I absolutely loved the world in this book. “And we can do whatever we want with our hair.” “Someone like me can be named anything,” Penelope said. Other girls I’d met who looked like her were named Saanvi or Aditi – and they definitely weren’t ginger.
There are lots of great messages about diversity right from the beginning and I really appreciated that. It just felt like a very contemporary and fresh take on fantasy. It’s set in our modern world and there are lots of pop culture references and things that I could relate to. This is a fantasy story that almost reads like a contemporary. And I’m probably now going to reread Cath’s SnowBaz fanfiction because I need more! But even though I didn’t love Simon and Baz (or didn’t read enough to love them) in Fangirl, I’m a total convert and they might even be my OTP of the year (big call, I know, considering I’ve read 175 books so far this year). It’s important to note that this isn’t Cath’s Simon Snow fanfiction and it’s also not the ‘canon’ Simon Snow either, so you absolutely don’t need to read Fangirl before reading Carry On! I have to admit that the Simon Snow sections in Fangirl were actually my least favourite bits in that novel and I only skimmed quickly through those parts, because I wanted to get back to Cath and Levi’s story. This will probably just be a fangirly rant more than a review, but we have an exciting Carry On post planned over at Happy Indulgence, where Jeann, Aila and I will all discuss our feelings!Ĭarry On is Rainbow Rowell’s take on the Simon Snow series that was introduced in Fangirl. I honestly have no idea why I loved this book so much but it had so many great elements that I loved, including a swoon-worthy romance. I wanted to try to collect my thoughts before writing up this review but then we might be waiting weeks because I don’t think I’ll be able to calm down for another month at least. It has just as much kissing and talking as you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story – but far, far more monsters. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here – it’s their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon’s infuriating nemesis didn’t even bother to show up.Ĭarry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow is a ghost story, a love story, and a mystery. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around wearing Simon’s face. Half the time Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he sets something on fire. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen.
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