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iane_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Classism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Transphobia, and Homophobia
Minor: Death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Outing, and Physical abuse
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- CAMP is one of the most adorable books I've ever read. I loved the setting of a camp for queer kids: a place where they could fully be themselves, even if it's only for a few weeks out of the year.
- I loved that this book tackled toxic masculinity within the gay community, showing clearly how internalized homophobia and misogyny can embed themselves out of fear of being punished by cishet people.
- A few times it felt like it was verging on Very Special Episode territory, but it's YA, so there's room there. The one thing I simply could not get my head around was exactly how big was this camp?? There are like 19 cabins but everyone fits under the tarp to roast s'mores in the rain? Lol.
- I loved that this book tackled toxic masculinity within the gay community, showing clearly how internalized homophobia and misogyny can embed themselves out of fear of being punished by cishet people.
- A few times it felt like it was verging on Very Special Episode territory, but it's YA, so there's room there. The one thing I simply could not get my head around was exactly how big was this camp?? There are like 19 cabins but everyone fits under the tarp to roast s'mores in the rain? Lol.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Death
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Transphobia
anika_the_reader's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝: 416
𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫
𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛: Ashleigh (We love demisexual rep!)
𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚌: This Is Me by Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman (I imagined this playing during the final obstacle course)
𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
Conceptually, this book got five stars from me. It was basically a bunch of queer kids enrolled in a life changing camp that made them feel like they belonged for the first time! There was so much casual rep woven into this story (gay, lesbian, bi, demi, aro/ace, homophobic parents, people of all races, etc), which I absolutely loved. There were so many thought-provoking discussions in the book and it highlighted that not all queer people are the same as well as the importance of being yourself while staying safe. Although the idea was amazing, the plot fell kind of short for me. I'm not really a fan of the "giant romantic lie to get you to fall in love with me" trope, so the love story wasn't my cup of tea. The dialogue sometimes felt a bit stiff and I couldn't imagine a teenager saying some of these things. Despite that, I'd recommend this book because it touches on so many topics that I haven't seen addressed in many stories.
⚠️ 𝚗𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚝 ⚠️
- Hudson's grandma is a queen end of discussion
- Hudson's parents are assholes and I almost punched them through the book
- I'm not as forgiving as Randy so I wouldn't have taken Hudson back, but that's just me
- George, Ashleigh, and Randy's friendship is absolute goals
- As a band kid, I don't know a whole lot about theater but these descriptions made me appreciate it a lot more
⚠️ 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚝 ⚠️
𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫
𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛: Ashleigh (We love demisexual rep!)
𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚌: This Is Me by Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman (I imagined this playing during the final obstacle course)
𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
Conceptually, this book got five stars from me. It was basically a bunch of queer kids enrolled in a life changing camp that made them feel like they belonged for the first time! There was so much casual rep woven into this story (gay, lesbian, bi, demi, aro/ace, homophobic parents, people of all races, etc), which I absolutely loved. There were so many thought-provoking discussions in the book and it highlighted that not all queer people are the same as well as the importance of being yourself while staying safe. Although the idea was amazing, the plot fell kind of short for me. I'm not really a fan of the "giant romantic lie to get you to fall in love with me" trope, so the love story wasn't my cup of tea. The dialogue sometimes felt a bit stiff and I couldn't imagine a teenager saying some of these things. Despite that, I'd recommend this book because it touches on so many topics that I haven't seen addressed in many stories.
⚠️ 𝚗𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚝 ⚠️
- Hudson's parents are assholes and I almost punched them through the book
- I'm not as forgiving as Randy so I wouldn't have taken Hudson back, but that's just me
- George, Ashleigh, and Randy's friendship is absolute goals
- As a band kid, I don't know a whole lot about theater but these descriptions made me appreciate it a lot more
⚠️ 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚝 ⚠️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Cursing
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