Kate in Waiting - Becky Albertalli

Genre: Romance / YA

Release Date: Expected 20th April 2021

Kate and Anderson share the stage, and their lives with each other. They're the best friends you could ask for; even if some people might think they're a little co-dependant. They're even crushing on the same guy from afar, because a crush is much less crushing when you've got someone to share it with.

But now, the object of their affections isn't so far away when he transfers to their school. Matt is perfect, and compared to the amount of fuckboys populating their classes he's looking even better. Gorgeous, kind, talented - Kate adores him. But so does Anderson. But now it isn't just some hypothetical crush, Kate and Anderson need to face the music or this could be curtains for their relationship.

From the first scene, I could feel the love Kate and Andy had for each other and I was dying to be their friend. They were sweet, charming and so beautifully real. They were also naive, impulsive and irrational - but of course they are, they're teenagers trying to navigate first loves. What did you expect?

I felt so many parts of my teenage self on the pages of this story - the confusion, the discovery, and oh god - the f-boys. I had such a visceral reaction that I physically cringed at them because I knew exactly who they were the second they stepped onto the page.

This was so much more than just a cute, easy love story - this was a story about growing up, and most of all the story about how not all soulmates are romantic.

Sweet, Sincere and so very sassy - this is another classic in the making from Albertalli that will leave you with a giant smile on your face.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Becky Albertalli, NetGalley and Balzer + Bray for an Advance Readers Copy in return for an honest review.

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