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Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

6 reviews

totallywickedruth333's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really liked this book! I really… felt connected somehow to Kate. I think that we’re very similar, we’re both theater kids, the way the thought about the f-boys sometimes how I think of dudebro jocks 😅 (mostly football ones since I play soccer) It was a bit weird for me to read the scenes with Noah sometimes because I know someone named Noah who plays baseball and is similar to the Noah in this book, so that was interesting. I really liked Raina and Brandie! Those two were amazing. I also liked how the squad would go to one of their houses bringing their clothes to decide what to wear to a party or something like that. I thought this was a really cute book!

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mitta_girl452's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was very fun to read. It is lighthearted and fluffy, and while it isn't hugely deep, I did find it emotional and enjoyable.
Becky Albertalli's pacing is glorious as always, and this book showcases a story that feel somewhat realistic.
There are so many things I love about this book, so here is a list:
1) The subtle disability rep (one background character has tics and another is in a wheelchair. While they are background characters, the way that they are described with their personalities being the forefront of their character is very refreshing)
2) Andy and Kate's friendship. I love that they are so close, it reminds me of my best friend and I. The way that Kate and Andy address their friendship being more important than their romantic relationships is very nice for me as a aro/ace person.
3) The way love is described. As mentioned, I'm aro/ace, and most descriptions of romantic love make no sense to me, but this one stuck with me. I love the use of Rapunzel and Flynn from Tangled, and the description of love being letting someone else have the spotlight and just enjoying their happiness. The watching them from the sidelines and just adoring them. It was so beautiful and actually made me understand some of what they were feeling.
4) Kate and Noah. Usually, I'm not a huge fan of romantic relationships that build up as quickly as this one did, but I actually really love these two. I love how they have flaws and muck up, but give each other chances to improve. I love the focus on their happiness when together and their spending time together actively trying to make it work, instead of the entire relationship being about kissing and physical attraction. They have (at least from my inexperienced perspective) a healthy and loving relationship that I find very cute.
Some issues I do have with this book are that the side characters, especially Matt, but also Raina, Brandie and Ryan to a degree, feel somewhat flat. I feel this the most with Matt, as he is technically the driving force of the conflict, yet by the end of the book, I felt as if I hardly knew him as a character at all!
I also feel that Kate loving Matt after barely knowing him seems a bit unrealistic and silly.
I did love the high school theatre focus, though. As a fellow theatre kid, I was very pleased.
I would definitely recommend this book as a good, lighthearted, refreshing romance novel.

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I love Becky Albertalli and I love most of her work. I didn’t really enjoy Yes No Maybe So, but I love Simon v the Homo Sapien’s Agenda. I wanted to read more of her work and was hopefully for this book and . . . well, it just fell flat.

This book is based on Kate Garfield. She and her best friend Anderson Walker are not co-dependent, even though everyone thinks they are. They carpool together to and from theatre rehearsals, they consult each other on every single life decision, and they crush for the same guys. This isn’t usually a problem . . . until Matt Olsson shows up. He is Kate and Anderson’s long-distance crush, and he is now at their school. Matt is talented and sweet, and Kate likes him, really likes him. The only problem? So does Anderson. Turns out, communal crushes aren’t so fun when real feelings are involved. This one might even bring the curtains down on Kate and Anderson’s friendship.

I'll start with what I liked – Ryan and Noah – the F boys for the win. They were the only ones that didn’t annoy and that I didn’t want to kill. They were both real and I was rooting for them during this book. Ryan is the whole one who was willing to spit the truth and not care because he prefers the truth out in the open. Noah was a complete golden retriever who just wanted to make Kate happy (who didn’t deserve it by the way.)

Okay, Kate drove me nuts, I get it’s a YA and it’s not supposed to be serious, but it was very repetitive - I like Matt, he is flirting with me and Anderson, Anderson is breaking the rules so I'm gonna break the rules, my best friend now hates me, Noah is following me around. That was like the first ten chapters and then times that by eight – that's the story. This book could have been shortened by 100 pages if you cut Kate’s inner monologue down. Anderson was a hypocritic, he is ranting to Kate about keeping an open line of communication and then the second him and Matt start dating he runs and lets Kate believe Matt likes her – that was just a shitty thing to do, I understand why but it could have been done better. The communal crush thing just was weird and I would never do that with anyone. Kate and Anderson didn’t deserve the happy ending they got because they were just so toxic and annoying the whole way through this book. Matt could have disappeared, and I wouldn’t have noticed as he is barely in it for the big MMC.

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hayleythegoose's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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darryn_gray's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! I haven't read a book so fast in so long, I found myself nearly instantly falling for the characters and relating to all of them in different ways. This might be my all-time favorite book by Becky Albertalli! It's a very fluffy book that mos of the time leaves you feeling all warm on the inside. Very well written as I felt like I perfectly understood everything going on in not only Kate's mind but also her best friend Anderson's. The friendships felt real and honest.
The chapters are very short and its a very easy read, easily a book you can read in the span of one day, even if you're a slow reader

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crystalmethany's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

1.5

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