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A review by loiereads
Camp by L.C. Rosen
3.0
Camp is a YA novel that follows sixteen year old, Randy. For years, Randy has been attending a LGBTQ+ summer camp, where he’s spent many hours enjoying being himself and meeting people just like him. He’s also spent many hours at the camp drooling over dreamboat, Hudson. This year, Randy has a plan: to become Del, a cool, straight-acting masculine guy, which just so happens to be Hudson’s type. It’s Randy’s hope that his transformation will catch Hudson’s eye and they’ll end up living happily ever after. But will the plan work?
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KEY POINTS:
* has great representation of not just different sexualities, but also races
* touches on how hard it can be living with parents who aren't so supportive of the LGBTQ+ community
* has a really great message to just be yourself
* teaches you to love yourself for exactly who you are - you don't need to change anything about yourself for anyone else
* had some really great side characters that had their own personalities and stories and won't be forgotten
* really great setting and world building
* the story did felt a bit slow at times - felt like it couldn't hold my attention in some places
* character development especially in Hudson's character felt a but weak - could have be improved a bit
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I really enjoyed this book, and think that it’s a great piece of LGBTQ+ fiction and has brilliant representation that I’m sure many people are grateful for. I was expecting a bit more, and felt as though the story ran a little slowly. It could have held my attention a bit better, but at the end of the day, it’s the message behind this book that’s the most important!
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There's an extended version of this review on my Wordpress blog at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/?p=1706
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KEY POINTS:
* has great representation of not just different sexualities, but also races
* touches on how hard it can be living with parents who aren't so supportive of the LGBTQ+ community
* has a really great message to just be yourself
* teaches you to love yourself for exactly who you are - you don't need to change anything about yourself for anyone else
* had some really great side characters that had their own personalities and stories and won't be forgotten
* really great setting and world building
* the story did felt a bit slow at times - felt like it couldn't hold my attention in some places
* character development especially in Hudson's character felt a but weak - could have be improved a bit
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I really enjoyed this book, and think that it’s a great piece of LGBTQ+ fiction and has brilliant representation that I’m sure many people are grateful for. I was expecting a bit more, and felt as though the story ran a little slowly. It could have held my attention a bit better, but at the end of the day, it’s the message behind this book that’s the most important!
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There's an extended version of this review on my Wordpress blog at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/?p=1706