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Kate in Waiting, by Becky Albertalli

7 reviews

omgitsyelhsa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This was fine, but not the normal quality and love I normally have for her books. Maybe I’m just really falling out of love with YA, who knows.

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cozycritiques's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

“I am so platonically in love with Anderson Walker, it makes my brain hurt.”
- Kate in Waiting

CW: Underage Drinking, Bullying, Body Shaming, Homophobia, Transphobia

Tropes:
📖 High School
📖 Love Triangle
📖 Childhood Friends to Lovers
📖 Theater
📖 Tight-knit Friend Groups
Representation:
📖 Jewish Main Character
📖 Queer Main and Side Characters
📖 POC Main Character
What I liked:
📖 Theater references
📖 Amount of cursing (I have never read a YA novel that used so many F-bombs and I kind of love it, because as a theater teen, we absolutely cursed that often)
📖 Kate and Andy’s friendship
📖 Noah and Kate’s banter
📖 Teenage messiness
What I didn’t like:
📖 Constant F-boy and F-girl references

Final thoughts: Although I didn’t like the overly casual and slightly dramatic narrative style at first, I really ended up enjoying Kate in Waiting. Reading it honestly felt like I’d been transported back to my high school in both good and bad ways. While I don’t always look back at that time in my life with fondness, this book definitely reminded me of the joy I felt being a high school theater kid.

Spice Scale: 🫑

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darryn_gray's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! I haven't read a book so fast in so long, I found myself nearly instantly falling for the characters and relating to all of them in different ways. This might be my all-time favorite book by Becky Albertalli! It's a very fluffy book that mos of the time leaves you feeling all warm on the inside. Very well written as I felt like I perfectly understood everything going on in not only Kate's mind but also her best friend Anderson's. The friendships felt real and honest.
The chapters are very short and its a very easy read, easily a book you can read in the span of one day, even if you're a slow reader

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