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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I love camp in all definitions of the word. I love camping. I love *CAMP* things. And I love summer camp.
So with summer camp being one of my favorite settings, I was excited for The Counselors. And honestly it was enjoyable! A fun beach read type book.
While I enjoyed it, it also was pretty predictable and I wasn't surprised by the ending so it's definitely not a five star read. But it's worth a read if you like summer camp and teen mysteries.
So with summer camp being one of my favorite settings, I was excited for The Counselors. And honestly it was enjoyable! A fun beach read type book.
While I enjoyed it, it also was pretty predictable and I wasn't surprised by the ending so it's definitely not a five star read. But it's worth a read if you like summer camp and teen mysteries.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
3.5 ⭐️ Camp has such a special place in my heart; I’ll take any excuse to relive my memories. This was a fun homage to all the glory and magic of camp while also trying to solve a murder.
Liked the similar vibes as AGGGTM. Spent a bit of time trying to guess who was guilty for the crime and that kept me engaged and entertained through the whole book.
Lots of teenage angst and a mystery set in a summer camp in Vermont. Imogene, Ava, and Goldie have been going to Alpine Lake Camp since they were 8. Imogene and Ava are wealthy New Yorkers and Goldie is a local whose parents work at the camp. They become best friends and tell each other everything. Well, almost everything. Now they are back as counselors. A young man from town drowns in the lake. It is ruled and accident, but everyone has their doubts, and Goldie makes it her mission to find out the truth. This was a well written novel with a well-developed plot and believable characters. The story shifts back and forth from the past to the present told by Goldie which aids in the plot development without confusion. I found it to be an enjoyable young adult read.
Plot was okay. I genuinely liked the idea of it, the mystery it was supposed to hold, but felt it was executed poorly. Didn’t enjoy the writing, way too “she did this and therefore felt like this”.
I never got enough time between Heller and Goldie to fall in love with the idea of them. A tragic love story with murder and financial fraud could’ve been great but it just wasn’t. I’ll keep saying it, I liked the plot twist and I liked the idea of the plot, but it just was not done correctly at all.
There were way too many moments where build up didn’t happen/happened very little so big emotions sort of happened out of no where. When Goldie got angry at someone, it felt so forced. I understood why she got angry, but it didn’t come across correctly at all.
Also, it was never (at least to my knowledge) fully explained HOW Heller found about Ava’s dads tax fraud. How did he get involved? Why?? So fucking confusing.
One last thing, give me more camp content if you’re gonna give me a summer
I never got enough time between Heller and Goldie to fall in love with the idea of them. A tragic love story with murder and financial fraud could’ve been great but it just wasn’t. I’ll keep saying it, I liked the plot twist and I liked the idea of the plot, but it just was not done correctly at all.
There were way too many moments where build up didn’t happen/happened very little so big emotions sort of happened out of no where. When Goldie got angry at someone, it felt so forced. I understood why she got angry, but it didn’t come across correctly at all.
Also, it was never (at least to my knowledge) fully explained HOW Heller found about Ava’s dads tax fraud. How did he get involved? Why?? So fucking confusing.
One last thing, give me more camp content if you’re gonna give me a summer
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated