Cath is a Harry Potter-level fanfic writer starting college who would rather stay in her dorm and write about her favorite characters than navigate a real world she's not sure she belongs in. A warm, deeply funny novel about creativity, anxiety, and learning to let yourself be loved.
Clean to mild — sweet college romance without explicit content.
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Moods: Cozy Nostalgic Funny Heartwarming
Tropes: Fanfiction Writer College Setting Found Family Fish Out of Water
Technically published as YA but the protagonist is in college — feels more New Adult in its concerns.
No — Fangirl came first. Carry On is the book-within-the-book made into a real novel.
Yes, though Carry On continues Simon Snow's (fictional) story.
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