From the Bookshelf of Queereaders…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Ok, so I definitely thought Carry On would be an H/D fan fic in most ways, and I was super excited about that, but it managed to stand on its own and surprise me in so many ways. If you've read Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, you'll know Carry On is based on the Simon Snow novels that Cath writes fan fic about. And all the Simon Snow excerpts in Fangirl mirrored the Harry Potter franchise/fandom: late night parties for book releases, fan fiction, online communities, movies, etc.
Carry On starts out fe ...more
Carry On starts out fe ...more
If your only quibble with Harry Potter is the lack of overt teen homoerotic attraction than this is the book for you. I loved it.
Oct 29, 2015
L Cam
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-fantasy,
ya-lgbtqia-themes
Simon is the worst Chosen One ever. I knew this book would end the way it did, sort of. I mean it's not unpredictable or predictable. Not as god as JK obviously, but it's a unique twist on Magic. I love how common phrases are spells instead of some dead language. Simon is very sweet and Baz is a jerk (sometimes), but also a romantic. I enjoyed this; it was very cute and sweet. I wish this book were longer, or even as equal, but I don't know that Rowell does that. Wonderful read for fantasy and l
...more
As a lovely, swoony, boys kissing book this fires on all cylinders. As a fantasy adventure, it's a bit too sitting-on-the-bed-remembering-the-action-instead-of-having-action, but that's acceptable for what it is. My one actual complaint is the fact that it seems like Ms Rowell did a google search for BRITISH THINGS and then tried to include every single one of them. It started to get distracting after a while.
...more
Amusing, absolutely NOT Harry Potter (AHEM) story of Chosen One Simon Snow and the wacky shenanigans he and his friends get up to at their British wizarding school.
Not my favorite Rainbow Rowell. there were parts I wish she spent more time on, but I did really like it!
Jun 21, 2016
Rachel Harlich
marked it as to-read
Oct 12, 2016
erin
marked it as to-read
