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Carry On (Simon Snow, #1)
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bookshelves: diverse, fantasy, ya, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, reread, lgbt-plus
Jan 22, 2019
bookshelves: diverse, fantasy, ya, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, reread, lgbt-plus
Read 2 times. Last read January 22, 2019 to February 3, 2019.
The point of contention in a lot of reviews of this book is: Is it too much like Harry Potter?
But I don’t really like Harry Potter, so I don’t care about that. What I care about is: IS THIS THE ADORABLE GAY ROMANCE I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR? IS THE PLOT EXCITING? IS THERE ENOUGH MAGIC? IS IT FUN TO READ? DO I FEEL EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE PAGES PASS BY IN A NOT-TOO-DIFFICULT BUT STILL NOT EFFORTLESS READING EXPERIENCE?
The answer to those questions, in order: yes, no, no, no, yes.
I think if you like Harry Potter, and you’ve always wanted Harry and Draco to date but in a world in which Draco isn’t a total sh*tbag and doesn’t require so much overexplanation and crazy analysis of kids’ books in order to seem baseline tolerable, then you will love this book.
I don’t really like this book, but I do love Fangirl. This book is a spinoff of my least favorite part of Fangirl, the fanfiction sections I always skip.
Considering this is a whole book of something I couldn’t even tolerate reading for a handful of chapters, the amount I liked it is pretty impressive. But really, there wasn’t enough magic or plot. Rainbow Rowell was always a strictly-romance writer before this, no fantasy involved, and it shows.
So I’m not even embarrassed to say: I would have liked this more if it was just a straight-up romance, little to no plot/magic/worldbuilding/school for wizards with a mean wizard magic guy making things fall apart/Britishness on the side.
Okay, I’m kind of embarrassed to say it.
Bottom line: This book could not have been less for me, and it went...surprisingly fine.
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pre-review
Make Emma Able to Read Again
(i finally finished a book!!!!!) (and it was...fine.)
review to come / 2.5 stars
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currently-reading updates
definitely rereading this book because i liked it, or because the sequel is coming out this year, and not because i'm 100% sure that every book i used to enjoy is actually terrible and it's my life's work to continually update my ratings until eventually i am nothing but cynicism and one-star reviews
But I don’t really like Harry Potter, so I don’t care about that. What I care about is: IS THIS THE ADORABLE GAY ROMANCE I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR? IS THE PLOT EXCITING? IS THERE ENOUGH MAGIC? IS IT FUN TO READ? DO I FEEL EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE PAGES PASS BY IN A NOT-TOO-DIFFICULT BUT STILL NOT EFFORTLESS READING EXPERIENCE?
The answer to those questions, in order: yes, no, no, no, yes.
I think if you like Harry Potter, and you’ve always wanted Harry and Draco to date but in a world in which Draco isn’t a total sh*tbag and doesn’t require so much overexplanation and crazy analysis of kids’ books in order to seem baseline tolerable, then you will love this book.
I don’t really like this book, but I do love Fangirl. This book is a spinoff of my least favorite part of Fangirl, the fanfiction sections I always skip.
Considering this is a whole book of something I couldn’t even tolerate reading for a handful of chapters, the amount I liked it is pretty impressive. But really, there wasn’t enough magic or plot. Rainbow Rowell was always a strictly-romance writer before this, no fantasy involved, and it shows.
So I’m not even embarrassed to say: I would have liked this more if it was just a straight-up romance, little to no plot/magic/worldbuilding/school for wizards with a mean wizard magic guy making things fall apart/Britishness on the side.
Okay, I’m kind of embarrassed to say it.
Bottom line: This book could not have been less for me, and it went...surprisingly fine.
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pre-review
Make Emma Able to Read Again
(i finally finished a book!!!!!) (and it was...fine.)
review to come / 2.5 stars
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currently-reading updates
definitely rereading this book because i liked it, or because the sequel is coming out this year, and not because i'm 100% sure that every book i used to enjoy is actually terrible and it's my life's work to continually update my ratings until eventually i am nothing but cynicism and one-star reviews
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Reading Progress
May 4, 2015
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October 25, 2015
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Started Reading
October 30, 2015
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Finished Reading
January 22, 2019
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Started Reading
February 3, 2019
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Finished Reading
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Jan 22, 2019 02:32PM
There’s more?! *Gasp*
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LOL I cannot relate more... every book I thought was 5 starts when I was 13 seems so problematic now
Victoria wrote: "There’s more?! *Gasp*""but wait.......there's more"
- me anytime a sequel to a book that was supposed to be a standalone is announced
Ming wrote: "LOL I cannot relate more... every book I thought was 5 starts when I was 13 seems so problematic now"i choose to believe it just means i grow better w age, like a fine wine
Andréa wrote: "I can def relate 😂"i am constantly evolving
yup I too frequently feel like I am "nothing but cynicism and one-star reviews" and it's depressing. but I'm taking the opposite approach and refusing to reread if I don't have to, so at least I have a happyish memory to hold onto 😜
It gives me hope that people who 5-star awful books will become mature enough to see the error of their ways. :)
Isabelle wrote: "yup I too frequently feel like I am "nothing but cynicism and one-star reviews" and it's depressing. but I'm taking the opposite approach and refusing to reread if I don't have to, so at least I ha..."i'm obsessed with being able to stand by my opinions and reviews all the time forever
