I just did a review of AWTWB on my bookstagram, but i felt that i wanted to do a more comprehensive one here with minimal spoilers cos I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS OMFG so here we go:
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This is it. The end of the Simon snow trilogy that I have grown to love and treasure for the past 4 years. I’ve got to say, Rainbow Rowell really did it with this final book, which I thought was a perfect conclusion to the series that tied everything up neatly. Rainbow mentioned that this book was “an ending about endings, about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.” I couldn’t agree more.
Everything that I found to be incomplete and unsatisfying in Wayward son (Simon Snow Series #2) was handled relatively well in this book, at least to me. Simon and Baz’s relationship felt much more real, as they both started to tackle the complex issues that were holding them back from having the solid relationship that they both desired. Not gonna lie, the first half of the book gave me a lot of pain, especially with all the pent up grief and pain Simon was struggling with, but I soon realised that it was essential for Simon and Baz to overcome these obstacles in order to properly find closure and comfort in each other. Seeing how their relationship evolved throughout the series is extremely heartwarming, as now I am glad that they both love & treasure the true, raw versions of themselves, which I think is essential in a healthy and loving relationship.
Another aspect of this book that I really enjoyed was Shepard. I don’t remember seeing much of him in Wayward son, which made his character very distant to me, but this book fixed it. His character was just CHEFS KISSES n ngl i wish there was more of him!! what a hottie Penny and Shepard’s relationship was one that I definitely saw coming, and I am so glad that Penny got the ending that she deserved.
And Agatha!! Oh my god i was so happy for her, she finally got the ending she deserved and i am so happy for her After all that she was put through, Im glad she got her own happy ending.
Even though this book might seem too real to be true (esp with all the happy endings), I still think it was the best way to wrap up this whole story, with everyone getting the life that they deserved. There was a small part of the ending that I wish was elaborated on morebut other than that, this finale met most of my expectations.
With this, Thank you @rainbowrowell for creating this magnificent and beautiful series, for it is one that will continue to live on within me for as long as possible.
I GOT SO EMOTIONAL WRITJNG THIS becos it just dawned on me that this is the last simon snow book……lord…
okay but why does it feel like RR wanted to write the agatha pov epilogue from like a realllllly long time and now she’s just rubbing her hands together and cackling ??
Carry On Through The Ages 2022 - Official Announcement!
Carry On Through The Ages is back for its Third Year!
I’ve been going back and forth for the last month, wondering if I wanted to do another year of COTTA. I’ve decided that I love it too much to not go for another year.
I think as long as I’m still writing for this fandom, I won’t be able to abandon my baby.
There won’t be too many changes from last year’s event. The event is still going to be a week-long (September 12-16). The Discord server is still active (though it’s a little quiet at the moment) (hopefully that will change once signups happen). Hopefully the server will be useful for people to exchange ideas and for help when it comes to research. It will also be a place for those who want to beta. I will be sending the Discord link with the confirmation email once the signup period is done.
Like last year, posting dates will be given closer to the actual event, once everyone has a chance to think about their concept. I want to also make sure that every day of the event has (roughly) an equal amount of people posting.
A link to the Sign Up page will be posted on April 8th, and will remain open for two weeks.
You can click on the links below for the full COTTA 2022 schedule!
I was going to let you guess “what are they looking at?” But I think the answer is obvious. So, a better question would be “what the heck is Simon Snow doing?”
So@giishu suggested I draw a Shepard – any Shepard – and you can sort of see that I actually tried to draw two Shepards. But Commander Shepard turned out so utterly terrible that I could not subject your eyeballs to such horror. So one Shepard it is.
Shepard: I’m gonna mix a can of Red Bull with seventeen shots of espresso in a fishbowl and then chug it while Kids by MGMT plays in the background so I can perceive twenty-three spatial dimensions and fight my own soul.
So@giishu suggested I draw a Shepard – any Shepard – and you can sort of see that I actually tried to draw two Shepards. But Commander Shepard turned out so utterly terrible that I could not subject your eyeballs to such horror. So one Shepard it is.
