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leesuh's review against another edition
4.0
(This is a really lame review because I took too long to write it and forgot a lot. Sorry.)
I’m a huge fan of contemporary easy-reads. I mean… Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite authors, so it should come as no surprise that I dig Susane Colasanti too. Waiting for You is the second book I’ve read by Colasanti (When it Happens being to first) and I enjoyed every second of it. It was a breeze to read, but there were real issues being handled throughout the whole book that made it more down to Earth.
Marisa, the main character, is dealing with issues of first love and other general human problems, including the recent divorce of her parents. The emphasis on Marisa’s parents is actually one of the reasons I liked Waiting for You so much. Especially during a divorce situation it’s really easy to write the parents out of the book and call them “busy”, but Marisa’s parents are very much involved during most of this novel and—despite their problems—active in Marisa’s life.
As far as the romance aspects of this novel go I feel like it was pretty predictable. There are two guys Marisa is drawn to and a secret guy who goes by the name of Dirty Dirk (and airs podcasts every night that the high school kids are drooling over throughout the entire book). Dirty Dirk was an interesting part of the story, but his character would have been so much better had it taken me longer than negative two seconds to figure out who he really was. Oh, well.
As a whole this book was speedy to read and interesting to boot. It’s a perfect book for that day you want to stay inside with a cup of tea and laze on the sofa. It’s not too heavy or too light, making it great to read at any time. I’ll definitely be looking into more books by Susane Colasanti.
I’m a huge fan of contemporary easy-reads. I mean… Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite authors, so it should come as no surprise that I dig Susane Colasanti too. Waiting for You is the second book I’ve read by Colasanti (When it Happens being to first) and I enjoyed every second of it. It was a breeze to read, but there were real issues being handled throughout the whole book that made it more down to Earth.
Marisa, the main character, is dealing with issues of first love and other general human problems, including the recent divorce of her parents. The emphasis on Marisa’s parents is actually one of the reasons I liked Waiting for You so much. Especially during a divorce situation it’s really easy to write the parents out of the book and call them “busy”, but Marisa’s parents are very much involved during most of this novel and—despite their problems—active in Marisa’s life.
As far as the romance aspects of this novel go I feel like it was pretty predictable. There are two guys Marisa is drawn to and a secret guy who goes by the name of Dirty Dirk (and airs podcasts every night that the high school kids are drooling over throughout the entire book). Dirty Dirk was an interesting part of the story, but his character would have been so much better had it taken me longer than negative two seconds to figure out who he really was. Oh, well.
As a whole this book was speedy to read and interesting to boot. It’s a perfect book for that day you want to stay inside with a cup of tea and laze on the sofa. It’s not too heavy or too light, making it great to read at any time. I’ll definitely be looking into more books by Susane Colasanti.
upstatelibrarygal's review against another edition
4.0
Think "Pump Up the Volume"
My first Colasanti book, but not to be my last.
My first Colasanti book, but not to be my last.
toystory242's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a big surprise for me. I thought I wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did. Although it was a bit predictable and cliche, I really liked the main characters and I hope to check out more Susane Colasanti in the future :)
asmushy's review against another edition
1.0
Not a long while ago, I was the kind of person who couldn’t let a book unfinished, no matter how much boring or awful it might be, I made it a matter of life or death, a take on my honor, but now I just don’t give a damn.
The writing made my head hurt, or more specifically the heroine’s (I forgot her name) way of talking, it was hard to follow and I wasn’t in the mood either to decipher and decrypt what she was saying. I couldn’t keep with her and I just gave up, the whole book is narrated in the first person and my patience has limits.
Now I know that when I put a book five times in less than one hour, then it’s my cue for: Not-going-to-finish-it(let alone like it)-even-in-a-million-years. Damn you awesome books for making me this picky and fastidious.
The writing made my head hurt, or more specifically the heroine’s (I forgot her name) way of talking, it was hard to follow and I wasn’t in the mood either to decipher and decrypt what she was saying. I couldn’t keep with her and I just gave up, the whole book is narrated in the first person and my patience has limits.
Now I know that when I put a book five times in less than one hour, then it’s my cue for: Not-going-to-finish-it(let alone like it)-even-in-a-million-years. Damn you awesome books for making me this picky and fastidious.
ari_melika's review against another edition
5.0
An easy read about love and how you may be looking for the one everywhere except right infront of you. Very predictable with an adolecent reading style. Written more for a middle schooler with more meaning for high schoolers. I am a sophomore so I felt like I could relate more than a 13 year old would.
kklemaster's review against another edition
4.0
I still remember reading When It Happens, my first Colasanti book, and being ashamed that this is what YA literature had come to. With Waiting For You, however, I am so so so happy that someday I can hand this one off to my future daughter and have her gain a deeper understanding of social anxiety disorders, how healthy relationships actually work, and what it means to empower yourself. The title, cover, and synopsis are all misleading, because this novel is about more than typical high school boyfriend drama, and Marisa is a beautiful, well-developed, dynamic female character with a great narrative voice. It may look embarrassing to read, but it's definitely worth your while, especially for fans of Sarah Dessen.
shebarleyknowshowtoread's review against another edition
3.0
It was a great book. Defiantly would read it again.
bossycilantro's review against another edition
4.0
Ahhh, it was so predictable. I knew like EVERYTHING that was going to happen. Everything. But I love me some of those little love stories so it's all good. :D
broooe's review against another edition
1.0
Super slow, dragged on for ages and wasn't even a unique story.