A review by booksny
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Pros:
  • Easy to read prose
  • Interesting magical system
  • Fun to pick out the bits inspired by Harry Potter
Cons
  • Agatha was designed from start to finish to be an incredibly pointless character
  • Ebbs and Nicodemus felt unsatisfyingly underutilized
  • No consequences experienced for the Phillipa Stanton debacle
  • Goblin hostility was mentioned once at the very start, leading me to anticipate them showing up again...and they just fizzled out as nonissues