Fangirl Down

Explore the ways in which Wells’s character changes over the course of the novel. What language does the narrator use to describe him in the early chapters of the novel? How do these descriptions change over the course of the narrative, and why? What experiences and relationships contribute to Wells’s evolution?

How does the novel explore the challenges of autonomy and independence through Josephine’s dilemmas in the novel? How does Josephine’s attitude toward these challenges change over the course of her character arc?

Analyze the inception and evolution of Josephine and Wells’s relationship. How does their relationship illustrate the power of love in the text?

How do both Josephine and Wells renegotiate their ideas about fame and success in the novel? How do these lessons relate to their individual goals and futures?

Explore the ways in which Wells’s childhood has impacted his sense of self in the present. What does the novel suggest about the nature of attachment and emotional vulnerability?

Explore the Golden Tee pro shop’s role in the text. How it is described? What is its wider significance in the novel? How does it help to illustrate some of the text’s key themes and ideas?

Analyze the novel’s depiction of sexuality and gender dynamics in the novel. How does Wells and Josephine’s sexual connection relate to their evolving understanding of intimacy? In what ways do they conform to, or challenge, traditional gender dynamics in their professional and personal relationship?

Fangirl Down is an adult romance. How does the novel conform to some of the common tropes and stylistic conventions of the genre? In what ways, if any, does it divert from them?