A review by k_cao_xai
Love Waits by Gerri Hill

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I’ve never been so infuriated but at the same time, wanted these two women to get back together so badly.

Character Impressions:

Gina Granbury
Basketball enthusiast. Grew up in a lower class. A hottie.

Out of the two leads, Gina’s the quieter, taller one. I do like that she’s a well-rounded character. In some situations, she’s confident but in others, she’s reserved and not because her personality is inconsistent but because around certain people, we all act a little differently. But of course, around Ashleigh, Gina’s got the hots for her all year-round.

Ashleigh Pence
Girl-next-door. Grew up in an upper class. She deserves the world.

I absolutely adore Ashleigh in both the past and present timeline. I like that she’s the one who initiates things, but later becomes the hesitant one when she’s questioning whether or not she should get back with Gina. Both these women have such raw and intense feelings for each other that they can’t find it in others, even after so many years apart.

Minor Characters:

There are a handful of minor characters in the story, such as Ashleigh’s mother, sister, and brother, Gina’s coworkers, and Gina’s aunt. Despite each of them having their own names and jobs, none of them really felt like they had distinct traits. Like, I couldn’t point one out and say, “Oh yeah, that’s the funny one.” Most of them were kind of only around to talk about Ashleigh and Gina, so it didn’t feel like they were their own person. Aside from Aunt Lou who shares a bonding moment with Gina.

Story Impressions:

The first half of the story had so many good flashbacks of Gina and Ashleigh’s past; how they met, how they fell in love. It was so wholesome to read those moments of discovering one’s first crush, how falling in love for the first time made them feel, how intense their feelings were for each other.

Then I got to the part where it’s revealed why they broke up in the past and the reason made me flip a table.

I was sooooo mad at Gina! The reason they broke up was so infuriating, it made me want to jump in the book and shake Gina by the shoulders to ask, “Why!?!?!?!” Before the reason was revealed, Gina kept ignoring Ashleigh’s attempt to understand why Gina left her, why Gina kept alluding to things Ashleigh has no memory of, she kept waving it off and pissing Ashleigh off and pissing me off and goddamnit Gina!

Anyway, after that turmoil is out and done with, the two of them get to reconcile. I think Ashleigh forgave Gina a little too easily though. Gina realized her reason for breaking up with Ashleigh in the past was dumb as fuck, but I wanted Gina to be the one to pine after Ashleigh and work to get Ashleigh back. I wanted her to make some grand gestures of love, wanted her to do things that made Ashleigh fall in love with her like she did in the past, to initiate things instead of just letting things happen on their own. I think I was just madder at Gina than Ashleigh was. Gosh, Ashleigh’s too good for this world.

Gina did sort of make a grand display of love near the end to make Ashleigh realize she still cares for her, but I personally wanted Gina to be the one to go find Ashleigh. To take one giant leap of faith, meet Ashleigh face-to-face and prove she isn’t going to make the same mistake of letting Ashleigh go again.

Highlights:

Highlight 1: The audiobook.
Highlight 2: Heroines are together for 95% of the story.
Highlight 3: Steamy, explicit sex scenes.
Highlight 4: Wholesome ending.
Highlight 5: Heroines don’t drag out any drama.
Highlight 6: Ashleigh is more forgiving than I am.

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