pickhad to reread before Wayward Son, i think i love this book even more than i did the first time, which i didn‘t think was possible
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Carry On | 
pickhad to reread before Wayward Son, i think i love this book even more than i did the first time, which i didn‘t think was possible
pickAt first this wasn‘t working for me. Rowell takes a work of fiction from inside a previous novel and has to make it stand on its own two legs. It‘s a mash up of Twilight and HP and you step into it at a point 5 years into its own history - you have to swallow all those references. It‘s self conscious of that at first then it develops its own momentum and turns into something lovely - great YA fantasy/romance w some satirical side eye at HP tropes
pickSo it looks like another October will pass without my having read Dracula. But I love this newfound vampire, Baz. ...Thank you Littens for introducing me to the world of Rainbow Rowell - I would have never known her work without you!
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After almost 5 months of full time employment, I‘m still struggling with finding energy to read. The only ways I get through books these days are by audio, or by reading YA/Fantasy (or a combination of both). Hopefully, Rainbow Rowell‘s “retelling” of HP will be able to keep me awake and get me into the reading spirit again 🤞
so-soI get the appeal of this book, but it didn't work for me. It's populated by characters who already have so much history, and I felt like the new kid at the table listening to them swap old stories and inside jokes. I felt lost and as a result I just didn't care about any of them. I also found the multiple POVs excessive. If I need to know what everyone in the room is thinking at all times, just give me an omniscient narrator. Points for queer rep
“Don‘t say hello, Simon,” she‘s told me. “Because then we‘ll have to say good-bye, and I can‘t stand good-byes.”
Aren't we all?
Glad I decided to carry on with Carry On 😏
Simon annoys me sometimes, and I'm not sure I'll ever feel... uncomplicated... about villain/hero romances, but I'm definitely curious to see how they'll grow.
Banned Books, Summer Romance, Books Featuring Gardens, St Mary's, Rereads before New Releases, and Austen in August Carry Overs. 📚
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pickOne of my students made this amazing postcard of #RainbowRowell‘s #CarryOn! One of my favourite reads from the past year, was so gutted when I went into my closest bookstore on the release day of #WaywardSon and they didn‘t have any copies!
Some of the most inventive cursing every in the comments. 🤣
pickFinished just in time for the pub day of book 2!! Though I found many of the spells silly, the plot here really moved and the content is classic Rowell. 😍 Looking forward to diving into more Simon & Baz tonight when I see Rainbow herself and get my hands on Wayward Son!
I‘ve been on a re-reading kick lately and since listening to this on audio I love it so much more. Preparing for the arrival of my Wayward Son pre-order and loving this book so much. Been reading on kindle and am re-posting my old photo, but upgrading from 4 stars to 5! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Here goes! Diving straight into the Fangirl spinoff novel. Not much in the mood for magic lately, but I'm too in love with Fangirl not to go for it immediately.
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pick5/5 ⭐️s I absolutely adored this book! I am absolutely smitten with Baz and Simon! I especially love how sassy Baz is! I need more and am definitely looking forward to the sequel coming out later this month!
pickReally enjoyed this as a stand-alone novel within a novel take on a Harry Potter universe. I have not yet read the book it came from (Fangirl) but I enjoyed this so much I might pick it up next! You‘ll enjoy the fantasy and occasional HP jokes thrown in. It was light, fun and was exactly what I was in the mood for.
Busy #audiobaking today! Made my Grandma's custard bars! Normally she makes them with rhubarb but with the autumn season having arrived here, I went with apples and cinnamon. 🍎 I think they turned out well for my first try 👍🏼
Not only is this my #FavoriteReadingSpot, it‘s also my absolute favorite room in my house. 💕 #SelfImprovementSept
Did some #audiocooking tonight! 🧀 I made my homemade mac and cheese and tried a hidden twist this time. So happy with how it turned out! Delicious and creamy as always😋
At least I know what I want to read in September, I just don‘t know where to start! Carry On would be a reread to prepare for Wayward Son, but all others are new reads for me. What should I read first?
My books are HERE! Came home to this, and I‘m beyond excited. I never buy books. I have a ton that are a mix of ARC‘s, giveaway winners, and given to me by friends. Being given a gift card to buy books might have changed my life. Lmao.
And with this book, I completed my 2019 Reading Challenge, with four months to go! Let‘s see how many books over and above I can go!
Do you ever read a book and not enjoy it as much as you thought you would? Although when you reread the book you love it more than you did the first time? That is me with this book right now. I love it so much more now. Maybe it's that I know we have a new story coming out next month?
pickThis was my least favorite Rainbow Rowell so far, but I‘m still going to read the sequel, Wayward Son, when it comes out next month. It took a while to lift off for me, and Simon isn‘t very likeable until you see him with Baz. I do think RR riffs off all the “Chosen One” tropes beautifully; I just felt like the romance was a little rushed once it started, so I didn‘t get as many of those delicious Rowellian lead up to romance feels.
pickIt‘s 2:23 AM, and I‘m crying (happy tears) because I finished another RR book! I can‘t wait to see what‘s next for Simon, Baz, and Penny. Penny‘s my favorite! And some of this fan art is awesome. 😁
If you haven‘t read Rainbow‘s homage to “chosen one” books, then pick it up before the sequel comes out in September!
Counting the days until September 27!
pickBazmon for the win! This. Was. Soooo. Good!
Not gonna lie, Part I was a bit dodgy with Simon moping about over a missing vampire but then Shazam! here come Baz and our mangey puppygets a little pep in his step.
And then it‘s all hearts, flowers, rainbows, secret crushes, puppy love and shitty Mage antics. We squashed the antics and then rescheduled Woodstock! I‘m ready for my Wayward Son now! 🌈 ☂ ♥️ 👼 🌺
pickOne of my goals for this summer was to re-read Rainbow Rowell's divine novel Carry On in anticipation of its sequel Wayward Son this September. Oh, I just cannot wait! Diving in to the book again reminded me of Fangirl (my favorite of Rowell's works, which I've read several times, and which is the "source" of the Carry On storyline), of Harry Potter (which I'm also re-reading!), and that Carry On is its own, distinct, perfect book. ⬇️
My hardcover Carry On arrived today! #bookmail 📭 (I have all her books on Kindle. This is my first physical one.)
Of course, there‘s a beautiful map of Watford! I can‘t wait to meet Rainbow in Nashville next month! 💕📚🌈
pickExcuse me while I Fangirl all over this one 😍😍😍 I keep going back and re reading chapters and dialogue because it was just so freaking delicious 😊 Baz and Simon are my new favorite Lit couple and I can‘t wait for the next book!!!!
“You were kidnapped? By Numpties?
Was it an accident? Did they mistake you for a hot water bottle?”
Laughed so hard!!!!
Baz: “Ebb your girlfriend?”
Simon: “Ebb the goatherd.”
This book has a legit goat herder. I Know!!!
1 Goatherd = ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️!
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“He‘s a book full of footnote brought to life. I don‘t think I ever managed to follow him to the end of a sentence.”
P.S. И теперь русскую версию хочу купить!!!
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Loving this so far ❤️
I just finished a reread of Carry On in anticipation of Wayward Son and I think I liked it even more this second time around! This photo shows me in my natural summer reading habitat: sitting in my lounger out on my balcony when the weather‘s nice and before the sun comes beating in while I‘m sipping on some Strawberry Mojito herbal iced tea by The Forest Witch Tea in my Owl Crate mason jar mug. Pretty much the epitome of me. 😂
pickOmg, I adored this book. Yes, it feels similar to Harry Potter but I loved it all the same. It took the idea of The Chosen One story and turned it all around; Rowell definitely had fun writing this book. I‘m not a Rowell fan but heard a podcast talk up this one and so glad I gave it a chance. I need the sequel now!!! I want to return to this world ASAP. Returned the book so here are me and Doggie snuggling.
Today is the first day of my 12 day vacation! (I amassed a bunch of comp time from Summer Reading.) slept til noon and now having coffee, scrolling through Litsy, and planning to read this all afternoon. 😍 leave for The Smoky Mountains tomorrow.
Again I'm a victim of my holds list on #Overdrive. So Nos4a2 has been put back on the list and back on hold. The Stand has been kind of put to the side, mostly because I've been busy and it's too big to carry around.
