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A review by merlin_reads
Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti
2.5
I didn't really enjoy this one as much as the other Colasanti book that I read. And I think a lot of it had to do with the MC and her family.
Marissa is determined to make changes in her life. After a summer away at camp, she decides that this year will be her year. And number one on that list is get a boyfriend. Enter the typical high school bro, Derek. Yeah, I didn't like him right away. For starters, he was flirting with Marissa while having a girlfriend. So yeah, no. But Marissa gets so wrapped up in him that she loses focus on every other aspect of her life, becoming that girl who can't function without a guy.
Then there's her childhood friend, Nash. Who is constantly described as a nerd who can't dress. I'm not kidding, Marissa's narrative puts him down so much in her mind. Which is why it pisses me off how she acts towards him when she finds out his crush is not on her. Like you don't want him, but you don't want him to like anyone else but you? That just rubbed me the wrong way. And Nash was a really good guy. Pretty much the star of this show.
There's also a side storyline about this mysterious podcast host who I bet you can guess who it is immediately, cause predictable this book is.
One thing I did really like and I'm glad that YA books are focusing on is mental health. Marissa suffers from severe anxiety and had depression. We get to go through the motions with her as her world falls apart and she seems to be sinking back into those days. I would have liked to have delved more into it, but I think the author wanted to keep this book a little lighter. I really wanted a real talk between Marissa and her mother (who was horrible, BTW). But alas, we can't always get what we want.
Marissa is determined to make changes in her life. After a summer away at camp, she decides that this year will be her year. And number one on that list is get a boyfriend. Enter the typical high school bro, Derek. Yeah, I didn't like him right away. For starters, he was flirting with Marissa while having a girlfriend. So yeah, no. But Marissa gets so wrapped up in him that she loses focus on every other aspect of her life, becoming that girl who can't function without a guy.
Then there's her childhood friend, Nash. Who is constantly described as a nerd who can't dress. I'm not kidding, Marissa's narrative puts him down so much in her mind. Which is why it pisses me off how she acts towards him when she finds out his crush is not on her. Like you don't want him, but you don't want him to like anyone else but you? That just rubbed me the wrong way. And Nash was a really good guy. Pretty much the star of this show.
There's also a side storyline about this mysterious podcast host who I bet you can guess who it is immediately, cause predictable this book is.
One thing I did really like and I'm glad that YA books are focusing on is mental health. Marissa suffers from severe anxiety and had depression. We get to go through the motions with her as her world falls apart and she seems to be sinking back into those days. I would have liked to have delved more into it, but I think the author wanted to keep this book a little lighter. I really wanted a real talk between Marissa and her mother (who was horrible, BTW). But alas, we can't always get what we want.