![]() ![]() Now, I’m not presenting this as a total alternative to Harry Potter. That’s when I realized I was definitely in the mood to try Carry On again. And then, on top of everything else, we learned some super fun (/sarcasm) things about the creator of one of the most absorbing works of modern literature out there. As I said back in April, I’ve been focusing on shorter books this year because it’s what my brain can handle when the world outside decides to match my inner dystopic tendencies. But for some reason, the idea that I was meeting these characters for the first time yet was supposed to feel like I’d seen them grow through seven previous books felt disorienting rather than fun.įast forward to earlier this summer, when I was racking my brains for a 500+ page book that would be absorbing enough to not feel like a doorstopper. Normally, I LOVE multilayered meta gimmicks like that (and when I first read the fictional snippets of Carry On in Fangirl, I did say I wanted to read the “full version”). The book is written like it’s the eighth installment of a series that doesn’t actually exist. I actually tried reading Carry On a few years ago, but DNF’ed it after the first few chapters because, at the time, the main gimmick made me feel a little too out-of-the-loop. Page One (below) is the Safe Zone (no spoilers), while Page Two (and possibly the Comments Section) is the Humdrum’s Territory ( SPOILERS). “Carry On, My Wayward Son,” by Kansas (I mean, duh)īingo square: A book longer than 500 pages.“Yes All Witches,” by Tonks and the Aurors (emphasis on the ALL). ![]() It’s the kind of performance that makes you occasionally forget the narrator altogether. I also highly recommend listening to the audiobook, because Euan Morton makes every character’s voice feel fantastically unique. Recommended if you like: stories that take down the Chosen One trope stories that somewhat(?) pass the Bechdel test urban fantasy that more closely blends the magic and non-magic worlds ghost stories Harry Potter, but with explicit queer representation (including an incredibly badass transgender woman) Harry/Draco slash fiction. Rating: 4 out of 5 song lyrics or pop culture references turned into spells. Today, I’m discussing an epic magic queer school story. Today, I’d like to combine two of Caffeinated Fae‘s # FaeFriday prompts ( queer stories and school stories) with an extra dash of pixie dust. ![]()
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