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A review by banrions
Waiting for You by Elle Spencer
4.0
Overall I enjoyed a solid bit of this book. I think this is closer to a 3.75 for me, but I rounded up to a 4 because I enjoyed a lot more than I disliked.
I loved the characters. Lindsay and Ren were both really fleshed out, interesting, and their dynamic made you (or me, at least) want to root for them. I adored both voices that narrator Lori Prince used for each of them, and that only further added to my liking them as characters. The teenagers, Brooke and Corey were well rounded and realistic and while there was a lot to like in theory about both MC’s best friends Patty and Deb, respectably, those two fell a little short, for me personally. I found both of their “antics” and quirks a little irritating after a while. Both of the constant nicknames, and jokes and bits that went on just a little too long, and were often a little too much “I am being a quirky and lovable character right now, see!?” And it became a little grating. But that’s a ymmv humor is subjective type of thing. I did absolutely love the character of Mrs Stokely, and I loved all of the scenes of the women hanging out and interacting as a group.
While overall I really enjoyed this, and I found the past life stuff to be really fun and a trope I enjoy, the ending felt a bit too rushed. I really wish it had been given at the very least one more chapter, but I think it might have benefited from even two or three more. The epilogue just tried a bit to hard to cram in a HFN (which is fine!) but it absolutely had a feeling of rushing to the end.
I’ve enjoyed the other book by Elle Spencer that I’ve read (well, listened actually) 30 Dates in 30 Days, and I absolutely adore the way Lori Prince brought both of them to life. I’ll def check out others by this author in the future.
I loved the characters. Lindsay and Ren were both really fleshed out, interesting, and their dynamic made you (or me, at least) want to root for them. I adored both voices that narrator Lori Prince used for each of them, and that only further added to my liking them as characters. The teenagers, Brooke and Corey were well rounded and realistic and while there was a lot to like in theory about both MC’s best friends Patty and Deb, respectably, those two fell a little short, for me personally. I found both of their “antics” and quirks a little irritating after a while. Both of the constant nicknames, and jokes and bits that went on just a little too long, and were often a little too much “I am being a quirky and lovable character right now, see!?” And it became a little grating. But that’s a ymmv humor is subjective type of thing. I did absolutely love the character of Mrs Stokely, and I loved all of the scenes of the women hanging out and interacting as a group.
While overall I really enjoyed this, and I found the past life stuff to be really fun and a trope I enjoy, the ending felt a bit too rushed. I really wish it had been given at the very least one more chapter, but I think it might have benefited from even two or three more. The epilogue just tried a bit to hard to cram in a HFN (which is fine!) but it absolutely had a feeling of rushing to the end.
I’ve enjoyed the other book by Elle Spencer that I’ve read (well, listened actually) 30 Dates in 30 Days, and I absolutely adore the way Lori Prince brought both of them to life. I’ll def check out others by this author in the future.