At first I wasn’t sure I’d get on with this book, I knew it was YA but I wasn’t expected the level of YA. It was so very teenage but honestly once I got past that I found myself really enjoying it. It was a really nice and enjoyable story.
The characters were diverse and inclusive and all had enough back story to get to know them individually. The story surrounds a lot around friendships, about being teenagers and really living in the moment which was nice and refreshing, especially considering what I usually read.
Reading and enjoying this book has really made me wanna read Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda even more so I will definitely be giving that a read soon too!

I’ve never read any of Albertalli’s books so I was pretty excited. Thankfully, I really enjoyed Kate in Waiting. It was a fun and heartwarming story about friendship and love.

Sure, you may have read books similar to this one but it has a strong BFF bond between Kate and Anderson that you wouldn’t want to miss. Their friendship was definitely the highlight of the story for me. But seriously, I want Anderson as my friend because he was so supportive and fabulous and perfect.

Oh, I’d like to mention Brandie and Raina. They were the best!! Sure, both were only side characters but they deserve the spotlight. I loved them so much, they were so cool and awesome. I always waited for their banter with Kate and Anderson—or according to Anderson, their duo name was Kandy—the four of them never fail to make me smile.

Another thing that I liked is the fact that Kandy joined the school’s theater. The reason why is because—a little TMI here—I always wanted to try to join the one at my school but I missed my chance. So I soaked all the details every time they practiced their lines or learned their choreography.

My favorite moment would be all the moments when any of the characters were singing. Yes, even Noah. Their passion and happiness in what they’re doing were so powerful, I swear I felt it in every word.

And can I just say that Noah is my second favorite character after Anderson? There was more to him than the label f-boy Kandy branded him. Matt was also great! He was sweet and generous, I liked him instantly. I loved how there were only good guys characters in this book because honestly, bad boys are overrated. It’s about time for the good ones to shine!

I talked about the friendship now I’ll tell you what I think about the romance. Well, it was really cute. I’d describe it as the feeling you get when you have a huge crush on someone and they return your feelings. I grinned so wide at every sweet and lovely interaction. Though it made me wonder: when will I ever…

There was this one big twist and I actually saw it coming but I have no need to complain because I was overcome with joy. I definitely on board with Albertalli’s decision to end it that way. Sure, it wasn’t easy at first, especially for Anderson. I’m so sorry he had to go through that! But in the end, they were happy and so was I.

Final thoughts, Kate in Waiting was more than a YA romance story. It taught me so much about the value of friendship and how you should never let go of your best friend. Yes, sometimes you fight. Yes, you may have different opinions. Or maybe you liked the same person. But in the end, they’re the one who understands you and always got your back.

This book is perfect for those who are looking for a cute, feel-good read with lovable and diverse characters, precious friendship, golden banters, and a sweet romance story. If you’re feeling gloomy, Kate in Waiting would brighten up your day, guaranteed.

I’m going to give you the TLDR right up front on this one. Economy of time and all that. If you just want a pithy, one sentence review so you can go about the rest of your day, I’m doing this for you.
*ahem*
If you like a love triangle then you’ll like this book. If you don’t then you won’t.
I do not like a love triangle. I did not like this book.
Right, time for me to knock off then. Job done.
See ya!

So Kate In Waiting sticks to ground Becky Albertalli knows well. High School romance and theatre geeks. I don’t blame her for sticking to that particular formula, it worked amazingly well for Simon vs The Etcetera, which to this day I adore and is probably responsible for how big a fan of queer romances I am. Doesn’t hurt that it’s got a banging film, either. But this isn’t a review of Simon, it’s a review of Kate. The fact I’m still running with this tangent probably goes to illustrate how little I have to say about KIW. Because it’s… Not so hot.
In its defence it feels like love triangles (yes, plural) done very well, so if they are your jam this will be your jam. But all I could see was characters being stupid and making stupid decisions. It’s a hill that I’ll die on that if your plot only exists due to your characters being dumb then it’s a bad plot.
Kate, our (very well written, to be fair) narrator and Anderson, her gay BFF claim to care about their friendship more than their joint crush on manic pixie dream boy (seriously) Matt. Yet their actions do not back this up in any way at all. They’re both all sisters before misters except when it comes time to actually put each other before Mr Perfect Matt. I just wanted to bang their heads together, man.
Then we’ve got the other love triangle. Kate, the manic pixie dream boy (this side of things is very cleverly written to keep us guessing about Matt’s feelings for Kate) and an actually interesting, flawed character in Noah. Personally I could have stood to see a lot more of Noah and a lot less of Matt. Matt was the least interesting part of every single one of his scenes because he’s just so goddamn perfect. Noah however has an interesting arc and interesting flaws.
Then the knots Kate and Anderson have tied themselves in get untangled and for the last fifteen percent or so of the book I actually really enjoyed it. Once one point in each triangle gets removed the things that kept me reading the book when I really didn’t want to be doing so came to the fore. The sharp writing, the humour, the copious use of the term fuckboy.
Kate In Waiting disappointed me immensely. I expected to love it, because it’s Albertalli. I did not. It also disappointed me because there’s a book I could love buried in it. Excavate the love triangles, toss them in the bin, leave me with more of Noah, less of Matt, less of Kate and Anderson being absolute muppets. Then I’d probably be singing this book’s praises. I’d have been buying it for real even though I had an ARC, because I do that for ARCs I’ve enjoyed. As it is I’ll certainly never read it again. I’ll probably have forgotten about it before I finish this review.
Because Sam doesn’t like love triangles.

Sorry, what were we talking about again?

Thank you to the publishers for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

4.5 stars!

"I'm a paper lantern. I'm floating, lit up from the inside."

I absolutely adored this book. So much. I was not surprised when another of Albertalli's works made it into my "cannot put down and MUST READ" list, especially with characters such as Noah, Andy, Kate, Matt and more.

I was immediately drawn into the story and the whole theatre aspect and the movement between school, rehearsals and home life. There were so many raw and beautiful moments shared between friends, family and potential lovers.

I really enjoyed that even though there is the known thing of both Andy and Kate having feelings for Matt, it doesn't narrowly focus on that all of the time and instead focuses on their friendship.
I 100% want a friendship like Kate and Andy's!

Noah was someone that I immediately loved when he first appeared and I was so delighted to see how he and his character progressed through the story! I also really loved Ryan and the sibling relationship that was shown between him and Kate.

I think the only part I had a dislike to when reading was the brief mention of Call Me By Your Name, it's not my favourite nor preferred queer movie/book to see advertised and talked about in YA/any literature so that was the only downside I saw!

If you love Albertalli's other work, or even want to dive into something new and are a fan of theatre and loveable characters, I'd definitely recommend this book!

'Kate in Waiting' is a YA Contemporary novel with a back drop of a typical American High School. You've got your clichés and cliques aplenty in this High School drama. The story is told from Kate's point of view, about her and her best friend Andy having a crush on the same boy.
A lot of this story is very light hearted and fun while also dealing with some more serious topics.
It's a very good YA Contemporary, and is really fun to read.
I found that I got really sucked into this story. Kate and Andy are really fun to read about. And I loved how they both learned to navigate liking the same guy and also dealing with their first major crushes. It's messy, dramatic, and has a lot of teen angst.
I did find it to be predictable at times. I thought it was pretty easy to figure out who would end up with who. I actually predicted what would happen 12% in and I was right. So I would not say that the plot is surprising or anything like that.
This story isn't groundbreaking but it's still super enjoyable.
Liked all the characters in this book. They were all really likable characters. I loved Kate's relationship with Andy, her brother Ryan, Noah, Matt, Brandie, Raina, and her parents. They were all such complex 3D characters that I really liked reading about.
Also I loved that so many of them were involved with the musical too. I had never heard of 'Once Upon a Mattress' until I read this book so that was fun to discover.
Also I loved that each chapter was 'Scene 1', 'Scene 2', 'Scene 3' etc. I thought that was a really nice little touch.
I would recommend reading this book if you want a light hearted and fun read.

Becky Albertalli’s books are usually fun and enjoyable to read, and ‘Kate in Waiting’ was not an exception. ‘Kate in Waiting’ is such an uplifting contemporary YA with likeable characters and an engaging plot, that still deals with some heavier topics. But predominantly ‘Kate in Waiting’ remains a fun and light-hearted read, in some ways even more than Becky Albertalli’s previous books.

‘Kate in Waiting’ follows two best friends, Kate and Andy as they navigate school, love and theatre. In some ways, the theatre aspect in ‘Kate in Waiting’ reminded me a little of ‘The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre’. Kate and Andy have always been close, and in some ways, they seem to be co-dependent. From telling each other everything to even having communal crushes. Somehow they always end up liking the same guy, but those crushes are never dangerous – they barely know them, and the feelings don’t run deep… they are just crushes. Until one day, when Matt, their latest communal crush shows up at their school and is doing theatre as well. That makes Kate and Andy’s friendship more complicated.

I think what I liked the most about ‘Kate in Waiting’ was that the main focus of the story was on the friendship between Kate and Andy rather than on romantic relationships (which play a role in the book, but the friendship remains the main focus). The majority of YA books tend to concentrate on romances, so it was good to have a platonic friendship as the main focus of the story here! Especially, because both Kate and Andy are super likeable and their interactions with friends, crushes, and family members well-written. I would definitely recommend ‘Kate in Waiting’ to anyone looking for a great uplifting YA with a great cast of characters.

Kate in Waiting is all about that theater high school life. You follow Kate and Anderson, two inseparable best friends who tend to crush over the same people. It's all fun and games until Matt Olsson, their long-distance crush, joins their high school, and what started as a crush evolves into possibly love. For both of them.

I don't want to be a party pooper, but there's nothing groundbreaking about this story. It's your typical YA contemporary about high school, friendships, and falling in love for the first time. The plot is predictable, and if you've read books in this genre, you'll quickly see what the central drama will be and who will end up with who. Actually, in the beginning, Kate's mom mentions how she lost a friend due to both of them liking the same guy. So this is history repeating itself.

As mentioned above, the primary setting of this story is high school theater. Both the main characters and their close friends are involved in the school musical and the whole action. Apart from the romance, this story is about auditioning, rehearsing, and all that jazz. They're all so obsessed with it that it's meh for someone who isn't into theater. Not my thing at all.

An exciting aspect of this story is how it subverts the entitled jock trope. Kate has some bullying issues with some members of the jock group, and that scarred her for life. This leads to Kate and her friends feeling so much superior to the athlete group, to the point where they assume everything a jock does is to either annoy or humiliate them. They even generalize the whole group and call them f-boys and f-girls. But as you as a reader get to know some of these jocks, most of them are super cool. They're just down-to-earth people who want to do what they like and make friends. And this theater squad gets to an annoying level of dismissing them as dumb and evil. A good example of a fantastic jock is Noah, who is the best himbo and the most fantastic character in the whole book.

Speaking of characters, although we can consider both Kate and Andy as main characters, the only POV you follow is Kate's. And we have a love/hate relationship. She annoys me to no end, especially with her hyperfocused crush on Matt. And her friendship with Andy, although cute, is way too co-dependent. She's only allowed to crush on someone if Andy also does it? They need boundaries. But at the same time, I understand her. I was a bit like that as a teen, and I need to remind myself this is a teen book. But she's the only other person I know (yes, assuming she's a person) who feels second-hand shame for other people's embarrassment. And it feels so good to be seen and understood. That's why I can't watch Hell's Kitchen, I can't deal with other people feeling screwing up and feeling awkward.

Kate in Waiting is your typical YA contemporary, filled with drama, both in life and in theater, romance, and valuable life lessons, like letting go of prejudices and avoiding falling in love with the same person as your best friend.

It’s not often that I get excited by young adult fiction any more. I turned 30 this month so, you know, I’m more top-tier-adult nowadays. But when I found out that the author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Love, Simon) had a new book coming out, I was immediately on board.

Kate In Waiting is a funny and uplifting story that’s so enjoyable to read that you’ll easily and eagerly devour it in one sitting, purely because you just won’t want to say goodbye to Kate and Anderson and wait until the next day to see them again.

I haven’t laughed out loud at a book in a very long time so I absolutely adored this book. The characters are so much fun to be around and Albertalli’s writing is so on-point that you’ll feel like you are Kate, experiencing her emotions in first person.

The high school story is very Americanised so there are a few aspects/phrases that aren’t relatable for us Brits. Most notably, the term “fuck boy” is said A LOT. It was funny the first few times but it does get overused. However, I’m sure American teens do use this term regularly so I’m willing to let that one slide.

Overall, Albertalli perfectly captures what it’s like to be 16 and in love. Apparently based on a teenage girl that Albertalli is friends with, you really get a sense of the author knowing exactly what’s going on in Kate’s head.

I’m already on a bit of a book hangover after finishing this book and it’s been a real highlight of my week. It’s such a feel-good story that I already know I want to re-read it one day (and soon!).

So get a bowl of popcorn ready and a face mask on, because this is a book that reads like a film with its lovable characters, heart-warming friendships, and hilarious conversations. I can only hope that somebody does pick up the film rights soon because Love, Simon is one of my go-to happy films and I could do with another one like that in my life.

Whether you’re a fan of this genre or not, Kate In Waiting is sure to lighten your mood and leave you with a smile on your face.

Go. And. Buy. This. Book.

I'm on the tour for this book on the 23rd April so my reviews will be live then.

I received a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books.

I’ve read ‘Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda’ which I absolutely loved! So I was hoping i’d enjoy this one as well.

Oh my gosh I just adored this book!! I’m not usually a fan of romance in books but this was so sweet! Ahhh! It was such an easy read that I blitzed through it within a couple of hours.

I felt like I was Kate, I felt all her emotions. Like Andy/Matt, I felt so annoyed, the betrayal! I was so invested in this book that i’m so glad everything worked out well in the end!

Becky Albertalli, you can say is one of the most well known YA authors, and I loved Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. When I found out her second solo book Kate in Waiting was being released I was eager to get my hands on it. I was intrigued to see how she’d moved on from the Simonverse, and as soon as I had the chance I picked it up.

Kate and Anderson are best friends, and are inseparable, doing everything together from theatre rehearsals, riding to school together and giving each other advice on every single problem they both have. They also share crushes on cute guys from afar, also known as a communal crush. When Kate and Anderson’s latest crush Matt, turns up at their school everything changes. Kate likes him, but so does Anderson. When their real feelings get in the way of their communal crush, both Kate and Anderson worry how this is going to affect their strong friendship.

Kate in Waiting was a cute, easy read that made me feel all sorts of gooey feelings. It brought to the forefront the themes of friendship and how easily these can be affected when love gets in the way. I also found myself getting transported back to my younger teenage years when I and my friendship group used to have communal crushes on the same person. It also made me remember how painful it could be. Having a book like this take me back through my past was an experience that I get a lot when reading YA, and it made me realise why I still read this genre.

The story and plot itself was fun and fast-paced and I didn’t feel like anything was dragging. As a big lover of musical theatre, I found myself drawn to this part of the story, and enjoyed reading about Kate and a group of theatre lover’s experiences of auditions, rehearsals and ultimately the final performance. This also took me back to my teenage years, as I loved drama when I was in school and took part in many school productions, so I knew what our characters were going through. The romance side of the plot between Kate, Anderson and Matt, despite being somewhat predictable brought the issue of choosing between your best friend and your crush to the front of your mind, and it’s probably something that we all went through in our younger years. Kate and Anderson’s friendship was pushed to the limit several times throughout the book, and at times you are left wondering if they’ll be able to repair it.

Kate, at first I found slightly irritating, but as the story went on I warmed up to her. Her conflicting struggle with wanting to pursue Matt, as well as keep her friendship with Anderson was heartbreaking at times. You could see how much she cared for Anderson and wanted to keep their close relationship intact. Anderson was someone that I took to straight away. You could also tell how much he loved Kate and wanted to keep their friendship the same as it’s always been. When they went through some spats, I felt heartbroken as I was rooting for them to stay friends.

I also want to mention the amazing representation that was within Kate in Waiting. We have LGBTQ+ representation featured in the form of Anderson and Raina, and there are different diversities mentioned throughout with regards to other characters. To see such a scope of diversity within YA is something that I am seeing more and more of, and it’s such a joy to see. All teens deserve to see themselves represented within books, and this is increasingly happening, and I’m ever so pleased.

Kate in Waiting was a sweet, delightful read that will leave you feeling all fuzzy inside. It’s the perfect summer read and a must-have for fans of YA contemporary.

I LOVED Kate and Anderson’s friendship! They have a crush on the same boy, and it puts their friendship to the test. It was so realistic, and I was rooting for Kate the entire time!

I found the story quite comical. I laughed so many times as Kate and Andy juggled life.

The pace of the story was perfect, and the chapters were short. It didn’t take me long to devour the book. I couldn’t put it down!

You won’t regret reading this one.

A massive thank you to Penguin Books and The Write Reads and Netgalley for the review copies and allowing me a spot on the tour!

Becky Albertalli is such a phenomenal author, her writing is very easy to fall into, easy to read and just enjoyable that I find myself getting lost into it.

The plot of the book was more embedded into friendship than it is in romance and I loved that about this because this had such a unique plot.

Kate and Anderson have a very close bond and their friendship is so amazing and the idea of communal crushes was pretty unique.

I liked how the story progressed, with the glimpses of romance and the theatre was nice and fun and both the relationships were developed really well, they were sweet and amazing.

What I really liked was the friendship between Kate and Anderson, from being co-dependent friends who couldn’t even have crushes without each other to people who understand that they are two different people and not one being.

The problems that come between them are painful but the way they get over it is amazing and I love every aspect of reading the book.

My major porblem with this book was how judgey Kate’s group was with the entire fuckboys and fuckgirls thing, they way they just assumed a person was a f-boy or girl and didn’t even wanna be associated with them did ire me a little.

Kate, she is both an adorable and kinda be a little infuriating but time but for the most part she is a great character. Seeing her character become more than just a townsperson to someone in herself was a nice journey to follow and I was rooting for her the whole time. I kinda guessed the romance but seeing it play out was fun and I liked her personality quite a bit.

Anderson, he was also kinda like Kate, very co-dependent on his bestie, his character also went through some changes through the book though since the book is via Kate’s eyes we don’t get to see what Anderson is going through in the book, I think that would have added a great element to the story.

Along side our two main character we have an amazing cast of supporting characters whom were all very very lovely, my favorite among the group was Noah Kaplan, he is such a goofy character that is hard not to like him.

Overall this book was heartwarming, along with cute romances it also has a great friendship element which I appreciated quite a lot and the characters are some that you will definitely love with all your heart.

I would recommend this book to everyone who liked Becky Albertalli’s writing and is looking for a cute and quick read with more friendship than romance

Kate in waiting was my most anticipated book of the year, and let me tell you all it didn’t disappoint me. Now that the summer is upon us and you just want to read something cozy then go for this book. Also I love reading Books written by Becky Albertalli

We follow two best friends Kate and Andy both of whom always end up having a crush on the same guy, which they like to call communal crush. Talk about best friends goals or not. Anywho the main focus of this story is Kate and Andy friendship now that guy they have a crush on is in the same school and they both like a lot so how are they going to navigate that also, we have Noah who is hands down my favourite. There were so many aspects of the story that I couldn’t put the book down. The characters were well developed; the only part is that this book got over way too fast. I just wanted more of the story just for the cozy feeling i got while reading this book.

I am always a fan of a YA contemporary focused on best friendship and theatre and so I was obviously going to love this book with all of my heart.

The characters were all well written and I just loved how they were all so committed to theatre and their friendship group. As a sort of theatre kid myself, I related to this and it made me quite nostalgic for my theatre days. Kate and Andy were such lovely main characters and I just loved Kate so much because our personalities are quite close and omg I was basically her in school (minus the communal crushes haha). I loved Matt and Noah and Ryan too and I loved how they plated into the story and supported Kate throughout the events of the book and her life prior.

The plot was wonderful and just so perfect for this YA contemporary because it was just so well-paced. I did predict how things would end near the start but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book at all. In fact, it might have made me enjoy it more as I saw my predictions play out! As I have already said I adored the theatre aspect and I just thought it was so great to see how that was so central (even the chapter titles were called scenes). The third act conflict was well thought out and didn't drag on too long which was great. And the ending was just super sweet as well!

The writing was brilliant, it was light and funny and just so wonderful. You could see Kate's thought process through the way the book was written and I just loved that. It really felt like it was a sixteen/seventeen-year-old narrating the story with the colloquial style of wiring. Just a wonderful book through and through.

Kate and Anderson have been best friends for the longest time. They’re the kind of best friends who do everything together, even when it comes to crushing on boys. When their mutual summer camp crush, Matt, turns up on the first day back at school as a new student, it’s like a dream come true! But will this spell disaster for their friendship?

The first thing that came to mind when I read the blurb for this book was Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by David Leviathan but dare I say, I enjoyed it even more! If you’re a fan of contemporary YA stories (think the explosion of The Kissing Booth, To All the Boys and Simon vs the Homosapien Agenda) then I’m certain that this should be on your tbr. The stand out part of this book is Albertalli’s fantastic writing style that is instantly recognisable from her other books and continues to make for an all around fun (and often times emotional) reading experience. The story is fun and moves at a nice pace, keeping things interesting without becoming confusing. We get to meet lots of characters but it’s often in passing which is great if you’re like me and get lost in the midst of huge casts. This story is a fabulous look at friendships at their most all consuming, the overwhelming nature of teenage crushes (we’ve all had the ones that really knock you for six!) and being true to yourself.

Another thing I loved about this book was the representation. Anderson is openly gay, Raina is trans and there’s a whole range of ethnicities and appearances mentioned in the character descriptions. I love that I’m being able to point this out more and more in YA reviews as every reader deserves to see themselves represented in the stories they read. I also want to note that there are a lot of mentions of not outing someone without their permission which I think is a wonderful reminder to us all that no matter the situation you (or in this case, the characters) find themselves in or whatever feelings they’re dealing with, it’s never ok to out someone before they’re ready.

Overall, I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoys contemporary YA stories with a healthy dose of romance, laugh out loud writing and a heap of representation!

I can't remember not enjoying a book by Becky Albertalli and I am glad that continues in her new book, Kate In Waiting. With brilliant character, good romances and a way of creating a plot that draws you like no one else, Albertalli returns with another book that should be a movie, this would make such a good movie.

The characters are always so genuine in her books, I always feel like I could find someone just like them and this book is certainly no exception to that as I feel that energy throughout this. How the relationships grow throughout is really well written as usual and it feels like you're reading something that is happening in real time.

I always like the plots of these stories, Albertalli really brings an authenticity to them and it really enriches the book, for me the second half of it really giving us drama (through the medium of it!) and the ending pays off so well, planted from the beginning of the story - I really enjoyed this book as it got going and it made for a nice book to get through on many grey days.

A touch of romantic escapism that keeps you engrossed, this book is just what Becky Albertalli does best.

4/5.

This book was such a fun, light and quick read! I absolutely loved it and it was just what I needed! I ended up reading this in one sitting and I loved how cute it was!

First of all, I love the fact that is revolves around a school musical. I'm a sucker for a musical and I feel like I don't read enough books with this setting or plot! Secondly, the characters were amazing and I loved the banter between all the characters, especially Kate and Noah!
I would have liked to have read more about Ryan as for me he felt like a big part of the story but was left to the side with no real development.

Normally I'm not a big fan of love triangles but this one didn't leave me feeling uncomfortable or cringed out. I found myself so invested in the dynamics between Kate, Anderson and Matt! They tried so hard to protect each other from getting hurt and it was just so sweet to see! Kate and Anderson's friendship is something we all aspire to have!

This book left me with a warm fuzzy feeling and it was such an easy read! I definitely recommend this if you're a fan of her previous books or if you like YA romance!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion

I wanted to love this book, but there was so much wrong with it for me. The communal crushes aspect was what pulled me in, but I just didn't think it was executed well, and it was definitely the sort of YA book that makes me feel too old to read YA!

I am a fan of Becky Albertalli but this one just didn't hit the right marks for me, unfortunately. Kate was really a difficult character voice to enjoy and understand the mindset of.

*4.5/5

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher with providing me with an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really loved this book, this is one of my favourite Becky Albertalli books but it's 100% up there! The characters were highly developed and we're very enjoyable. I thought that the plot was very clever and there was lots of things that I didn't guess. As a person that loves theatre this was very enjoyable! I also liked seeing what theatre is like in america. This book is very much what it says on the tin, a cut fluffy ya contempoarary. It doesn't shy away from difficult subjects. Eg: Homophobia, Transphobia and things like that!

Overall this was a great ya contemporary that I will be recommending for a long time! I can't wait for Albertalli's next novel and I'll 100% be catching up with the books in her other books that I haven't read.

What I Liked
I have been so hyped for this book and couldn’t wait to read it since the blog tour was announced. I ended up reading it in one sitting because it was so incredibly cute, I couldn’t put it down. The book was a bit predictable at times however, the story really grew on me as more characters were introduced. It’s a very easy read, surely one to sit down with after a long hard day!

The Story
We follow our main character, Kate, through her junior year of high school with her best friend Anderson. They are inseparable and face everything together. From the nerves and excitement of the theatre down to their very funny and cute communal crushes, you are sure to laugh and smile at all the cuteness in this book!

The school play and theatre, in general, plays a massive part in the story. It was so much fun to follow Kate through the process of auditioning and doing bits and bobs for the show. I love musicals, plays, any kind of production really and with working at a summer camp where the kids put on these amazing shows, the theatre will always hold a special place in my heart.

There is so much to love in this book but it can be a bit repetitive occasionally. I was still completely entertained all the way through and loved learning all about Kate. We get to see so much of her school life and home life but also a lot of her friendships.

The Characters
Kate is a very likeable and relatable main character. She did annoy me a little throughout the book but I did start to love her, especially her friendship with Anderson! Kate is so considerate towards him and wants to do her best to avoid him from getting hurt in any way. Their friendship really felt believable and I had so many emotions when they started to go through a few rough patches.

I really wish Anderson was in it a lot more than he was because I absolutely adored him. You can tell how much he loves and cares for Kate and just supports her unconditionally. There’s just something about his character that I couldn’t get enough of.

There were so many other likeable characters that made this book so much fun to read. I can’t help but get all excited when romance is involved and get invested in who’s going to pick who.

Overall Thoughts
I’ve already said it a few times and I’ll say it a few more! Kate in Waiting is an incredibly cute book that will leave you all warm of fuzzy. It’s easy to read and fast-paced, so if you are a fan of romance and very likeable characters that love all things theatre, you should definitely read this book!