All I have to say is yes.

Yes to the adaptation to manga form. Yes to the visual representation of all my favourite characters. Yes to all the Baz and Simon content. Everything is just a big fat yes!

I was thrilled when this series was announced, because I had just fallen in love with Rowell’s writing of Carry On and Fangirl, and I desperately wanted more content. It’s not often popular contemporary books gets adapted into manga. The only one that springs to mind is Twilight during its peak popularity, and I definitely think there is a market for it, and not just in big fans of the book. Visual media can help kids with dyslexia or aren’t strong readers get into stories, and still appreciate the written word, and as a dyslexic this would’ve been a great help to me. The story had me on tender hooks, even though I knew exactly what would happen because I love the book so much.

I love actually getting to see our characters. Cath looks so small and vulnerable in her new environment, and how her body language shows how scared and intimidated she feels. I love seeing Reagan being confident and cool, and actually seeing a curvy girl, and Levi is just as I imagined him, yet his smile still charms me through the page. I love seeing the Baz and Snow extracts sewn in, and all the Carry On content that will make any fan jump for joy.

Even if you haven’t read Fangirl, this is still a worthwhile series. It’s a love letter to all fan culture, in how we can express ourselves through media we enjoy, and how it can give us happiness and the inspiration to find our own way in life, even if no one else understands why we love it. I just felt so good reading it, when the little moments came that made Cath happy had also made me happy, and I never related to a character more than I did with her.

And the art is superb! Everyone is so detailed and pretty! It makes my heart so happy.

This is the first instalment, and I cannot wait to read the rest.

Amazing.

I haven't read the regular non-manga version of this book (although it is on my TBR) and now I really want to read it! Cath reminds me a bit of me - anxious, loner, into unusual hobbies. I can't wait to read the novel version of this book!