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Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)

Rainbow Rowell,

Jim Tierney (Illustrator)

Start date: November 1, 2015

Finish date: December 1, 2015

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Feb 13, 2015 Sofia rated it it was amazing

5 stars

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Goodreads description: Simon Snow is the worst chosen one who’s ever been chosen.

That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right.

Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he sets something on fire. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around wearing Simon’s face. Baz would be having ...more

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Jun 23, 2015 Sandra Miksa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016-reads, books-i-reviewed, ya-fantasy, ya-vampires, ya-romance, ya-paranormal, english-hardcovers-own, ya-lgbt

*SPOILERS*

I loved this book! It was a great and enticing read.

The characters were amazing and well developed especially Baz and Penelope.
(I don't know if it was Rowell's intent but I really really didn't like Agatha like she made me cringe.)

A lot of the events were predictable which is why this book is not making it to my 6 stars shelves as I hoped it would.
Also, the ending was unexpected? (Which is partly a good thing since the big chunk of it wasn't and partly a not so good thing since I didn ...more

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Jan 11, 2015 Nandini rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

5 "I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS FOR THIS" STARS!

Guys, guys, guys. This book was so good. So, so good. Off the charts good. It was different, adorable, extremely well-written (duh), and highly compelling. I mean, I don't even know what to say. This book should have an extensive, gif-filled review that I can skim through later and smile, but I just don't think any amount of words or gifs I use are going to do it justice. I just loved it so, so much. PLEASE READ IT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY. I promise you, ...more

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May 22, 2015 Debbie rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2015, young-adult, fantasy

Ah couldn't really get into this. Parts of it we're really slow and then suddenly stuff happens but then it's confusing. Like I'm still confused? Not really feeling anything towards this book. ...more

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Nov 09, 2015 Krissy rated it it was amazing

OHMYGOSH!!! ICANTBREATHE!!!! I LOVED THIS SO MUCH.

This is like a million out of 5 stars. Definitely one of the best books I have read all year, forget year, life. This is one of the best books I have read all my life! This book was so good for so many reasons. I loved it so much GAHHHH I LOVED IT!! and ohmygosh Simon and Baz...they are seriously my number one otp. Their relatoinship literally killed me, I am indeed dead now. Of coarse the story was so good because Rainbow Rowell, that woman is s ...more

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