Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

In the past, I have tried not to fangirl over couples or plot events in books, because I like evaluate material calmly. But, considering the title of the book, an exception, I think, is needed. So I will probably use fangirl words like ship, fanfic, fandom, etc. I will define the words ahead of time for those non-fangirls. Okay? Okay. (I will do it one day, I swear)

Words you need to know (Consider it a free vocabulary lesson!)
ship: 1. the act of wanting two people (fictional or otherwise) to be in a romantic relationship
         2. a couple
fanfic: short for fanficiton, which means fiction written by fans of a fandom. This can be from fluff to alternate dimension, to crossovers (not important here, search them on urban dictionary)
fandom: a group of fans, like a kingdom of fans
canon: Something that has been confirmed by the original source. In other words, it's undeniable.


I shall be honest with you: I am a full-out, proud fangirl. I have many fandoms and I write fanficition(I actually do, though I don't get any views). And that leads to the fact that Cath is the most relatable character I have ever read. I have a Hunger Games review on my blog (you should go check it out) and there, I've mentioned that Katniss is such a relatable character because we have similar personalities and opinions. But Cath BLOWS. KATNISS. OUT. OF. THE. WATER. Literally. It may be the fact that I'm an asocial nerd who loves to read. I could imagine myself saying the words Cath says and thinking what she thinks. Heck, I even write LGBT+ fanfiction! (AND I REGRET NOTHING)

I SHIPPED CATH AND LEVI BEFORE IT WAS COOL. From the moment I opened the book and read the page with Levi, I was like, 'Those two are getting together!' And they did! Boy, I was mad when Cath refused to see Levi when he kissed that blond. I'm not sure who I was mad at specifically, probably at the author for breaking the ship up (although it technically wasn't canon yet). That happens a lot when you're a fangirl . Like, I was so mad at John Green when he did that thing in TFIOS. . . oh wait, wrong book.

Anyways, my point is that I STILL SHIPPED IT when Cath still thought Levi was Reagan's boyfriend. It was like in City of Bones where that thing, you know that thing, happened, I won't put here because spoilers, (You do NOT want to spoiled though, that spans on for half the Mortal Instruments)

Speaking of Reagan, I really like her. She influences Cath just like Alaska does to Miles in Looking for Alaska, getting Cath to do things she would have never done without her. She is very supportive of Levi and Cath's relationship, which is a huge difference from the cliche 'jealous ex-girlfriend' characteristic. She's scary, but she's also a generally well-rounded person, like a sister who pretends to be too sophisticated for Cath but does look out for her.

Speaking of sisters, I don't know what to make of Wren. Wren does seem kind of keen on losing Cath, keeping her away from her social life, (FANDOM BEFORE FRIENDS #fangirlogic)  which made me, well, not hate, but largely dislike Wren. She acted like the whole, 'Oh I'm the better sibling who hangs out with boys and gets invited to parties' cliche girl WHICH I JUST LOATHE. But she did make up for it in the end.

Now, as not only a fangirl but as a human being, I must admit we were all wrong, wrong about all of it at one point in out lives about something. And this time, it was Nick. At first, I liked Nick, thought he was a really great person. I can't say I shipped Cath and him because I was too obsessed with Cath and Levi, but I was like, 'yeah, they could have like a friendly, collaborating writer relationship'. And then, the bomb came. JUST AN EDITOR?! HELL, NO. Nick, that back-stabbing little bastard son of a– sorry, I'll go wash my mouth with soap.

Okay, now my mouth is super soapy and I think I can write about Nick without cussing, I should probably mention I hate him. I loathe him. I abhor him. I despise him. I detest him. I feel malice to him. I can't stand him. I begrudge him. I want to toss his silly little mundane/mortal/muggle body into the depths of Tarturus and Edom and the Arena and the Maze and the Scorch and Skaro and Hell and Azkaban and– okay I think that's enough. I swear I'll stop.

That's probably enough with my character review of Nick, though I must mention I went, "YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU GET YOU UNGRATEFUL BASTARD! YOU RULE CATH!" when Cath turned Nick down with the story at the end. I truly enjoyed that moment.

Now I must shut up and stop fangirling and become a proper book reviewer again. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

–Sooyoung Jo–