#16: Carry On

I just finished Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.  This is the story of Simon Snow, as Cath wrote about in the book Fangirl.  I had really enjoyed Fangirl and Eleanor and Park by Rowell, but this one was just okay for me.

It's gotten really good reviews by everyone else, but I just didn't really get into it.  The story was entertaining and I wanted to know what happened, but I didn't feel any remarkable moments.  Maybe it was because I kind of knew what was going to happen from reading Fangirl.  I liked the story of the magic world and the vampire story, but maybe I was comparing them too much to the Harry Potter and Twilight series.

I also liked the relationship between Simon and Baz, but I didn't feel the strong pull of love that I did in Rowell's other novels.  I found the teenage love stories in Eleanor & Park and Fangirl absolutely amazing.  They just gave me that happy mushy feeling inside.  Baz and Simon felt not as strong.

Anyway a good story, but just not as liked by me as her other novels.  Still glad I have a few more left to read.

Up Next:  The Dynamite Room by Jason Hewitt