評論能看到讀者爭論這是不是based on Harry Potter,身為一個原作及電影只看完前5集,但會穿著赫夫帕夫制服去霍(環)格(球)華(影)茲(城)的不稱職HP粉,開頭給我的既視感挺深: 身為Chosen One的Simon和魔法世族的Baz兩人從入學起便勢不兩立,Simon在學校總是盯緊Baz的行蹤,覺得對方暗中在搞邪惡計畫,而Baz也時不時故意惹惱Simon,甚至曾嘗試把Simon餵給一隻奇美拉。 把名字換掉根本無違和!!!
"You want me to work on this with you, but...you also want to push me down the stairs." "Fine. I promise not to push you down the stairs until we solve this." "I'm serious. I can't help you if you're setting me up all the time." "Do you think [...] I brought my mother back from the dead to fuck with you?"
"If you make a single move towards Simon—even a gesture—in my house, I will slaughter your whole family, Basilton. I'll kill them so hard, they won't even be able to find the Veil. Simon didn't do this."
起初是被書名吸引,1&2連起來是Carry On, Wayward Son
如果喜歡HP並希望H和D能夠在一起,而且不需要過多的解釋或分析兩人在一起的理由,你大概會喜歡這本書。而擔心自己根本是在讀同人的也不需要太擔心,你會發現後期故事的發展其實與HP不那麼像。
然而故事走向其實挺容易猜到,因此劇情部分個人覺得有些平淡。另外請不要期待看到完整的魔法系統或世界觀,這部推薦喜歡冤家變情人路線的人,另外我自己最喜歡兩人互通心意的情節,覺得有了那一段的高潮,其他劇情如何我就無所謂了XD(
不過因為是YA所以沒肉)身為Chosen One的Simon和魔法世族的Baz兩人從入學起便勢不兩立,Simon在學校總是盯緊Baz的行蹤,覺得對方暗中在搞邪惡計畫,而Baz也時不時故意惹惱Simon,甚至曾嘗試把Simon餵給一隻奇美拉。
把名字換掉根本無違和!!!
另外開頭看Simon碎念Baz一定在計畫什麼blah blah blah其實有點無聊,故事等到Baz登場後才開始有趣起來(我也同時在通勤時聽有聲書,Baz還沒出現前真的是開車開到快睡著XD)
例如Agatha,意識到自己對Simon的愛並非愛情,但還是想成為Simon的力量。不過最後他還是選擇做個普通人,雖然能理解眼前有個瘋狂巫師想要殺掉你足以留下陰影,但我讀到Agatha頭也不回地往外跑那段,想像那個畫面…有點好笑XD
總之有些可惜這個角色,本來以為他會在終盤做出什麼驚人之舉,畢竟前面一直提及他不想攪和Simon/Penny/Baz的計畫,但最終還是決定去尋求The Mage的協助....然而就只有這樣而已
"You want me to work on this with you, but...you also want to push me down the stairs."
"Fine. I promise not to push you down the stairs until we solve this."
"I'm serious. I can't help you if you're setting me up all the time."
"Do you think [...] I brought my mother back from the dead to fuck with you?"
這裡Baz的回答都讓我笑出來ww
"Oh, Agatha, honestly do the gingerbread girls have to be wearing pink?"
"I like pink."
覺得現在各種大人的問題,必須迴避女生=粉紅色這個刻板印象,但有些人就是單純喜歡粉紅色啊!
"It's not working, Penny."
"But it worked last time"
"Maybe it's not a spell." Dad said. "Maybe he transformed."
"Maybe he evolved, like a Pokemon."
這本書除了pkmn還在別的地方提到Transformers,其實有點好奇會不會有版權問題XD
"If you make a single move towards Simon—even a gesture—in my house, I will slaughter your whole family, Basilton. I'll kill them so hard, they won't even be able to find the Veil. Simon didn't do this."
很喜歡Penny和Simon的關係 想要和Penny交朋友;;;;
最後只是想曬一下書籤🔖 現在其實讀電子書比較多,因為方便划重點。但發現自己有一盒這樣箭頭型的迴紋針,滿適合標記喜歡的段落用👏