A review by dottiewankenobi
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I don't have the brain cells to write a review yet but I will say this: I love u Lucy u deserved better

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after rereading, I've moved this down from 4 stars to 3.75. some aspects of this book are very enjoyable (the banter, for instance, always got a laugh out of me, and
Lucy's relationship with Simon and the world around her always made me cry
) but on the whole... I think there are pacing issues (
especially the part where book four began and we immediately jumped into a horror show without a real bridge between the two sections
). I think Rowell was sometimes trying to say something and she didn't get her point across well if at all. I did enjoy that the characters were flawed, but I wasn't as keen on how that was poked fun for us readers without really being acknowledged in the story, much less dealt with. I enjoyed this more on my first read and while I still had a fun time this round, I saw more flaws popping up as I went. it dampened my enjoyment a lot ://
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