Laughing Through the Dental Experience with Waitlisted by Laurel Gans
What
would you do if you were in your senior year of college and everything had been
going as planned…Then suddenly your plans make a slight adjustment?
Kacey
Barlow is in the middle of her senior year of college and everything is on
track, until she is called to see her advisor where she learns the program she
had been preparing for since freshmen year would not be available to her
anymore. What should Kacey do? Should she tell her parents
that she will be unable to go into their chosen profession? Should she be
honest with her friends? Or should she go it alone and pretend that
everything is fine? Her friends think she has it made because her
path into dental school is set. Kacey sets about secretly achieving her
goal.
I
found this book to be charming and tongue and cheek about the last year of
college. I applaud those who make an effort to continue on with their
education. I thought the author did a great job with character
development. Ms. Ganz did wonderful job with narration through the eyes
of Kacey Barlow. I felt like she really did her research well for this
book. I am not however a fan of the Meg Cabot style of writing. I
found it hard to love the character of Kacey. I am sure that many moments
are meant to be humorous. I would say unfortunately it is not one of my
favorite books. This novel is a worthy debut effort for Laurel Gans.
The
main theme in the book is the journey of a senior in getting into the grad
school of their choice. The character Kasey in this novel had a slightly
different approach to this path. Is it easy for those who choose the next
step in the grad school process? Sometimes depending on the major
taking a break between steps is not an option. I thought that
discussing the route becoming a dentist was something new and interesting for
an author’s audience. I wish Ms. Gans much success with her latest novel.
Rating:
3/5
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