![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She's got three tickets to America, and proposes a cross-country road trip to save their friend Agatha, who's gotten herself into some kind of trouble while trying to break ties with her magical past. Baz feels like he's losing Simon – and Simon feels like Baz would be better off without him.īut Penny has a plan. Now he's going through the motions, feeling unworthy of Penny and Baz and unable to match their enthusiasm about the future. He even found unexpected romance with his vampire roommate, Baz.īut in order to save the day, Simon gave up his magic, lost his only parental figures, and opened up a bottomless well of emptiness inside himself. He survived the final showdown with the Insidious Humdrum, he prevented the destruction of magic, and he managed to keep his best friends Penny and Agatha alive through it all. What happens once the ultimate battle against evil is over, the world is saved, and the chosen one is left traumatized? In Wayward Son, Rowell picks up where she left off. In Carry On, Rainbow Rowell offered us an alternate universe fanfic-inspired love letter to Harry Potter, wherein the chosen one, Simon Snow, falls in love with his nemesis Baz and comes face to face with the fact that being the chosen one is really not so great. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Wayward Son Author Rainbow Rowell ![]()
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The book starts out strong, with Lilly, a girl in Victorian England, dressing up as a man to vote. Pity this book has nothing whatsoever to do with the sea. It conjures images of frothing waves and brave wooden ships, bobbing up and down with their flags curling in the wind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Definitely grab a pair of binoculars if you can," Mr O'Sullivan urged. There are a couple of things that hopeful stargazers can do to increase their chances of seeing the rare comet. Before long though you’ll be waiting 50,000 years for another opportunity." "If you miss it Wednesday you should definitely try again Thursday. ![]() ![]() Mr O'Sullivan noted that once a few days have passed, it'll be increasingly difficult to spot the comet without a telescope. We’ve not been able to directly image an Oort cloud object." The comet is believed to have come from an area known as the Oort cloud - a theorised icy area at the very margins of our solar system. Hopeful stargazers are being advised to find somewhere really dark outside to get their best chance of viewing the comet, preferably with not much street light. If you can head out between 12.30am and 1am, it’s probably the optimal window to try." Mr O'Sullivan said: "Believe it or not, the moon can actually make this task harder as well so it’s not ideal that it will be visible tomorrow. While you might think the shiny moon may be a help, it's actually a hindrance. "Try to find a remote area beyond a town or city where artificial lights are not disturbing your view of the night sky." "The main issue you need to overcome, after poor weather, is light pollution. "Even in ideal conditions you may struggle to see it without the assistance of at least a pair of binoculars," he explained. ![]() ![]() ![]() What makes this book more than a mere biography, is it’s author. 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I was intrigued about the spin on the original Romeo and Juliet, and I have always been interested in the 1920s. Imagine Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but set in 1920s Shanghai, with a fantasy element, and you’ve got debut novel These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.īefore I start, I want to say that I knew that I’d love this book from just reading what it was about. ![]() ![]() Do I love reverse harem? Oh absolutely enjoy it, but when it is done RIGHT. When we get into the story, immediately we are thrown into a reverse harem. So, Winnie gets taken to Neverland because they need to go through her memories to find where Wendy Darling had hidden Peter Pan's shadow because it has become his life source for survival. The characters lack so much depth to them including Winnie besides she is a prostitute because of her mother's lack of mothering. This is just me talking about my initial expectations.īut the reason I gave this book 2 stars is because it LACKS. 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