Carry on

Name: Carry on
ISBN: 9781250135025

Rainbow Rowell

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 9, 2017

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Carry on.

YA Fantasy Romance YA Romance - LGBTQ+YA Ghost Stories contemporary

fantasy romance

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Who it’s for: A wonky Chosen One, an absent nemesis, and a blend of romance, mystery, and monsters.
Themes: Magic and magical schooling, Romance, Supernatural monsters
Genres: YA Fantasy Romance, YA Romance - LGBTQ+, YA Ghost Stories

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About this book

#1 New York Times best seller! Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015 - Youth! Named a "Best Book of 2015" by Time Magazine, School Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, NPR, PopSugar, The Millions, and The News & Observer! 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 starts 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 a field day with all this, if he were here--it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.

Magic, Monsters, Tension

A wonky Chosen One, an absent nemesis, and a blend of romance, mystery, and monsters.

Come here for

Teen magic with a prickly roommate dynamic
Kissing and talking alongside supernatural trouble

Expect

A ghost story, love story, and mystery
A little less wandwork, a lot more monsters

Where it sits

YA Ghost Stories	44%
YA Fantasy Romance	37%
YA Romance - LGBTQ+	33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Contemporary YA Fantasy
Dark YA Fantasy
Paranormal YA Romance

Authors: Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: May 9, 2017
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Magic and magical schooling · Romance · Supernatural monsters
Reading lane: Contemporary YA Fantasy