


Meanwhile, Baz juggles two family issues and can’t find time to tell anybody about his vampire expertise. For Simon, this means determining whether or not he still wants to be a member of the World of Mages - and, if he doesn’t, he must figure out what the decision would mean for his relationship with Baz. Simon and Baz, as well as their friends Penelope and Agatha, determine how to proceed in life in Any Way the Wind Blows. In Wayward Son, they found out that what they thought they knew about themselves was incorrect. Simon Snow and his companions in Carry On learned that everything they thought they knew about the universe was incorrect. Now, in 2021, Rowell released the final installment to the series, which is titled Any Way the Wind Blows. The title of the first book, Carry On, was picked straight out of its book of origination, Fangirl, and with its success after its release in 2015, she subsequently released Wayward Son in 2019. From there, Rowell must have seen the desire her fans had of reading the character’s fanfictions to be able to come up with the idea of writing them herself and releasing them as a three-part series.

About catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.In 2013, Rainbow Rowell released the book Fangirl, a book about a college student who writes fanfiction about her favorite characters – Simon Snow and Tyrannus Basilton “Baz” Grimm-Pitch – in her favorite book series. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest.Ĭarry On was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough.Īny Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet.

Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward.įor Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages – and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong.
