Wren goes along with their mother's plan. To make matters worse, Cath’s mother, who abandoned the family when Cath and Wren were eight, tries to rekindle a relationship with the girls. Despite her help, Cath’s first semester of college is a train wreck as Cath witnesses her twin sister drink and party to excess. Luckily, Cath’s upperclassman roommate, Reagan, takes Cath under her wing, showing her the basics of college life. She accomplishes all of these things before the end of her spring semester.įor the first time in her life, Cath is separated from her more outgoing twin Wren, who has decided she no longer wants to be known as Cath’s twin. With the help of some friends, Cath manages to come to terms with the pain her mother caused, accept the love of a new boyfriend, rebuild the relationship with her twin sister, and finish her conclusion to the Simon Snow series. Additionally, Cath feels as if she is the only one who must watch over her mentally ill father and alcohol addicted sister. All of these events bring stress to a girl who can’t conquer her own insecurity about the college dining hall. Her twin sister is asking for space the mother who abandoned Cath wants to renew their relationship and, the end of the Simon Snow series is coming.

Now that she’s in college, life has become too real for Cath. Since she was eight, Cather Avery has dealt with life by disappearing into writing fanfiction about her favorite young adult book series. An insecure college freshman learns she can overcome the hurts of her past in the novel Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

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