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A review by callmekt
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
(Notes from the reading log)
* Basically Harry Potter but written by an American and arguably better? Though part of the point was to celebrate fanfiction and subvert a couple Chosen One tropes in the process
* But to me, it was kind of boring. It took too long for information or twists to come to light. And there was a lot of teenage drama that didn't jive with the main themes? Unless I didn't read enough to see how it all came together.
* In the end, I was excited to read Wayward Son (and hey I still might) but it was too much to finish this one
* Agatha was my favorite character. She seemed the most self-aware about her predicament/relationship with the main character, Simon Snow, who didn't really endear himself to me
* DNF'd ~75%
* Read September 2020
* Basically Harry Potter but written by an American and arguably better? Though part of the point was to celebrate fanfiction and subvert a couple Chosen One tropes in the process
* But to me, it was kind of boring. It took too long for information or twists to come to light. And there was a lot of teenage drama that didn't jive with the main themes? Unless I didn't read enough to see how it all came together.
* In the end, I was excited to read Wayward Son (and hey I still might) but it was too much to finish this one
* Agatha was my favorite character. She seemed the most self-aware about her predicament/relationship with the main character, Simon Snow, who didn't really endear himself to me
* DNF'd ~75%
* Read September 2020
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Simon Snow is bi; his rival/love interest is gay