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Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

November 9, 2019 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

After my friend got me a copy of Carry On for my birthday, I read it immediately, and naturally I loved it. It had all my favourite tropes: magic, vampires, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, and-they-were-roommates, spoofing on the concept of a chosen-one, etc etc. I loved the characters and how it didn’t take itself too seriously, while still having a strong heart and emotions within it. This follow-up novel took hold of me with my love for these characters once again, but story-wise it certainly takes a dip: […]

I have had Carry On Wayward Son stuck in my head for days

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

Jackpot by Nic Stone

November 5, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

(4 stars) Wayward Son (Simon Snow #2) by Rainbow Rowell I was pretty excited for this one, and it mostly held up to the weight of my expectations. It’s hard not to draw parallels between Rowell’s characters and J.K. Rowling’s, but they’re certainly there. I do love some Penelope Bunce (because I love me some Hermione Granger), and she gets a chance to shine here. “But it was a mistake thinking of that as an end. There is no end. Bad things happen, and then […]

We agree to disagree (Bingo Blackout!)

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks

October 31, 2019 by Malin 1 Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Two heads are better than one (would also work for Illustrated or Youths!) For two months of the year, all through high school, Deja and Josiah are best friends, while working at the local Pumpkin Patch extraordinaire. For four years, from the start of September until Halloween, they’ve been dutifully serving customers in the Succotash hut, and sharing pretty much everything with one another for those two months. Once they go back to school, they don’t really interact. This year is different. Deja and […]

3 Heads are Definitely Better Than 2

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

October 30, 2019 by Ale 1 Comment

Please enjoy our joint effort in unpacking the amazing Carry On! Ale: I very much enjoy that Rainbow Rowell did the most meta thing ever and basically wrote a fan-fic about her own characters that were characters in a fan-fic created by her own characters. I’m still wrapping my own brain around that sentence. But I think it’s a testament to her craft that she had characters that were so nuanced from Fangirl that she could expand them into another two books (note from faintingviolet – […]

“You give away nice like it doesn’t cost you anything”

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

October 29, 2019 by Carriejay Leave a Comment

Cath is about to start her first year of university without her usual partner in crime. Wren, Cath’s identical twin sister, has decided to spread her wings and room with someone other than Cath for the first time in their lives. Cath now has to navigate the intimidating world of college and roommates and the dining hall, as well as classes that leave her feeling out of her depth. It feels natural to Cath to stay in her room where it is safe and work […]

Beasts of jargon.

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

October 29, 2019 by Leedock 2 Comments

Let’s face it. If Rainbow Rowell wrote the instructions on the back of a box of oatmeal, I would read it. Many Cannonballers understand exactly what I’m saying and I have to thank their rave reviews from the early days for introducing her to me. “Fangirl,” in particular, is one of my favorite books. Rowell captures what it’s like to be a college freshman: starting at square one, trying to make new friends, and figuring out who you are. The main character in that novel, […]

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