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mycatastrophe 's review for:
Carry On
by Rainbow Rowell
Full review as seen on Caity Reads.
Rainbow Rowell strikes again. With yet another book, that I absolutely loved. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from Rainbow and a fantasy book, since until Carry On, she had written only contemporary novels. I was not disappointed in the least by this book. I feel like I should mention that this is not meant to be the fanfiction that Cath was writing in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. From what I’ve read, there were a few people expecting this to be that, and it is not.
I will agree with other reviews in that the first 150 pages or so were slower than the rest of the book. Though I don’t think it was at an antagonizing pace or boring. The magic system was a bit different, and not necessarily my favorite part of the book. I thought it was an interesting change from what you normally see. However, I’m not sure someone else could have pulled it off the way that Rainbow did.
One thing I was very grateful for was that you can definitely tell that this is a Rainbow book. She does characters so well. I talked a little about this in my review of Attachments. They always serve their purpose perfectly, and they seem so real. They’re flawed and real and relatable.
I would definitely recommend this book. Especially if you are a fan of Rainbow Rowell or you enjoyed the fanfiction sections in Fangirl. On a side note, I’ve read a lot of people saying that they didn’t love this cover. Even a few that really, really didn’t like it. However, I will have to kindly disagree. I love this cover. While it’s not what I expected, I still really like it.
Initial Thoughts:
This was so good. I cannot put my feels into words right now. I will have a full review up in the future!
Rainbow Rowell strikes again. With yet another book, that I absolutely loved. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from Rainbow and a fantasy book, since until Carry On, she had written only contemporary novels. I was not disappointed in the least by this book. I feel like I should mention that this is not meant to be the fanfiction that Cath was writing in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. From what I’ve read, there were a few people expecting this to be that, and it is not.
I will agree with other reviews in that the first 150 pages or so were slower than the rest of the book. Though I don’t think it was at an antagonizing pace or boring. The magic system was a bit different, and not necessarily my favorite part of the book. I thought it was an interesting change from what you normally see. However, I’m not sure someone else could have pulled it off the way that Rainbow did.
One thing I was very grateful for was that you can definitely tell that this is a Rainbow book. She does characters so well. I talked a little about this in my review of Attachments. They always serve their purpose perfectly, and they seem so real. They’re flawed and real and relatable.
I would definitely recommend this book. Especially if you are a fan of Rainbow Rowell or you enjoyed the fanfiction sections in Fangirl. On a side note, I’ve read a lot of people saying that they didn’t love this cover. Even a few that really, really didn’t like it. However, I will have to kindly disagree. I love this cover. While it’s not what I expected, I still really like it.
Initial Thoughts:
This was so good. I cannot put my feels into words right now. I will have a full review up in the future!