A collection of behind-the-scene content and extras from Those Who Wait...
Contents: 1. Chapter 1: Charlotte's Point of View 2. An outtake set after the holiday party of chapter 18 3. Charlotte's apartment 4. Sutton (and Reagan)'s apartment 5. An outtake between chapter 24 and 25 (after Charlotte's big interview) 6. Mother/Daughter politics 7. Social Media 8. The End
Charlotte and Katherine moments everything I’ve ever wAaaaaaanted. The only thing that could have made this even better was some more stuff with older Maddie and Ellie. Gosh, these little outtakes and extra bits were perfect.
I enjoyed this! It was nice to get Charlotte's perspective on several things, and nice to see them after the main book. I liked the pictures of their apartments, I wasn't expecting that. It was in desperate need of editing, though.
at this point im pretty sure it’s a known fact that i love charlotte and sutton, so it’s not a surprise that i enjoyed this
BUT what this book pointed out was that i need more katherine and charlotte moments, im just gonna attach my fav quotes between them since i cant quote the entire chapter 😭 just seeing katherine treat charlotte more and more like family over the years made my heart swell 🥹
”I would be interested in knowing, Barbara, why you feel the apparently encompassing urge to badmouth my daughter–in–law while at my own holiday party.”
“Though you weren’t invited to their wedding, I’m sure you’re fully aware that Sutton and Charlotte are married. Which makes both of them my daughters now,” from her vantage point, she could see how Katherine crossed her arms.
“You are instinctive,” she murmured into her ear, soothingly. “You couldn’t do what you do or be nearly as successful if you weren’t. I’ve seen you with Sutton for years. And when you have your own child, it will translate to that.”
However, she would give them one thing; they did enough right that they’d raised a woman who she had come to very much love. And like any mother would to her child, she drew back, and met her gaze. “And if you ever need anything, you have a mother who is here day or night.”
Why did it take me so long to read this bonus scences? It contains really cute little chapters that complete the story of Sutton and Charlotte. There are also pictures of their profiles and potential apartments.
I can't decide what the highlight is for me. They are all insights that I have literally absorbed. And oh boy.. the scenes with Katherine and Charlotte melted my heart, and I can't deny that I had tears in my eyes. I read the scenes several times because they moved me deeply.
Charlotte and Sutton will probably always be my favorite couple, and these chapters were just beautiful. And the ending in this book... the two of them in their 50s—Haley Cass, thank you for that! A perfect ending for a couple I never want to see end. I wouldn't mind if Haley kept writing about all their parallel universes. I would read everything!
By the way, these bonus scenes are only available on Haley Cass's Patreon. It's really worth it! There's so much more to discover about Charlotte and Sutton there.
For me, one word sums up the whole story of Those Who Wait, Forever and a Day and even Midnight Rain. It's: Endearing. It's just everything that revolves around Charlotte and Sutton.
Even though I still have certain reservations, I nevertheless wholeheartedly commend Ms. Haley for her exceptional storytelling and excellent writing skills and especially since it was her debut novel. Conlaudo maximae ei
I didn't know I needed a part in Katherine's pov 😭 but god I did!
Loved loved loved this! Obviously lol. It was like getting a peek behind the scenes and honestly, these parts were all so awesome! So glad I had the pleasure to read them!
was fun to see more in depth conversations between characters and see things from the others POV. seeing charlotte going to suttons apartment only for her to not be there and regan be there, i was sobbing
It was nice seeing how Katherine and Charlotte's relationship developed. Sutton was perfect, as always. I'm officially at the end of this journey. Well not really, coz the snowball effect.
hm that was nice? i guess? i mean i could (and did) consume anything from those two but far from needed, it would’ve been interesting if was part of forever and a day tho
Adds a lot to Charlottes POV and answers all last remaining open questions! Now i am unfortunately finished with the whole Sutton-Charlotte-universe after reading this, Those who wait, Forever and a day and The snowball effect and still catch myself hoping for just another sequel, even after soo many read pages. Haley Cass is just a master in world-building and telling romance dynamics taking her time to outline every single detail and taking it back up again even later in the story which makes her stories feel extremely real and well-thought out! Excited what she will have in store next, her stories with such deep and also funny characters are my new happy place! best author i‘ve discovered this year!
Since the book literally rewired my brain, I was SO happy to find out that Cass released a lot of bonus chapters and life episodes on Patreon. I live for this now 😍 These bonus contents + the extra ones on Patreon provide a very nice insight and expansion on the main story since 600 pages were not nearly enough LOL. I really like seeing all the POVs and extra scenes. Bonus points for the chapters on Charlotte and Katherine, I was super curious about that relationship.
Ever since I've read Forever and a Day, I wanted to know more about Charlotte and Katherine's relationship, how they navigated through the years, how Charlotte maintained her relationship with her mother-in-law. And Haley Cass really did it! Its like she reads my mind. And I was satisfied with it. I cried and sob reading those mother/daughter scenes.
Now, reading this bonus content, I am intrigued with Charlotte and Sutton's daughter Madelyn. I wanted to know more about her. Now I want a spin-off for her. This might be impossible, but a girl could only hope 🫣😅
This bonus content really gave me something to play with in my head as I re-read Those Who Wait.
The ending really melted my heart. The love Charlotte has for her wife and children is out of this world. And the support Sutton gave her is extraordinary.
The rating I give this will depend on how I decide to judge it, and I'm probably not going to like the result. This is a series of shorts collected from Patreon and newsletters bundled together so we can get more Sutton and Charlotte: yay! Except that it shows; this isn’t really polished or release-ready, its bonus content and I think the level of effort is reflected appropriately. So in some ways its unreasonable to expect this to be publish-quality, yet at the same time it IS listed here so…..?
The number of typos and mistakes (and I think even one fanfic reference that they forgot to change?) that are in this package is enough that its very noticeable. Forever and a Day had more than I generally accept, but this is the next level. This is reflected throughout, and overall it just didn’t seem up to the same quality as the authors published works (which makes sense…because this ISNT).
At the same time though, this was delightful. If you like Sutton and Charlotte then I absolutely recommend this because its exactly as described; bonus content! I loved reading it, despite whatever rating I give.
Side note: included were pictures of the characters and I HATED that. Maybe its just a me thing, but that’s not how I pictured them. For example, showing us the photo of Sutton that was magnificent and captivating beyond anything Charlotte had seen before (the countless other women on the app) was a bad call because although they chose a nice photo it isn’t living up to the image I had in my mind. Idk, I just wanted to complain about that. It’s like when a book character writes the best song anyone has ever heard and the author includes the lyrics…..and it isn’t.