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libscote's review
4.0
I enjoyed this story about a girl who accidentally gets sent to the wrong summer camp. She's supposed to spend the summer with her father, but her stepmother convinces the father that Skye needs to learn about summer camp and hanging out with children her age. Skye makes a fast friend in Mia, but everyone else seems a little bit off. It's not long before she realizes she's at a camp full of monsters!
Seagle has created a wonderful story about how important it is to not hide who you are. I also really enjoyed Katzenstein's art.
Seagle has created a wonderful story about how important it is to not hide who you are. I also really enjoyed Katzenstein's art.
emilyheartscats's review
4.0
This graphic novel was a fun surprise to find! It was quite enjoyable and cute. I read this super quick too! I'm surprised not many people have read this yet, as the plot is relatable and the monster camp is a fun addition. Highly recommend if you like graphic novels.
cameesreads's review
3.0
This was so cute! It made me giggle quite a few times. Although there were a few overused themes, the creative "camp" that Skye attended made up for any old ideas. A perfect summertime graphic novel.
bluepigeon's review
5.0
What a jolly ghoulish read! Skye gets sent off to Camp Midnight by her evil step-mother (though her parents agree with perhaps not so evil stepmother... and perhaps they should have realized they sent her to the wrong camp!!!) and though she is determined to have a rotten old time and make no friends, she seems to do just that. There's Mia, her timid, untouchable friend, and there's the handsome kid who keeps wanting to hang out. Even the popular girls at camp are intrigued by who Skye really is and want her in their exclusive group. The camp counselor dishes out some tough love. In the end, Skye learns to let others see who she is. The "monsters" are all wonderful (I mean, slithery and sneaky and scary and hairy). Recommended for everyone! Especially those who like skinny dipping and climbing trees and bunk beds, of course!
hollowspine's review
3.0
3.5
Do you have an inner monster? The kids at Camp Midnight certainly do! And when Skye ends up spending her summer there instead of with her dad, she’s not happy about it. She doesn’t get to spend much time with her Dad since her parents divorced and now that Gayle, her Dad’s new girlfriend, has entered the picture it seems like Skye is just in the way.
Camp will be an opportunity for Skye to ‘spread her wings,’ make friends and become an independent young lady. Yeah right. Skye doesn’t want to make new friends or have fun. She’s determined to have a bad time just to show her Dad, Mom and Gayle. But, those regular concerns fly out the window when Skye realizes what kind of camp Midnight is...a camp for Monsters!
What a great kids graphic novel. It’s coming-of-age, making friends, realizing that the world isn’t just black and white, good and evil, monster and human. I especially loved the scene where Skye and camp crush, Griffin, talk about what it the term ‘monster’ means to Griffin and I liked that Skye really had to work to change her ways, she wasn’t just immediately perfect, but had to keep correcting herself, which helped her to really look at the kids (and adults) around her and learn.
Also the style fits the story perfectly and is adorable.
Similar to Oddly Normal graphic novel series, Baba Yaga’s Apprentice, and Brain Camp.
Do you have an inner monster? The kids at Camp Midnight certainly do! And when Skye ends up spending her summer there instead of with her dad, she’s not happy about it. She doesn’t get to spend much time with her Dad since her parents divorced and now that Gayle, her Dad’s new girlfriend, has entered the picture it seems like Skye is just in the way.
Camp will be an opportunity for Skye to ‘spread her wings,’ make friends and become an independent young lady. Yeah right. Skye doesn’t want to make new friends or have fun. She’s determined to have a bad time just to show her Dad, Mom and Gayle. But, those regular concerns fly out the window when Skye realizes what kind of camp Midnight is...a camp for Monsters!
What a great kids graphic novel. It’s coming-of-age, making friends, realizing that the world isn’t just black and white, good and evil, monster and human. I especially loved the scene where Skye and camp crush, Griffin, talk about what it the term ‘monster’ means to Griffin and I liked that Skye really had to work to change her ways, she wasn’t just immediately perfect, but had to keep correcting herself, which helped her to really look at the kids (and adults) around her and learn.
Also the style fits the story perfectly and is adorable.
Similar to Oddly Normal graphic novel series, Baba Yaga’s Apprentice, and Brain Camp.
trin's review
3.0
So close!!! to being all the things I like, but can't quite stick the landing in any of its events. (I don't think I just stuck the landing in this extended gymnastics metaphor.)
Sometimes the art is moody and expressive, sometimes it's just messy and hard to follow. Some of the symbolism is lovely, some is anvilicious. Plot challenges were overcome way too easily. Could have used at least one twist that wasn't massively telegraphed. Could have used better dialogue.
But the brave human girl and her scared ghost BFF were adorable.
(I want a BFU AU.)
Sometimes the art is moody and expressive, sometimes it's just messy and hard to follow. Some of the symbolism is lovely, some is anvilicious. Plot challenges were overcome way too easily. Could have used at least one twist that wasn't massively telegraphed. Could have used better dialogue.
But the brave human girl and her scared ghost BFF were adorable.
(I want a BFU AU.)
alenka's review
3.0
This was OK? I enjoyed how dramatic Skye's complaints and feelings in general were drawn in the beginning; it made the comic have initial fantasy elements that allowed them to delay the reveal that the kids at camp were all real monsters/ creatures. Skye is not necessarily super likable and the lesson she learns isn't super unique - it's a "being yourself is the best thing" middle grade story - but the art keeps things feeling wild and strange in a fun a way. I found myself rooting mostly for Mia to have a good ending but I might have focused on that more bc I'm an adult, younger readers will likely see some familiar things in Skye.
afreen7's review
3.0
Rating; 3.5/5
Nowadays I am finding it hard to discover middle grade novels/graphic novels that have a deep and slightly more complex plot. I am pretty sure kids these days are smart enough to understand a little more complicated story lines.
Camp midnight could’ve been so good had the writers tried to give the characters and the plot some depth and mystery. Basically Skye gets sent to the wrong summer camp by her evil stepmonster mother. And this camp just happens to be the one where monsters attend every year.
I seriously would’ve loved it if there had just a little more development on the existence of monsters or on the relationship between her father and her stepmother.
Although the thing I really loved was the relationship between Skye and Mia who happens to be a wonderful character. She perfectly complements Skye, has a greater backstory than the other characters and is spunky and gentle at the same time.
But I could guess most of the plot right from go. The fact that Mia is a ghost or that the camp kids would accept Skye despite her being a human was pretty much predictable.
As for the art I liked it in some places but in some panels it just got too overcrowded and was hard to follow. But I would’ve have definitely love to see this story as a more developed series or a longer novel cause there was so much potential to the story.
Nowadays I am finding it hard to discover middle grade novels/graphic novels that have a deep and slightly more complex plot. I am pretty sure kids these days are smart enough to understand a little more complicated story lines.
Camp midnight could’ve been so good had the writers tried to give the characters and the plot some depth and mystery. Basically Skye gets sent to the wrong summer camp by her evil step
I seriously would’ve loved it if there had just a little more development on the existence of monsters or on the relationship between her father and her stepmother.
Although the thing I really loved was the relationship between Skye and Mia who happens to be a wonderful character. She perfectly complements Skye, has a greater backstory than the other characters and is spunky and gentle at the same time.
But I could guess most of the plot right from go. The fact that Mia is a
As for the art I liked it in some places but in some panels it just got too overcrowded and was hard to follow. But I would’ve have definitely love to see this story as a more developed series or a longer novel cause there was so much potential to the story.