“Rowell also imbues her magic with awe and spectacle. “With rock-solid worldbuilding, a sweet and believable romance subplot, and satisfying ending, Carry On is a monumentally enjoyable reading experience.” "Come for the makeouts and stay for the magic, or vice versa - either way, you'll want more." “Carry On is wildly fun, deliciously readable, immersive and compulsive…In Carry On, she has, well, carried on: Creating real, warm, complex characters doing the hard work of growing into themselves, with all the messy beauty that entails.” Paste's 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century list Nice things people are saying about Carry On. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell novel - 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, 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. Trust me, you have never, ever seen a wizard school like this."
Trust me, you have never, ever seen a wizard school like this.#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Thrilling and sexy, funny and shocking, deeply moving and very, very magical. Thrilling and sexy, funny and shocking, deeply moving and very, very magical. Hand this to fans of Rowell, Harry Potter, love stories, and magic." - School Library Journal (starred review) "With rock-solid worldbuilding, a sweet and believable romance subplot, and satisfying ending, Carry On is a monumentally enjoyable reading experience. "Stock up on copies-this one begs to be reread." - Booklist (starred review) on Carry On "The funny, wised-up dialogue, the tumultuous, sweet, and sexy love story- is grade-A Rowell.almost impossible to put down." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Carry On " Carry On is the fantasy book I didn’t know I’d been waiting for for years.Rowell’s mystery, magic, and political intrigue is the sexiest love story I’ve read in a long time." -Julie Beck, for The Atlantic
"Full of heart and humor, this fantastical tale is a worthy addition to the wizarding-school genre." - People Magazine on Carry On It’s as if Rowell turned the Harry Potter books inside out, and is showing us the marvelous, subversive stuffing inside." - Time Magazine on Carry On "It’s a brilliantly addictive, genuinely romantic story about teenagers who can’t be neatly sorted into houses, coping with stress and loss and the confusion of just trying to be who they are. It's a powerful, politically minded allegory about sexual, ethnic and class identity - with a heady shot of teenage lust." - New York Times Book Review on Carry On "Rowell imbues her magic with awe and spectacle. Carefully plotted, the book is a classic page-turner right to the open ending which, o frabjous day, promises a sequel to the sequel! One can hardly wait." - Booklist (Starred Review) on Wayward Son
"At last! A sequel to Carry On.every fine as fine as the first.overall excellence of a book in which every vista pleases and every character delights.