Review: Fast paced, drama filled & so steamy, WAIT is a MUST READ!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
ARC was given in exchange for an honest review.There are three major things I look for in a book:1. It has to have a book hottie. Don't pretend you don't know what I'm writing here. We all look for him. That badass that everyone in the school can't stand, but for some reason, he is so misunderstood and has that soft side that you want to snuggle deep into. If you can find a book with two or three hotties, well SCORE. Right?2. I'm all for humor and sarcasm. Mostly because that's my personality. It's so comforting knowing that there's a snarky, bitchy, but fun loving chick out there in a book who kicks major ass, but is also alluring and mysterious. She doesn't even have to be a main character, mostly she is a side kick or bff, but if she or he is there, well, I'm already hooked.3. TENSION. Any kind of tension. Boy hates girl, girl hates best friend who used her boyfriend to cheat, guy friend wanting best girl friend, two families hating each other (think Romeo & Juliet), a race against time tension, the boiling point, hidden secrets (all varieties), or my favorite, deep, lustful, sexual tension between two characters that just drives you crazy with maddess because the whole time you're reading it, you are really screaming "COME ON, SERIOUSLY MAKE OUT ALREADY!" (Or maybe more...) You know those characters are dancing around it, and yes, we as authors know how to bait you. I'm a sucker for it. I write it, and still fall for it, EVERY TIME!WAIT has all three of these elements that I love in a book, and more. Check, check, check! Here's the really great part, the entire time I was reading WAIT, I wanted to run from the room screaming in frustration, hope, desperation, and excitement. I had a few anxiety attacks while reading WAIT. In fact, there were a couple of times I stopped reading simply to email Ryan and scream "WHAT!? Are you kidding me! That can't be it, no, no, no!!!!!!"After I would send the email, I would look at my Kindle as if it was about to bite me. Chewing my lip, it called to me. "Finish, Jenn. Come On, it's killing you not knowing." I caved. Fifteen minutes after panicking and emailing Ryan, I would relax and email her right back saying, "Oh, nice. I see what you did there. Got me! GOT me good!"In my opinion that makes an excellent book. If it keeps you up and torments you with anxiety, the author is doing something right. WAIT gave me multiple anxieties. ALL of them were AWESOME.I instantly fell in love with Tessa and her sweet, caring and soft nature. Who doesn't love a girly girl who decides to get back with nature by signing up to spend her last summer before college watching bratty kids at summer camp. Tessa plans to have a good time. Relax, get some sun, maybe a few stolen kisses in the woods and that's it. A reprieve away from the last year of high school that was hell. Leaving her best friend Ashley behind, Tessa is prepared to overcome the past mistakes she has made and make new and better choices. Ha, karma is a bitch, and throws Tucker right into her path-- literally. Hot, sexy, and cocky, Tessa knows he is all wrong for her. She should listen to the warning bells in the back of her mind and just focus on the kids. But temptation is hard to resist when it looks like Tucker. And Tucker isn't making avoidance easy. Constantly getting in her way, Tucker is set on making Tessa see him like no other girl ever has.Cassie isn't looking for anything serious. Just one last big summer fling before college. No attachments, no sad goodbyes. Just hookups and tan lines. After all, her best friend Mark is leaving for school at the end of summer and leaving her behind. Saying goodbye to him will be harder with Cassie knowing she secretly wants him. But that ship had sailed long ago. Mark once had his chance, and never played his cards. Now, heading off to a summer camp to take care of some rugrats together seems like a really bad idea. Especially, now that Mark has just tried to kiss Cassie. Knowing the complications and the broken heart that awaits her at the end of summer, Cassie vows that they play at camp and not with each other. Agreeing, both learn just how ugly jealousy can truly be, and just how hot the summer nights could  become if they were together.Two girls, unlikely to be friends at the beginning of summer, come to find together that romance after high school is just as dramatic as it was in high school. When everyone is in a rush to move too fast, what happens when love wants to wait?  Can friendships really withstand heartbreak? Or does love truly know all bounds when the heart learns what it can and can't be without?WAIT is that book that will leave you desperately wishing for more. Filled with humor, romance, desperation and heartbreak, WAIT gives you a glimpse into the beauty of what love can mean when you're willing to WAIT and give it all you've got.I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. There is something here for every fan of YA and New Adult. Fast paced, drama filled, and steamy, WAIT is a must read!