Reviews

All We Can Do Is Wait by Richard Lawson

bsmith27's review

3.0

The story of several young adults waiting to hear about people they love who were in a bridge collapse. 2 siblings await news of their parents and work through trauma from the year before when they lost a friend. And the boyfriend of the gay brother which is unknown to the sister. A bit waits for nes of his ex girlfriend who you only learn is an ex towards the end of the story. A sister awaits news of her caregiving sister. And a daughter is there after her father committed suicide because of a cancer diagnosis. This is a good story where you care about the characters.

etinker's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

kelly24lox's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thelilredhead's review

1.0

*yaaaawn* oh it's over? Okay cool.

Honestly I have no patience or sympathy for the 'teenage' scene. This book was about several special snowflake teens. Honestly none of these kids were even remotely likeable. Just a bunch of whiny teenagers who have melodramatic problems. They all meet by chance and have a very uninteresting conversation. This reminds me of "We All Looked Up," I didn't like that book either.

sierraeven's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

2.0

2.5/5

I enjoyed the POVs in this book. I liked getting everyone’s stories and seeing what the ending was. Granted it was short but I believe it was just the right length.

kshea1's review

emotional reflective sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

kvreadsandrecs's review against another edition

2.0

This book was kind of a waste of my time. The only story I was interested in occurred before the book even started 🙄

taylorlechat's review

5.0

I love books with alternating perspectives like this!!! This one was super well written and I loved all the ways the characters connected. I loved each characters sub plots and how they used their backgrounds to stay grounded in the moment.

4saradouglas's review

2.0

It took me three weeks to read this because I just couldn't get into it. I stuck it out and tried to find something to hold on to in the plot or the characters or anything... but in the end I just didn't think the book was interesting and I didn't feel anything for any of the characters.