Wayward Son
Rainbow Rowell's Wayward Son (2019) is a romantasy and paranormal romance novel. Readers will find themes of magic, vampires, dragons and monsters.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 104 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2019.
At about 416 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.
About Wayward Son
**SIMON SNOW IS COMING BACK, AND HE'S COMING TO AMERICA!** The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after.... *So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch?* What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light. That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place. With *Wayward Son*, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. It's another helping of sour cherry scones with an absolutely decadent amount of butter. This description comes from the publisher. *Wayward Son* is the second book of the Simon Snow series, the first of which is *Carry On*; the Simon Snow idea first appeared in *Fangirl*.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2019
Quick answers
Who wrote Wayward Son?
Wayward Son was written by Rainbow Rowell and first published in 2019.
What genre is Wayward Son?
It is usually shelved as Romantasy, Paranormal Romance, Vampire Fiction and Dragon Fiction.
How long is Wayward Son?
The median edition has 416 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Wayward Son?
Readers who like it often enjoy Shadow and Bone, Dance of the Gods and Days of Blood and Starlight.
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