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A review by themelodyofspring
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
5.0
A summary of this book in the words of the characters:
“I don't know.”
“Simon is an idiot.”
“I don't know.”
I've read this book thrice now, not counting the amount of times I just pick it up and read random bits. I've also listened to the audiobook recently which was so well done. I made notes while listening to the audiobook which I thought I'd post as a review, since my favorite book deserves a review! So everything below is spoiler tagged.
- Simon gets car sick in the back seat.
- Simon mentions how magic means everything to him. Simon says he'd make sure that he always has magic to come back to. (OMG, no wonder poor boy is depressed in Wayward Son).
- Simon said penny makes his cheeks hurt 😊so cute
- The Mage is an asshole because he had the audacity to ask Simon where he thought the Mage’s wife and children were? In front of you, you deranged maniac!!!
- Penny reassures Simon at every point. I love her. Best friend ever.
- Agatha believed that Simon was going to die fighting the humdrum one day 😲
- Agatha was freaking love sick about Baz, and roamed the ramparts at night hoping he'll come back and see her hair whipping in the wind 😂 Oh, also she knew about him being a vampire.
- It took 28 chapters for Baz to appear. Oh God, the agony!
- Baz's bed has gargoyles. The room he gave Simon had a dragon on the bed whose head glowed and followed you around the room.
- Nobody knows where Lucy went. Or who Simon's parents were. This is shit!
- Ebb sacrifices herself to save Agatha, someone she barely knew. This book was a lot more serious than I figured in the first read.
- “It's not Gothic, it's Victorian.” 😆Is that really important for the story?
- Lucy was in a fucking toxic relationship which killed her. Literally! This is what they mean when they say love is blind.
- "You can have this, if you want it." "I want it." - This made me tear up. Great, I've figured out why Carry On makes me cry everytime.
- Baz steals a dog and calls it Bunce-spaniel 😂
- “A lot of sitting in silence and thousand-yard stares” 😂
- I swear to God, every third line in the book is "Baz sneers."
- One of the things I liked best about the ending was Baz going to the catacombs in the end and telling his mom that he'll be okay, and he's decided to carry on as he is.
“I don't know.”
“Simon is an idiot.”
“I don't know.”
I've read this book thrice now, not counting the amount of times I just pick it up and read random bits. I've also listened to the audiobook recently which was so well done. I made notes while listening to the audiobook which I thought I'd post as a review, since my favorite book deserves a review! So everything below is spoiler tagged.
Spoiler
- Simon gets car sick in the back seat.
- Simon mentions how magic means everything to him. Simon says he'd make sure that he always has magic to come back to. (OMG, no wonder poor boy is depressed in Wayward Son).
- Simon said penny makes his cheeks hurt 😊so cute
- The Mage is an asshole because he had the audacity to ask Simon where he thought the Mage’s wife and children were? In front of you, you deranged maniac!!!
- Penny reassures Simon at every point. I love her. Best friend ever.
- Agatha believed that Simon was going to die fighting the humdrum one day 😲
- Agatha was freaking love sick about Baz, and roamed the ramparts at night hoping he'll come back and see her hair whipping in the wind 😂 Oh, also she knew about him being a vampire.
- It took 28 chapters for Baz to appear. Oh God, the agony!
- Baz's bed has gargoyles. The room he gave Simon had a dragon on the bed whose head glowed and followed you around the room.
- Nobody knows where Lucy went. Or who Simon's parents were. This is shit!
- Ebb sacrifices herself to save Agatha, someone she barely knew. This book was a lot more serious than I figured in the first read.
- “It's not Gothic, it's Victorian.” 😆Is that really important for the story?
- Lucy was in a fucking toxic relationship which killed her. Literally! This is what they mean when they say love is blind.
- "You can have this, if you want it." "I want it." - This made me tear up. Great, I've figured out why Carry On makes me cry everytime.
- Baz steals a dog and calls it Bunce-spaniel 😂
- “A lot of sitting in silence and thousand-yard stares” 😂
- I swear to God, every third line in the book is "Baz sneers."
- One of the things I liked best about the ending was Baz going to the catacombs in the end and telling his mom that he'll be okay, and he's decided to carry on as he is.