Shepard as POV character, Lamb) introduced in Wayward Son?

Instead, everyone handled their relationships to one another awkwardly, and there were misunderstandings and missteps, and everyone made incremental character progress but not the transformative leaps I had hoped for.Įxpanding the ensemble: What did you think about the new characters (e.g. That qualifier would probably apply to a super escapist story, one where Simon and Baz have worked out an easy relationship banter, and Penny is off following some Hermione-esque plot of becoming their equivalent to the Minister of Magic, and everything’s coming up magicians. Natalie: In retrospect, maybe we should have expected this, since the jacket copy does describe the book as “a second helping of sour cherry scones with an absolutely decadent amount of butter”? But that’s the thing, it didn’t feel decadent. Even though so much happened, plot-wise, it didn’t feel like the characters developed, either individually or collectively, in many noticeable ways. I ended it with a feeling of Not Enoughness. There were elements of the narrative that I really loved and I think it had an amazing, ambitious premise-to explore what it can feel like after you’ve finished The Thing You’ve Always Been Working Towards (this is a particularly good allegory for graduating into the “real world,” a subject I don’t think is explored enough, honestly in our pop culture) but the book never quite fulfilled on its promise. If Carry On was a nutritious and oh-so-delicious meal, then Wayward Son was a snack.

I hope), even for the worthy cause of not later being disappointed in part because of them. Perhaps this kind of hype is untenable, but I am not in the habit of trying to talk myself out of positive emotions (anymore. To say this was one of the pop culture artifacts I was most looking forward to in 2019 would not be an understatement. Carry On is one of my favorite books, and Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorite authors. Kayti: I feel the need to preface this answer with some context: I was very hyped for this book.

Hot take! Generally, how did you feel about Wayward Son? How does Wayward Son expand on the cultural conversation begun in Carry On, and what do we hope for from the trilogy’s final installment? The First Question With a third book in the series, Any Way the Wind Blows, set to conclude the trilogy, Den of Geek Books Editor Kayti Burt and Den of Geek Contributor Natalie Zutter take the time to check in with the beloved series.

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