Rowell does not spend that much time describing the scenery, but the geographical location this book takes place in is conveyed. The setting in Carry On was also not that well developed. Not only are there chapters in Simon’s pov, there are also chapters in Baz’s, Penny’s, Agatha’s, Lucy’s………… By the way, Lucy was not actually formally introduced, before a chapter in her p.o.v appeared. Normally, I wouldn’t mind this constant swapping, but there are so many points of view in Carry On, it just gets a little overwhelming. The book was written in the style where points of view switched with each chapter. He’s the same on the field as he is everywhere else. Plus, I love the way Simon describes Baz:
His chapters were a refreshing escape from Simon’s chapters, which were constantly plagued by Simon’s paranoia (but Simon’s chapters do get a lot better). He is multi-layered and snarky character who has an interesting background. Penny tends to say and do whatever she wants, which is what I like so much about her.Ĭarry On only really captured my interest when Baz was introduced. Sure, Penny gets top in the class (sometimes), but her personality and her background is distinctly different. Penny was a really interesting character, who is not another Hermione. It started to get slightly interesting as I was introduced to Simon’s best friend: Penny. After many weeks, I finally picked it back up and started reading. I was also a little bored (that was caused by lack of action, and the similarities with HP) by the first few chapters, which resulted in me putting down this book, and going away to read something else. For example, Watford is a boarding school, and both Simon and Harry didn’t know they had magic before they went to their respective schools.
When I was reading the first few chapters, my fears worsened, as there were several similarities Carry On had with the HP series. Sound familiar? Harry Potter goes to a school for people with magic too! I was really scared that Carry On would turn out to be something that paralleled Harry Potter. In Carry On, the main character, Simon Snow goes to a school for people with magic. In fact, the characters and the romance were what I loved most about this book.Īlkkjsskldjas- The romance in this book is so breathtaking. After reading this book, I can sort of see why Cath loved the characters so much.
Basically, Cath loved Simon and Co., which made me really interested in Simon and Co. I was very hyped up about this book, because I read Fangirl (which I loved). Martin’s Griffin (Macmillan Publishers)Ĭarry On was an absolutely wonderful read. 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 is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. 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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