A review by dustilane
Kate In Waiting by Becky Albertalli

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Kate is always waiting, for her time in the spotlight and for her chance to have a crush be something more. Her best friend, Anderson, is her everything and they go as far as to have shared crushes. But when they both start to fall for the same boy and it turns out to be more than a crush, Kate’s world is shaken. 

I am a huge fan of Becky Albertalli. Her books are light and bring me joy. So I will admit I had high hopes for this book. It did not meet those expectations but I did enjoy it. Anderson aggravated me for about 50% of the book and the overuse of the phrase “fboy” was very annoying. But I feel like a lot of that was made up for with the adorable end romance. I also loved the side characters in this book more than I did Anderson and Kate. Matt was sweet, Kate’s whole group of friends were interesting, her brother Ryan was adorable, and Noah stole my heart.  I also have a lot of appreciation for the diversity of Kate’s friend group when it came to sexuality, gender, race, and abilities. 

I was very annoyed and not into it for the first part but then it really picked up and I couldn’t stop listening to the audiobook. I just needed to know if the friendships would be okay and if the potential romantic relationship would happen. This was a nice fluff read and I enjoyed it enough to look past the things I didn’t like. That’s why I’m giving it 3.5/5 stars!