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A review by jennifermreads
All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson
2.0
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
After a bridge collapses in Boston, five teens are thrown together in the ER while they await news of their loved ones.
The premise was pretty incredible and promised to be emotion filled. Instead it ended up just being okay: a lot of potential but not a complete execution. I liked having the multiple perspectives. I liked having the flashbacks to better explain the characters and get a feel for their anguish. But something just didn’t click all together. I should have had some tears trickling down my cheeks at some point but it never happened.
Jason and Alexa’s story was the most intriguing – but only because Skyler’s story was left unresolved. Instead I just felt like Skyler was unfinished. Just like Morgan’s story!
Too many questions, not enough answers. Too much build-up, not enough follow through. Too much promise of rip-at-your-heart, not enough actually ripping. Too many “too much” and “not enough.”
After a bridge collapses in Boston, five teens are thrown together in the ER while they await news of their loved ones.
The premise was pretty incredible and promised to be emotion filled. Instead it ended up just being okay: a lot of potential but not a complete execution. I liked having the multiple perspectives. I liked having the flashbacks to better explain the characters and get a feel for their anguish. But something just didn’t click all together. I should have had some tears trickling down my cheeks at some point but it never happened.
Jason and Alexa’s story was the most intriguing – but only because Skyler’s story was left unresolved.
Spoiler
If she had done more than get rescued from her abusive boyfriend by her sister and then ignore his texts while she awaited the fate of her sister then maybe this would have been more compelling.Too many questions, not enough answers. Too much build-up, not enough follow through. Too much promise of rip-at-your-heart, not enough actually ripping. Too many “too much” and “not enough.”