IF THE FATES ALLOW is available today, exclusively in ebook and audiobook. Reagan has always been one of my favorite supporting characters - so this year, for the holidays, I decided to give her her very own story … with her very own romance.

Cath and Levi have a host of issues, but their romance, slow and steady and startlingly real, will make anyone a believer in how books and love go hand in hand.Do you remember Reagan? From Fangirl? Cath’s no-nonsense, secretly soft roommate? The only person besides Cath's party-girl sister, Wren, who can see the real her is Levi - the kind of swoon-worthy guy that's sure to become any reader's literary crush. Through her writing, Cath can express things she can't in real life, where she's extremely reclusive and socially inept. Leslie are stand-ins for Harry, Draco, and author J.K.

If you pay even cursory attention to the book-within-a-book, it's obvious that Simon, Baz, and Gemma T. Fangirl shares a few similarities with E&P: the Nebraska setting, an intelligent, introverted girl who doesn't say much, and a guy who's almost too good to be true.Įvery chapter begins with excerpts from not only Cath's fanfiction but also the 'canon' of the Potter-like Simon Snow books. She's apparently cranking out the quality realistic fiction with her follow-up out a scant eight months later. Rowell, whose first book Attachments was a 'chick lit' romantic comedy, burst onto the YA scene early in 2013 with the critically acclaimed misfit romance Eleanor & Park. Through Cath's introversion and Levi's dyslexia, the book also explores social anxiety and learning disabilities, as well as the importance of taking risks, academically and personally.įangirl isn't just a charming love story about people, it's also a love story about fiction and the power of books and fandoms. The actual sexual content is fairly tame for a college-set story: limited to kissing and making out partially undressed in bed. While Cath is a virgin who doesn't drink or even really curse, other characters use strong language pretty regularly ('f-k,' 'a-hole,' 'douche,' 's-t,' etc.) and discuss their sexual experience. A hermit who only leaves the room for class, protagonist Cath is secretly a prodigious fanfiction writer in the Simon Snow fandom (think Harry Potter). Set in a present Nebraska college (instead of an '80s Nebraska high school like Eleanor & Park), Fangirl follows an 18-year-old introvert's first year away at university.

Parents need to know that Fangirl is the second young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell. A couple of guys at a bar are drunk.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Set on a college campus, Fangirl features a few scenes of college-age students drinking either at a bar or a party.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell