Title: Carry On
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Rating: 100/5
Reading Time: 5 hours
Bookworm Appeal: It appeals to anyone who is anyone
Front seat's for people who haven't been kidnapped by numpties!
Backstory ( You may skip this)
I've been putting off reading this book for a loooooooooooooong time because of a couple of reasons:
1. I wanted to get in hardcover but my bookstore only had it in paperback
2. My cousin (Mimi) has been asking me to wait for her, so we can read it together. (She's also the reason why I haven't read Queen of Shadows yet)
3. I had just come back from one of the biggest book sales that happens 2-3 times a year and started reading those first.
But while I was on youtube this one booktuber did a review on Fangirl (another Rainbow Rowell book) SO I watched it because it was his first review, he does book related things but he's never done a review before. And he talked about how cute Levi and Cath were and about the part where Cath read Levi the Outsiders for him. Then I read Cath's fanfics for Simon and Baz and I just had to pick up Carry On. I just had to.
Summary/Non-Spoiler Review
*I didn't know much about this book when I went into this book and I loved being surprised
This story centers around Simon Snow and he's a magician/wizard and what they call the Mage's heir and the most powerful wizard to ever live and he's also the Chosen One or as Baz calls him the worst chosen one to ever be chosen. (He has a lot of nicknames) He can't control his powers and whenever he tries to help he pretty much just blows everything up into a million tiny pieces.
There's a war going on. Actually several wars going on. There's politics and romance and sass/Baz and I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH I LITERALLY CAN'T EVEN!
I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH AND I AM SO HAPPY I DIDN'T WAIT FOR MIMI!
This book is literally everything I could ever want...and the ships oh the ships...they are totally endgame...I get goosebumps whenever I think about them.
By the way you DO NOT have to read FANGIRL TO READ THIS BOOK !
REVIEW
1. Baz
Throughout the whole first part of the book when Baz is missing, the only thing I can think about is when he's going to show up. Like at the beginning of every page that's the first thing to come to mind. He is my favorite character out of the entire book. I mean he's just so funny and sweet it's hard not to fall in love with Baz. It's literally impossible and even Rainbow herself said in an interview that he was her favorite character.
2. Penelope and Simon
Their relationship is literally #friendshipgoals at their finest. I think that's enough to describe their relationship.
3.The World of Mages Politics
It would be confusing if anyone else but Rainbow Rowell describes it to you. And it's not really something you can describe in one or two paragraphs. It's more like a you need to read at least half the book before you understand it kind of thing . I liked the politics because in a way it kinda grounds the book, makes the world seem more realistic.
4. Normals
In this world we don't any special names like mundane or mortal or muggle we're just normals. I loved the way Rainbow merged the two worlds. There's technology and the way the characters speak is exactly the way normal teenagers do.
5. The Magic
The way they do spells in this book, I have to say is pretty confusing but mind you it's probablly only a tad confusing for me because I flew through the book so fast, I'll probably give this book a reread (in fact I've already started) but basically almost anything can become a spell like songs and commonly used words. It was wonderfully interesting and I'll probably try to figure it out properly as I reread.
6. Simon's tail and wings
Throughout the epilogue, I was sort of hoping that Simon'd tail and wings would disappear at the end because it must be pretty horrible for him whenever he has to go out and do stuff, especially during the dance with Baz where Baz has to hold Simon's tail in one hand while dancing.
7. Simon's parents
I wish Simon had figured out that the Mage was his dad and that Lucy came back to see him and he was her beautiful rosebud boy.
8. Simon's magic
Professor Bunce said that apparently that the dead spots would eventually get back their magic so maybe he might be able to as well. I mean Simon's parents are the Mage who is super magickal and Lucy who is described as pretty magickal too. He should at least hve some controllable magic. (that way he could get rid of the wings and tail :) )
9. Simon and Baz's relationship
I knew it was a romance book because of Cath and Fangirl but I didn't know which direction it would go in, especially in the beginning, because Simon was dating Agatha and he and Penelope were really close and Baz was missing. When Baz arrived I was still nervous because we didn't know how Simon would react to Baz because we knew from the first few POV's from Baz that he was in love with Simon. It was so cute whenever Simon still didn't know about BAz's feelings towards him and put his hand on Baz's or chose to help Baz.
10. Agatha
I just didn't like her. She seemed like a brat.
11. SEQUEL
Rainbow said that if she was planning to write a sequel for any of her books it would either be for Carry On or Eleanor and Park. SO I'M EXCITED
Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjQxlPzH36c
SECRET LINKS:
"Although we've come to the end of the road. I still can't let go."
- Boyz II Men, End of the Road
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