Carry on
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- 6,99 €
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- 6,99 €
Publisher Description
Simon Snow è il peggior prescelto di sempre. Questo è ciò che sostiene Baz, il suo compagno di stanza. Baz potrà anche essere un vampiro e un nemico, ma ha probabilmente ragione. Per la maggior parte del tempo infatti Simon non sa far funzionare la sua bacchetta, oppure non sa controllare il suo inestinguibile potere mandando tutto a fuoco. Il suo mentore lo evita, la sua ragazza lo ha lasciato, e un mostro con la sua faccia si aggira per Watford, la scuola di magia in cui frequentano l'ultimo anno. Allora perché Baz non riesce a fare a meno di stargli sempre intorno?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rowell's many fans know that the characters in this novel derive from her 2013 book, Fangirl, where they appeared in two forms: the "official" version of a Harry Potterlike series and the funnier, funkier, and gayer fanfic written by Cath, Fangirl's heroine. Now Simon Snow, the greatest magician the world has ever seen; possible vampire Basilton "Baz" Pitch, Simon's roommate and nemesis; and Simon's intrepid and loyal best friend Penelope have their own book. Along with Simon's semi-ex girlfriend Agatha, the three are negotiating their last year at the Watford School of Magicks amid a crisis in the magical world, much of which seems to involve Simon. Although in no way fan fiction (apart from its connections to Fangirl), this book can be read as a tribute to Harry Potter and Lev Grossman's Magicians series, and it's a sterling example of how to use genre conventions to create something new. Seen in that light, it hardly matters that some of the plot twists feel more like confirmations than surprises. Everything else the funny, wised-up dialogue, the tumultuous, sweet, and sexy love story is grade-A Rowell, and if you've ever wondered what makes a spell a spell, this book explains all. The doubled suspense Will Simon and Baz finally admit that seven years of mutual obsession might be more than antagonism? Will Simon, Baz, and Penny figure out what's threatening their world in time to save it? makes for a book that readers will find almost impossible to put down. Ages 13 up.
