Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell -- 445 pages

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. Cath writes fan-fiction and has thousands of followers for it. Cath and her twin, Wren, used to do it together, but now they're in college. Wren, the cool twin, told Cath that she wanted to room separately, and Cath was more than shocked, she was hurt. 

Cath is an introvert, socially awkward, and she loves the Simon Snow world more than the real one. Now she's stuck with a harsh roommate, who is rarely there, and her roommates lanky boyfriend, who is always there. 

I enjoyed this sweet story about Cath, a very relatable character, and her journey through her first two years of college. 

The She-Hulk Diaries, by Marta Acosta

The She-Hulk Diaries, by Marta Acosta , 328 pages

Imagine a person who enjoys "chick lit" (not a big fan of the term, but humor me); now imagine a person who enjoys superhero comic books.  Okay, if those were a Venn diagram, the people who occupy the portion where those overlap are the individuals who might enjoy this book.  Jennifer Walters is a successful lawyer, but she loses her jobs and apartments frequently due to her alter-ego, She-Hulk, who has a tendency to destroy things and not think long-term.  She's determined not to blow this new job, even though the love of her life has resurfaced, the Avengers have distanced themselves from her, and she still can't find a new apartment.  I found this kind of annoying and hard to get into at first, and then it grew on me and I couldn't stop reading it, like a piece of candy that isn't that great but every now and then has an interesting flavor.  P.S., this was all words, to all of those comic book haters out there.