Wren, is also starting college, but instead of sustaining their comforting pairing, Wren wants to break out and meet new people. Cath’s life is centered around writing fan fiction for a young adult fantasy series, and it is this that she uses to avoid dealing with her real life. The book follows Cath through her first year of college. Like Rowell’s other books, this was a nice, sweet story, with realistic, likable people dealing with their own personal challenges. Cath deals with some heavy problems, including her relationship with her mother and mental illness in her family, but the main focus on the story is Cath growing into her life.
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Has Rainbow Rowell gotten even one negative review on here? Better yet, one below 4 stars? I don’t believe she has, and that makes me ever so happy.
I think that proves that it is actually scientifically impossible to dislike Rainbow Rowell’s writing. There are a lot of reviewers here, with a lot of wildly varying tastes and opinions, and we all love Rowell. I’m further sure that it proves that anyone who claims to dislike Rowell’s writing (although I have yet to meet anyone who does) is probably lying just to hurt me. Her books are all magical.