Rating: ★★★★★
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A huge thank you to Pan Macmillan for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Goodreads Synopsis:
The story is supposed to be over.
Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after…
So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch?
What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light…
That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West.
They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place…
With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. It’s another helping of sour cherry scones with an absolutely decadent amount of butter.
Come on, Simon Snow. Your hero’s journey might be over – but your life has just begun.
Ok, so it’s taken me a while to process my thoughts and feelings when it comes to this book! Originally I was going to give it 4 stars, but after much thought, I’ve decided that although it was completely different to Carry On, it was still bloody brilliant and deserves all the stars in the universe just like Carry On did.
Wayward Son takes us on an entirely new adventure! Our heroes are off on a road trip across America, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. There is an interesting overarching plot that I’m sure we will get more of in the next book. Unfortunately for me, the one think I loved most about Carry On was lacking in Wayward Son. It wasn’t worse than Carry On, just really different!
Carry On was driven wholeheartedly by Baz and Simons relationship development. After the events in Carry On, I suppose I expected to see these characters healing and working through all that trauma together, however there seemed to be little to no character communication. To put it bluntly, I wanted more fluffy SnowBaz! Now it’s completely understandable that these characters would be dealing in their own way and as I have mentioned before, this story was still fantastic. But I did spend a lot of this book hanging out for at least some sweet moments between the boys. Having said all this though, we do get a few lovely moments, it just didn’t feel like enough for me!
Aside from my slight disappointment with the lack of emotional SnowBaz content, the other characters were awesome. We got a new face in this book and he’s easily snuck his way into my heart! I still haven’t got much time for Agatha, but hopefully in the coming books we get to see more sides of her because I’m sure she’s capable of being a total badass. Penny as usual was sassy, strong and incredible.
Overall I really enjoyed this book! It didn’t feel much like a continuation of Carry On, but the back of the book just about states that itself! It’s an entirely new story with the same gorgeous characters. Just be prepared to feel a little… winded when you finish. BRING ON BOOK THREE I SAY! 5 stars!
Once again, a huge thank you to Pan Macmillan for sending me a copy of Wayward Son in exchange for an honest review!
Reading Sumpton 
I loved Carry On. I really need to read this. Thanks for this review – glad you loved it!
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I hope you love it! I really enjoyed it! Can’t wait for AWTWB!
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