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Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

sanne6je's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5⭐️
The story idea is so conflicting that you want to know what is going to happen. This felt a bit obvious to me, almost at the beginning the whole plot was so painfully obvious that I started to lose interest a bit. Some bits were rushed and I just wished it was described in more details. Imagine finding out around page 300 that someone looks like so different from what I pictured just simply because it wasn’t described properly.
The whole book Kate and her friends talk about fuck boys. But in this case everyone is a f-boy and I thought it was a bit rude to have a main character who’s whole personality is hating everyone except her closest friends.

I did still decide on 3.5 stars simply because if I totally ignore the parts I hated, it’s a cute book. I’m a sucker for cute books. There’s a big variety of characters and it’s not badly written. I just thought the main character was obnoxious.

gracezheng's review against another edition

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4.0

this book was so cute and really made me miss my high school theater days even though i was only theater-adjacent (costume crew)

allygatr's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 good, happy, quick, fun mush

shaken_not_stirred's review against another edition

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2.0

Glad to know ya romcoms are no longer for me

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

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1.0

1.5/5

I didn’t really know what I was going into with this book. I liked the theatre aspect and the drama but what brought it down for mw was the romance. I found it to be boring and almost forced at times.

thecrochetreader's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ryleighh's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Cute romcom. Love
matt x andy and kate x noah
noahs so cute actually love him sm 🙈 loooooooooved being in a highschool theatre club setting too

rosange's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

2.5

reefsharkie's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mireyadiaz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0