He was with “Agatha” also named “beloved one”. “Just when you think you’re having a scene without Simon, he drops in to remind you that everyone else is a supporting character in his catastrophe.” He felt like a big enthusiastic puppy to me and was very lovable and relatable. Simon went off in big blasts of magic and very few control over it. He wanted to defeat the Humdrum at all cost but had no finesse on how to harness his magic. All along he’ll run towards danger head first. Underfed, tall gangly, but bursting with energy.

He was a sorry thing when he came back to Watford School of magic every year after spending his summer in the foster care system. The British-ness came from the characters and dialogs, extremely well interpreted by the narrator Euan Morton.īorn from “normal” parents but gifted with more magic than any mage and dubbed the “chosen one”. This was a whimsical read with a very “British” feel to it. It has just as much kissing and talking as you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story – but far, far more monsters. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here - it’s their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon’s infuriating nemesis didn’t even bother to show up.Ĭarry On – The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. His mentor’s avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there’s a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon’s face. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen.

Carry on rainbow rowell series