I’m thinking violent thoughts at you constantly.”
“This is why I’m going to beat you,” I say. “Why are you such a villain?” He sounds disgusted. Carry On absolutely shines on a scene-to-scene level. Where Rainbow Rowell does excel is character development, dialogue, and relationships, and she’s one of the best in the business at those things. And for a book so reminiscent of the Harry Potter series (which is painstakingly plotted), it’s particularly noticeable. The plot of Carry On, which involves trying to defeat the Insidious Humdrum and finding out who was responsible for Baz’s mother’s death, does not fit together nicely, with pieces that slot satisfyingly into place as you go along. I’m going to get my criticisms out of the way up front so we can spend the rest of this post talking about Agatha: I think Rainbow Rowell maybe just is not that good at plot. But all he can think about is finding Baz, who hasn’t come back to school this term. He’s got to get a handle on it quickly, because the magickal world is counting on him to defeat the Insidious Humdrum. His magic doesn’t work for him half the time, and when he’s in extreme situations of danger, he goes off, releasing a burst of uncontrollable magic with the power to destroy (or protect) anything in his vicinity.
Simon Snow is destined to be the world’s greatest Mage but as his maybe-a-vampire nemesis roommate Baz is constantly reminding him, he’s the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. And yes, when you start out, you’ll think Gosh this is awfully Harry Potterish, but then of course you’ll find that Rainbow Rowell knows this and is playing with it, and you’ll be all right after that. Carry On is an extension of the book-within-a-book from Rowell’s last-but-one book, Fangirl, set in the world of Simon Snow where Fangirl‘s Cath chose to spend so much of her time.
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