Wait For You by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Some things are worth waiting for...
Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.
I have decided to rate this book at 4 bubbles. There were some things in this book that slightly annoyed me but I loved 90 percent of everything in this book. I would definitely read it again and I would recommend it to others looking for a NA/YA read.
In this story, you are introduced to Avery. She is a college freshman and living in a town where she knows absolutely no one. From the beginning you are aware that something serious has happened to Avery and it basically is what makes her tick. You then meet Cameron. The first thing that I loved about this book was the way Cameron was introduced that the role he played in the book. In my opinion, this book has some tiny insta-love factors (can I even call it that?) but I feel that it was subtle and well written. The relationship between Cameron and Avery builds slow and I love the fact that they start out as friends. This isn't a story about a boy and a girl who fall madly in love the first time they meet, become addicted to each other and ride of into the sunset, and for that I am thankful.
There were different times in the book that Avery frustrated me and I got sick of reading about her self destructive behavior and feeling the need to push everyone away. I completely understand why it would happen but I still got a little frustrated at times. I believe that this is my only complaint about this book and it is a minor complaint.
Oh Cameron. His character was just wonderfully written. I did not feel that he was this alpha male that everyone is writing about these days. While I don't always have a problem with the alpha male character, Cameron was different and nice to read about, especially with the different topics that were covered and what Avery's character went through. If he was made out to be an extremely dominant and demanding character, this book would have completely failed.
Trigger Warning
There are some topics covered in this story that I feel could be classified as different triggers for some people. If it is hard for you to read stories about rape and suicide, I would be cautious of this book because both topics are covered in this story.
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