A review by whatpageareyouon
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

3.0

Despite being a bit over 500pgs, so much of this story still felt underdeveloped, at least in the realm of which the story takes place. The first 150 pages alone felt a bit unnecessary and repetitive. While the main cast-Simon, Baz, Penelope, & Agatha, are all distinct and bring a bit of themselves to the table, such fun characters are at a stand still with a weak plot, and any other characters felt very flat. Also sometimes it felt like certain elements of the story were cast off with the explanation of "magic", which felt underwhelming, along with certain motives from characters feeling a lack of any genuine impact to their authenticity. However, like Fangirl & Eleanor & Park, I still got sucked into the fun writing and few surprises here and there.