Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)

I just finished this book and literally couldn't wait to write this review until after I'm done with studying for my Latin test next week (can somebody kill me right now, please?), so I'm sorry for having to try to keep this pretty short to get back to studying (rather translating texts some dude wrote over 2000 years ago) as soon as possible.

Carry on follows Simon Snow, the supposedly greatest mage of all time, during his final year at the Watford School for Magicks. The year starts horrible for him: His long-term girlfriend Agatha broke up with him, the tension between the different magical families are running higher than ever, Simon's roommate and enemy Baz is missing and an evil creature, which can according to prophecies only be killed by Simon, wants to destroy magic once for all and is stronger than ever. But Simon's probably the worst you could choose for such an important job, since he doesn't have any kind of control over his magic, and mostly just sets stuff on fire on accident. He's trying his best anyway to unravel the mysteries concerning himself and those closest to him while fighting a war nobody's prepared for.

"You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all."

I was basically flying through this book, it was such a fast read and really varied and never boring due to the different POV chapters. Of course, just like any other book by Rainbow Rowell I've read so far, it's funny and makes me feel light-hearted and so happy (and the writing is obviously fantastic).
The romance is done really well, Baz and Simon are just way too adorable not to ship and I love in general how refreshing and awesome LGBT+ pairings usually are.
The several characters are all likeable and seeing their different views and attitudes towards magic, but also each other, is quite interesting and certainly entertaining. Even though many readers apparently didn't like Agatha at all, I think it's amazing to have a character who doesn't like her powers and the society in which she is because of them at all. 
In my opinion Rainbow Rowell did an amazing job at using elements from other fantasy books with similiar structures such as the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling, as well as combining them with her own. Sadly, in my opinion the story was pretty predictable and none of the events really managed to shock me, but I still totally love it nonetheless.
  
Rating: 4.5/5 ✹

That's what the cover looks like and though I definitely like it, I think other books by Rainbow Rowell have way more beautiful covers, such as Fangirl and Eleanor and Park. But Carry on has an incredibly gorgeous spine! That's why I've chosen the other picture for the top of my post, but I simply wanted to show you the cover as well.

I hope you enjoyed this review and you're having a great day,

Leah