Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I don't know why I even bother reviewing Rainbow Rowell books. They always affect me the same way. The book is announced, I squee, I get the book, I jump around, I read the book, I cry lakes of tears. At this point Rowell could publish the phone book (remember phone books?) and my review would be, "This listing of names and numbers was so poignant, it really spoke to my soul, I cried a ton and then I had good book sigh." I've gotten so Pavlovian about this that I'm considering starting a petition that every Rowell book come with a free package of Kleenex. 
 This being the case, it's not going to shock you all that I was really excited about Carry On and while I didn't burst out into loud sobs, I certainly got a bit sniffly and now I'm super depressed that the book is over because the end was so delightful that I didn't want to stop reading. 
 This book is really, really heavy on teen angst. It is YA to the max. But Rainbow Rowell writes some damn fine YA and turns out that she also writes seriously amazing fantasy as well, so I personally have no complaints. Just know that this book is full of teenagers having Feelings and Angst. 
 Anyone who read Fangirl knows who is having a romance with whom, but I really don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read Fangirl. Taken on it's own, Carry On does a really nice job of building the romance and I want you to get to enjoy seeing it unfold. It also introduces the idea of a love triangle and immediately jettisons the idea, which is a huge relief because the love triangle trope is overused in YA. 
 This book won't please everyone. It's first person, present tense, with teen angst by the ton. Even I got a little angsted-out periodically, which is why this book is a B+ and not an A. But it's really good teen angst, and the fantasy aspect and the romance is perfection. It was so poignant, it really spoke to my soul, and I had good book sigh. 
 - Carrie S.