Kate in Waiting

Hello bookworms! I hope you are doing well. I am doing yet another spotlight today! Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli is a fun Young Adult and though I did not end up reading it because of other commitments, I know many of you enjoy YA so I wanted to bring this one to your attention. In this post, like with The Lore of Prometheus, you will find information about the book and author. I will also be linking and quoting some of my favorite reviews of the book. If you reviewed and loved this one, do pop your link in my comments so that others can find it easily. 🙂 Let’s get started!

Some reviews of Kate in Waiting

• Contemporary YA is not her usual genre either and still Ellie from Read to Ramble Blog gave this book 4 stars. She even has an audio recording for the review so do check out her blog! Her analysis of themes is super detailed and this is one of the most thorough reviews I have read.

High school: I mentioned above that this was a setting that was really well done and it is definitely one of the best high school environments that I’ve read in books. While there is the mention of bullying, it’s not front and centre, which can sometimes be hard for me to read, so I appreciated not getting bombed with it – while of course it is important to talk about. What really came to the forefront was the importance of friendship and just generally teenagers going through life and having to jump over hurdles. Nothing is ever as you expect and life is always easier when you have a badass, cool, fun and caring group of friends by your side.

Ellie, Read to Ramble Blog

Read full review at Book Review and #UltimateBlogTour – Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli (4 stars).

• Marta from Monogamist Reader loved this book so much that inspite of the imperfections of the story, she would read Becky Albertalli’s works again.

Becky Albertalli has this talent in describing the realism of teenage crushes, when you spend hours examining every single eye movement, word, gesture… who didn’t do that? It is a sweet light story about discovering love and platonic relationships. I simply love it and if you loved her previous works, you will need to get a copy of this book.

Marta, Monogamist Reader

Read full review at Blog Tour: Kate in Waiting – Becky Albertalli #TheWriteReads #UltimateBlogTour.

• It is so much fun to find books for which we are not the targeted audience. They are unique gems that we hold close to us. Alice from Alice and Her Bookshelf found this to be such a book.

All of the characters within the novel were very well thought out and I just know I would have loved to read this one when I was younger. The example it sets for diversity in YA novels is amazing and I would love to read more novels that feel so inclusive.

Alice, Alice and Her Bookshelf

Read full review at Blog Tour: Kate in Waiting – Becky Albertalli.

• Steph from Bookslovereaders is a massive fan of Becky Albertalli and she enjoyed this book as well!

It has all the teenage angst I remember when I was that age – its been a while. I am a fan of Becky Albertalli as she has a way with making her characters relatable and likeable. I mean I do like them all but Noah has to be my favourite out of everyone. There is something about him that is sweet and kind and I know he has a thing for Kate from the minute we met him.

Steph, Bookslovereaders.

Read full review on Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli.

• Delly from Delly Bird found familial connections with this book, bringing back memories of her time as a teenager in high school.

Becky does a brilliant job capturing the teenage voice and high school experience. Teen me definitely identifies with Kate! The overthinking, shyness, fitting in but still feeling like an outsider half of the time…. Being a teenager is hard! We are sent on an emotional rollercoaster with the Kate-Anderson-Matt triangle. The dynamic between Anderson and Kate is very well written. They are put in a really tricky, friendship-testing situation and I feel for both of them. I love that the most important relationship in this book is a platonic one.

Delly, Delly Bird

Read full review at KATE IN WAITING – ULTIMATE BLOG TOUR.

Next time I am in the mood for a YA book, I’ll be picking up this one!

Thank you to the bloggers who agreed to being featured in this spotlight! Their names have their Twitter links. Follow @The_WriteReads tours team to read what other bloggers on the tour are saying about the book. If you posted a review of this book, feel free to drop a link in the comments.

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About the Author

Becky Albertalli is the author of the acclaimed novels Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (film: Love, Simon), The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat. She is also the co-author of What If It’s Us with Adam Silvera. A former clinical psychologist who specialized in working with children and teens, Becky lives with her family in Atlanta. You can visit her online at www.beckyalbertalli.com.

Follow her on Twitter: @beckyalbertalli

Thank you to @The_WriteReads tours team and Penguin UK for the invitation to review this book. Due to prior commitments, I did not accept the invite and decided to do a spotlight instead.

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