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kath_barker_peters's review against another edition
4.0
A fun and spooky tale about a haunted summer camp in Ohio. The year is 1983, and Corryn and Tez arrive at Camp Sweetwater ready to forget about their disappointing everyday lives. A series of strange events prompt the two to investigate the macabre history of the camp and the century-old disappearance of three campers. Tez and Corryn make a good team, and plenty of teasing and 80s slang make their dialogue snappy and entertaining. The paranormal elements are spine-tingling and not too scary. The ending is rather abrupt and not entirely satisfying, but it does set the stage for a sequel. Bonuses: Tez and Corryn's visit the local library to research the camp, and their exploration of the haunted camp library!
allisonsbeautifullife's review against another edition
3.0
IF you're a fan of R.L.Stine or Christopher Pike you'd probably enjoy this one. It's frightening but not scary. I like that it takes place at camp in the 80's and seems cyclic which leaves the door open for more.
inmegslibrary's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
readalongwithnat's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I received a free copy from Harper Kids in exchange for my honest review.
Camp Murderface is a fast-paced middle grade novel about Camp Sweetwater, a “scary as heck” summer camp in the middle of Ohio. Things get weird right from the beginning and just when I thought I had things figured out, there’d be another plot twist.
This was a fun weekend read and I’ve already got the sequel on hold at the library because wow, what a cliffhanger!
Camp Murderface is a fast-paced middle grade novel about Camp Sweetwater, a “scary as heck” summer camp in the middle of Ohio. Things get weird right from the beginning and just when I thought I had things figured out, there’d be another plot twist.
This was a fun weekend read and I’ve already got the sequel on hold at the library because wow, what a cliffhanger!
megan_alice's review against another edition
4.0
3.5-4 stars. Set in a 1980s (cue the Duran Duran and David Bowie references) summer camp, Tez and Corryn team up to investigate mysterious events happening around the camp. There's a cabin swarming with bugs, spooky faces appearing in the campfire, a suspicious old lifeguard and most horrifying of all... their mean camp counsellors! (Seriously though, why are they so mean?)
Tez and Corryn are a great match from the start. Their banter and dry wit is A+ and they grow together throughout the story, becoming protective of one another. Tez has Marfan syndrome and can't play sports with the other kids but he doesn't let it stop him. Initially shy, it's not long before his intelligence and humour shine. And Corryn is just as great. In a committed relationship with her bike Elliott, she's got attitude and spunk by the bucketload.
The paranormal elements of the story are appropriately spooky for a fun middle grade read, though I still have a lot of questions about the mystery after finishing the book - hopefully a sequel will clear them up.
Tez and Corryn are a great match from the start. Their banter and dry wit is A+ and they grow together throughout the story, becoming protective of one another. Tez has Marfan syndrome and can't play sports with the other kids but he doesn't let it stop him. Initially shy, it's not long before his intelligence and humour shine. And Corryn is just as great. In a committed relationship with her bike Elliott, she's got attitude and spunk by the bucketload.
The paranormal elements of the story are appropriately spooky for a fun middle grade read, though I still have a lot of questions about the mystery after finishing the book - hopefully a sequel will clear them up.
annette45's review
4.0
This was a fun, little MG novel about a scary, haunted camp and solving a mystery and friendship. It was a lighthearted, quick, fun little read similar to R.L. Stine's books and the like.
sjvoels's review
3.0
**An ARC of this work was provided by Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.
Tez just wants to go to summer camp and be a kid that maybe doesn't have a heart condition.
Corryn just doesn't want to go to summer camp and be a kid whose parents are secretly divorcing.
Regardless, both end up at Camp Sweetwater in June 1983 but camp life very quickly becomes less than idyllic. Sure there are crafts and hikes and swimming in the freezing cold lake and ghost stories, but there is also bullying counselors, a haunted forest, a death trap of a lake, and actual ghosts. Corryn and Tez, probably opposites in their "real life," are quickly pulled together when their campmates start being possessed, voices can be heard from the campfire, and things start appearing. They work to piece the story, the real story, together: 100 years prior three girls were murdered at the camp in a crime (haunting?) that is mysteriously hushed. And it happens every twenty years.
The mystery itself as it relates to the three original missing girls is well-written and Tez and Corryn make for well-rounded characters. They are caught up in a gripping, suspenseful adventure that will leave the reader asking for more. However, more is exactly what the reader needs for this story to be complete. CAMP MURDERFACE ends abruptly without real resolution leaving many questions. For example, the events happen every 20 years, how come no one is asking questions about that? Why does no one find that suspicious? At the end, all of the campers relate that they've had mysterious happenings as well. What are they and why were they then so belligerently negligent of the main characters who were trying to convince others of mysterious events? What is the haunting at the camp and why do the adults who work there disregard it? The story, while engaging, felt incomplete without enough substance to really warrant a sequel.
Tez just wants to go to summer camp and be a kid that maybe doesn't have a heart condition.
Corryn just doesn't want to go to summer camp and be a kid whose parents are secretly divorcing.
Regardless, both end up at Camp Sweetwater in June 1983 but camp life very quickly becomes less than idyllic. Sure there are crafts and hikes and swimming in the freezing cold lake and ghost stories, but there is also bullying counselors, a haunted forest, a death trap of a lake, and actual ghosts. Corryn and Tez, probably opposites in their "real life," are quickly pulled together when their campmates start being possessed, voices can be heard from the campfire, and things start appearing. They work to piece the story, the real story, together: 100 years prior three girls were murdered at the camp in a crime (haunting?) that is mysteriously hushed. And it happens every twenty years.
The mystery itself as it relates to the three original missing girls is well-written and Tez and Corryn make for well-rounded characters. They are caught up in a gripping, suspenseful adventure that will leave the reader asking for more. However, more is exactly what the reader needs for this story to be complete. CAMP MURDERFACE ends abruptly without real resolution leaving many questions. For example, the events happen every 20 years, how come no one is asking questions about that? Why does no one find that suspicious? At the end, all of the campers relate that they've had mysterious happenings as well. What are they and why were they then so belligerently negligent of the main characters who were trying to convince others of mysterious events? What is the haunting at the camp and why do the adults who work there disregard it? The story, while engaging, felt incomplete without enough substance to really warrant a sequel.
cervinlibrarian's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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