A review by ashley_mrose530
Kate In Waiting by Becky Albertalli

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a really cute book. I had a lot of fun with it and I liked that the friendship relationships were the main focus rather than the romantic ones. It was all about growing as people and friends as Kate navigated how she actually feels about certain people outside of the way her best friend Anderson feels about them. I also thought the romance was really cute in general as she got closer and closer with Noah.
I do think the repetition of "fuckboy", "f-boy", and its other variations was a little too much in this book. Though it does seem like exactly what teenagers might say/call people, it was overly used and got to be kind of annoying at times.
In all though this was a cute and fun read and I hope to continue to read more books from Becky in the future.