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Doesn’t really matter to me (or does it?)

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

January 18, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Although she holds the title of my favorite author, the Simon Snow series has never resonated with me in any meaningful way and the first two books are firmly at the bottom when I rank her bibliography. My fiancee, who I’ve read all of Rowell’s books to (aside from this one), is firmly in agreement on that one. Whether it be the spells that are in fact just cliches that have amassed magical power from their frequent usage, the Harry Potter retreads that aren’t really […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: any way the wind blows, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: any way the wind blows, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow ·
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A good ending! But still not as good as the first one.

Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) by Rainbow Rowell

October 29, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I will be honest. I do not want to review this book. First of all, I liked it. And I liked it better than the second one. It felt so comfortable to be back in England (and at Watford!) with these characters, and I was satisfied by all their endings, even the ones I didn’t see coming. But it also gave me a couple things I’ve been wanting since book one, so on that front I was very happy as well. There was resolution for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, any way the wind blows, narfna, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:157 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, any way the wind blows, narfna, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow, YA, Young Adult ·
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When Fan-Fic Sticks the Ending Better then the Original

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

October 3, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo Just Because: Reader’s Choice Even though I’ve already posted the review to fill in my bingo card, I still wanted to do this out of stubbornness, and because I have another book finished that would have probably ended up in this square anyways. So, Any Way the Wind Blows is the finale of the Simon Snow trilogy, the Harry Potter fan-fic originally created for the stand-alone novel Fangirl, which was actually my introduction to the author Rainbow Rowell. I have to admit, in spite […]

Filed Under: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, any way the wind blows, cbr13bingo, fan fiction, LGBTQ romance, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:83 · Genres: Fanfiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, any way the wind blows, cbr13bingo, fan fiction, LGBTQ romance, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow ·
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“I brought you a cow once, remember? And I killed that chimera for you in fifth year.”

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

September 22, 2021 by Malin 3 Comments

CBR Bingo: People Spoiler warning! This is book 3 in a trilogy, which wraps up a number of very important threads left dangling after the previous book. So after the brief plot summary, there WILL be spoilers in the review. If you are new to the wonderful world of Simon Snow (and Baz, and Penny and Agatha), the place to start is Carry On. This book starts pretty much immediately after our fearsome foursome (and Shepard)’s return from America to England. Simon, still in emotional […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: any way the wind blows, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Euan Morton, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, people, Rainbow Rowell, Simon Snow trilogy, vampires, witches, Young Adult

Malin's CBR13 Review No:35 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: any way the wind blows, CBR13, cbr13bingo, Euan Morton, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, people, Rainbow Rowell, Simon Snow trilogy, vampires, witches, Young Adult ·
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The Amount of Review Titles This Year Where I Say I Feel Apathetic: Well, Here’s Another, Folks!

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

August 19, 2021 by Lisa Bee Leave a Comment

The amount of times while listening to this audiobook where I just thought to myself, “I really don’t care” was astounding. I hate to say that, because it’s sad when things that once interested you suddenly don’t anymore, but to be honest I didn’t even know that this book (the 3rd and final of the Simon Snow series) was out in the series until I noticed it on a library list. The whole thing just fell from my head and I never felt the absence.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: any way the wind blows, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow

Lisa Bee's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: any way the wind blows, Rainbow Rowell, simon snow ·
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