Jul 31, 2013

"Waiting On" Wednesday #127: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell!

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
 

Fangirl
by
Rainbow Rowell

Publication date:
September 10th, 2013
 
 
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.     
 Cath is a Simon Snow fan.

Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
 
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
 
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
 
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
 
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
 
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
 

And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
 
 


What are you waiting for this week?
 
Leave me your WoW links!

13 comments:

  1. Fangirls? This I need. Definitely marking it to-read!

    Stopping by from WoW!
    @ Notebook Sister's WoW

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  2. No way! Why haven't I heard about this before? It sounds perfect for me (and probably many others). Thanks for sharing. :)

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  3. This really doesn't sound like my type of a read but Rainbow Rowell seems to be really popular these days. I hope you'll enjoy it :)

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    1. Thanks, Tanja :)

      To be honest, I wasn't that interested in Fangirl at first, but after reading Eleanor & Park, I'm dying to read more Rainbow Rowell's books, so yeah, now I can't wait for this one :)

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  4. Been seeing a lot of this author's books around lately! Hope you enjoy this one!!

    Here's my WoW

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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  5. This one sounds so cute! And I think we have all been fangirls at sometime.

    My WOW

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    1. Yeah, we have, haven't we? ;)

      Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. I'm definitely excited for this one, too. I love that it takes place in college and am curious to see how she handles fanfic. Great pick!
    Natflix&Books' WoW

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