BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

[ramiah]

Have a book/author you think I'd enjoy? Let me know here! And no, there's no such thing as too many recommendations.

So give me authors, or titles or series and maybe even let me know why you think I or everyone should read them! Please feel free to also include reading orders or any other things you think I should know.

Genres I read most often include fantasy, urban fantasy, some science-fiction, romance, mystery, as well as Teen/YA books!

<b>AUTHOR:</b> <b>TITLE(S):</b> Book title(s) or series name here! <b>ABOUT:</b> Optional. What's it about/why do you think it's awesome?

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I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE THIS TIME

[reignsdown]

AUTHOR: Rainbow Rowell
TITLE(S): Fangirl
ABOUT:
"A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love."

Upfront, I'm not 100% sure you'd enjoy this read, but I do recommend it to anyone that understands the concept/obsession of fandom and fanfiction versus the real world. It parallels RP a bit, as there is some co-authored project work included, but this book really spoke to me and I'm therefore sharing it.

Adding in my commentary from plurk, because I totally know where to put things now. 8D;;;

Quaggsassin
it is about an 18 year old college student that is also a fanfiction writer and just kind of going out into the world
Quaggsassin
it was a really, really emotional read for me because it hit a lot of chords, but it also had some cute things in it that I thought you miiiiight enjoy and/or understand
Quaggsassin
I'm not sure how to describe it, but after finishing it? I had feelings about fictional characters that had feelings about fictional characters
Quaggsassin
mind, it's mainly about fandom slash and I don't think you spent a lot of time in fandom slash, but it's... idk. it was a really interesting read for me /digs for the official write-up


OFFICIAL WRITE-UP:
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?

HOORAY FOR THE RIGHT PLACE

[ramiah]

Okay man I am....going to have to check this out at some point >> tysm for the rec bb :3