If you have been following my blog for a while (seven years) then you will realize that this post is similar to I Am Fern Walters. That post focused on Fern Walters from Arthur, who like I, is an introverted writer who second-guesses her self. Well today I will be talking about another character that I relate to very much
Cath Avery
Cath Avery, is the protagonist from Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell a freshman who just started the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with her twin sister Wren. What relates me to Miss Cath? She is a writer and a fanfiction writer who basically is an introvert while her sister Wren is considered to be the "social one". Cath hates anything social and she is obsessed with the Simon Snow series (Harry Potter parody) which is similar to me because I am a Potterhead who also hates being social. However, the point of this post is to talk about Cath and her love for fanfiction.
When I first picked up this book, I fell deep into it because I felt just like Cath. In middle school and high school, I had dabbled in fanfiction for series such as Charmed and Dawson's Creek. However, my show was One Tree Hill, and I just fell into the show but I wanted more and I started writing my own stories. I learned what fanfiction was in 2003, and never looked back. Writing fanfiction showed me that writing was my passion, and I wrote a lot of fanfiction for the show like A LOT. They are somewhere deep in my laptop and emails but I was obsessed and so is Cath. She focuses her time on writing these stories and learns that writing is her passion.
As the novel progresses we learn how much Fanfiction has saved Cath through the facets of her life. Fanfiction has always had and will be a part of my life. I still write it but for other things but a girl may go back to One Tree Hill because I can definitely rewrite those stories (I was a teen and my grammar game sucked). The point is, it is a lost love of mine and I cannot wait to re-explore it. The novel also touches upon anxiety, romance, and mental illness. Things that plague my own life, and overall it is an amazing novel.
I recommend it to writers of fanfiction and writers overall.
This novel deserves a sequel!
