Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Well, I ended up picking Fangirl for my first review here. And I am glad I did, because I liked it, but not so much that I have nothing to say about it. This review will contain some spoilers, so beware!! I gave the book 3½ stars on Goodreads, and I must say, from everything I have heard about this book, I honestly expected to like it better. I thought it was good, but not fantastic. And here's why: The plot: Twins go off to college and while one of them, Wren, takes it as a chance to start over and "liberate" herself from her twin sister, the other, Cath, takes this as an insult and only grudgingly begins this new phase of her life as an independent being. I thought this was an interesting story, especially as I could see myself in some of Cath's character traits, like the social anxiety and tendency to be a hermit. But it just felt like that part of the story got clouded by the many other story lines going on, like the dad and the mom, who each had separate st...