I just finished reading Carry On, literally seconds ago. And just before that, I had the pleasure of reading Stand Off. Not only were these the two best YA books I’ve read in ages, but they were just two of the best books I’ve read. Ever. Full-stop. Nobody out there can touch Cannonball favorite Rainbow Rowell and Andrew “my Cannonball boyfriend” Smith right now, as far as I’m concerned. Many people have touted Carry On before me. And I”ll gladly jump on that bandwagon, waving […]
A vampire named Gampire.
Okay, so. Look. This book. So good. I mean, it just. It has no right to. Like. What. To be so good. Finding words? Like, it should NOT work. Brain trying to brain. Failing. Fuck it. I’m not capable of being objective about this book. FIVE STARS. But first before the actual review, two things, so I can feel I’ve said my piece: 1. This book is NOT Harry Potter fanfiction, and Simon and Baz are NOT Harry and Draco. They are just not. You will not […]
Rainbow Rowell + YA fantasy = Perfection
Oh, Carry On, how do I even begin to do you justice? I’ll just have to muddle through and hope for the best. Simon Snow is an orphan, forced to spend his summers in various group homes around Britain. The rest of the school year he spends at the Watford School of Magicks, where he’s just returned for his very final year (but not before having to behead a goblin trying to kill him on the way there). Simon Snow is the Chosen One of […]
I’ll never doubt Rainbow Rowell again
I don’t usually like stories within stories. I really resist it when an author expects me to be as invested in the same fake literature/tv series/ movie/etc as their characters are. So, while I loved Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, the Simon Snow series Cath obsesses over was my least favorite part. It’s an understatement to say I was skeptical about Carry On from the first time I heard Rowell was planning a full length Simon Snow novel, but I am soooooo glad I gave this one […]
She’s All Brute Force and 90s Cliches
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. For a few moments, I let doubt enter my mind. I worried about this book. What if this was just some Potter-rip off? What if it was trite, derivative? What if my hopes were too high, my expectations were too great? What if I was disappointed? Well, gentle readers, I am a grown woman and I can admit when I was wrong: THIS BOOK IS FRIGGIN AWESOME. (Yes, I read a 526 page book over the course of about six hours. […]