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A review by livvi29
Carry on by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I reread Fangirl earlier this year, so I thought it was finally time to read Carry On—a book that's been sitting unread on my shelf for probably 8 years. When I reread Fangirl, I found myself skipping a lot of the fanfiction parts because they felt a bit cringy. So, I didn't have high hopes going into this.
Honestly, if you've read Harry Potter and wanted Harry and Draco to be a thing, you'd probably enjoy this book a lot more than I did. I just found this really lacked the world-building that a fantasy story needs. It's clear Rainbow Rowell expects readers to recognize it's essentially Harry Potter fanfiction, so she doesn't fully explain the world.
A lot of the beginning is just info-dumping to explain what has happened before this school year, which felt tedious. However, the second half of the book is definitely stronger than the first. It starts to develop more of a plot, and I found myself intrigued by where it was going.
While this book had its moments, it didn't quite hit the mark for me.
Honestly, if you've read Harry Potter and wanted Harry and Draco to be a thing, you'd probably enjoy this book a lot more than I did. I just found this really lacked the world-building that a fantasy story needs. It's clear Rainbow Rowell expects readers to recognize it's essentially Harry Potter fanfiction, so she doesn't fully explain the world.
A lot of the beginning is just info-dumping to explain what has happened before this school year, which felt tedious. However, the second half of the book is definitely stronger than the first. It starts to develop more of a plot, and I found myself intrigued by where it was going.
While this book had its moments, it didn't quite hit the mark for me.