Sigh. I’ve thought a lot about this review since finishing this book a month ago. Carry On was so masterfully done, which meant I had high expectations going in. Unfortunately, despite Rowell’s magical prose that I never tire of, Wayward Son ended up being just ‘meh’ for me. At first, I thought this book was going to be another 5-star read for me - I LOVED the road trip adventure and the humor. But, I ended up struggling to finish reading and there were two things that really irked me:

1. Literally everyone had relationship troubles. Is it too much to ask for to have the “chosen one” couple actually be happy in the sequel, or at least be able to resolve their issues and not drag them throughout the entire book?

2. It ends with a cliffhanger, which made me feel this book was solely written as setup for the third book.