#12 of 2012: Waiting For You by Susan Colasanti
When It Happens might just be Susan Colasanti’s greatest work. Harsh, I know, but so far, two of her books have let me down already - this one the latest. I don’t know if it’s because I keep WAITING for that something special to happen, only that there is none and my agony was just multiplied to a triple. I adore realistic fiction but this just did not do for me - and I can tolerate Sarah Dessen, at that. The fact that it was also so painfully predictable made it worse.
Yay!
-I liked the character of Dirty Dirk, the anonymous, one-man radio show host who gave out relatable advice every night… until he became Nash.
Boo!s
-Too many things going on; the story couldn’t go very in-depth in each one.
-Marisa’s personality… or should I say, personalities. She seems to have a bipolar disorder, not social anxiety. I’m not one to really judge, though. Wish Colasanti could have done more research to enlighten me.
-Chunks of useless information that had no vital connection to the story
-Weak characterization. Colasanti did more “telling” than “showing”
