Simon Snow is the Chosen One. He's been told this his whole life. He's also been assigned the evil vampire Baz as a roommate and is not handling it well. A loving deconstruction of Harry Potter tropes with a beating heart of m/m romance — Rowell's most charming and subversive novel.
Clean YA — the enemies-to-lovers m/m romance is sweet.
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Moods: Magical Fun LGBTQ+ Enemies to Lovers
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers LGBTQ+ Chosen One Deconstruction Magic School
No — Carry On stands alone. Fangirl adds meta context but isn't required.
Yes — Simon and Baz. One of the sweetest YA m/m romances.
More loving subversion than parody — Rowell has genuine affection for the tropes she's working with.
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