"Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.
That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here — it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up.
Carry On - The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters."
-- Summary via Goodreads
Review by: anonymous
5/5 Stars
Mutual Pining: The Book
(It’s really Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, but shhhhh)
If I were ever asked to summarize Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, I think I
could do it in four words: “Mutual Pining: The Book”. This description is not
particularly because there was an overabundance of mutual pining in this book;
there was actually quite the perfect amount. It’s more because never in a
million years have I seen mutual pining so well executed. They say the mark of
a good author is when the reader (you) wants to shake a character by the
shoulders for their (stupid) decisions, as opposed to shaking the author by the
shoulders for their characters' (stupid) decisions. This book, Carry On, makes
you want to shake the characters by the shoulders so much that your head
could quite literally explode. Carry On makes you want to slam your head on
the table while shaking in both fury and suspense (“please kiss already” will
become your motto while reading this book). Carry On makes you want to
punch Agatha throughout the first half of the book (and maybe even throughout
the whole book) for all the (kind of) stupid things she does throughout. There’s
a whole bunch of other things Carry On makes you want to do, and not all of
them are rage-induced (I promise). Almost every character makes you excited
to see them, and each word leaves you wanting more. Each mention of Baz
makes you all the more excited to see him (because they make him sound just
as snarky as the main character, and he is, having two snarky main characters
makes this book even better), and every word out of Simon makes you wish he
had good parents. Overall, the characters are deep, and are filled to the brim
with personality. Overall, the book was the perfect amount of dramatic and
angsty (backed by the overarching love of two of the main characters). The
ending of this book leaves you feeling like everyone got what they deserved
(and quite happy for the hopelessly-in-love couple who plagues you with their
mutual pining throughout a good chunk of the book), and it makes sure to let
the reader see the happy ending each character gets. Not everything becomes
perfect by the end of the book, but it gets better, and that’s what matters.
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