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I was really excited to read this book about a F/F romance at camp, but it really let me down. The writing was a bit dry, but it wasn't bad, so that was what kept me going.

About 3% into the book, the main character says, "I suppose the correct term would be lesbian, but gay kind of sits better with me." And, sure, people can label themselves however they want, but the lack of the use of the word 'lesbian' just baffles me. I don't like how this book treated the word 'lesbian' as something to avoid. It felt like the main character didn't want to identify as a lesbian even though she had accepted that that's what she is. The only time the word 'lesbian' is used in this book in this one time, and it's only used to say that Emma doesn't want to use that label. I do love how confident Emma is with her sexuality, but this was just a not-so-good thing that stood out to me.

A lot about this book seemed pretty illogical like how Lauren - the antagonist - is predatory and there are no repercussions. There are more layers to Lauren's character, but sexual harassment is not acceptable nonetheless, and I don't like how it was dealt with (or wasn't dealt with) in this book.

The plot in this book was a bit predictable, but it wasn't too bad. It was also a quick and easy read, and I really liked Vivian even though she did some things I didn't quite understand. I also liked the main character, Emma, but no one really stood out to me.

This was the perfect book to take me away from a hectic life filled with uncontrollable events. I loved the characters and the story was such a soul comforting book! Excellent for teens and for people who need a break.

I could relate to Emma’s the ‘world is against me’ feeling as most of us had gone through it in our teenager years. Then she felt left alone as her mom just dropped her in a camp on her last summer as a girl not a legally adult woman. I liked how the story developed and we got to know more and more people. And even that we know Vivian is a counselor and she should have behave as a responsible adult, I didn’t mind her personality as reading the plot I already knew she won’t follow the rules as a counselor would be.

I recommend this book to young adults, who are searching themselves, people who just want to read a laid back gay novel and those who don’t mind reading a fiction and not getting offended by the actions which shouldn’t be this way.

I really liked the storyline of this books. But I had a big problem with the mental health aspect. We just didn't see enough of the healing process the main character went through. This aspect felt half done and rushed and that fell very wrong with me.

I really wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t get into it no matter how many times I picked it up - I did finish it but it was more because I’d gotten so far I didn’t want to just DNF rather than an actual desire to get to the end. I did really enjoy the summer camp vibe, and the set up at the start was well executed but unfortunately the characters and rest of the story just didn’t live up to the opening.

Thank you to Wattpad Books, NetGalley, and the author for the review copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

I like the characters, especially Gwen. I found the pacing uneven. The issues with Emma's mom are addressed in the beginning but then forgotten until the end of the book. When Emma gets together with her crush, their relationship escalates quickly. This makes it seem more like infatuation than love. The characters are developed well but there needs to be more details to tie the plot together.

Kind of conflicted how I feel about this. On one hand, it has a beautiful Sapphic romance and portrayals of depression and anxiety; but on the other the characters felt very two-dimensional, I guess. Will form a better opinion when I read the full copy and update this review.

All I gotta say is that I didn't like this book, it was not for me and although the plot was good and the cover was beautiful art, there's something that I really dislike about this book.

This book is precious! An extremely fluid and fun writing, I gave myself too much to the plot and I loved the characters and the cover is perfect! Incredible book

2 stars..
I really wanted to get into this book but it just was not for me it was not a bad book and im sure people will like it i just felt like it was a little cringy and just not up my alley.

I did like vivian alot and some other people in the book but i was expecting more dramatic moments to happen and it just didnt.

I liked the queer rep in this book and other things and i was not BORED but it just wasnt my type of book.

I really tried to read this book, but it was emotionally triggering and hard to get through the start of it. I found that the mother was so toxic and abusive and that the main character was treated so poorly that I didn't want to see her face that summer camp. I didn't want to read some kind of vindication that the mother could have for sending her back to a place of so much trauma.

It broke my heart to have to stop reading this at around 20%, but I just couldn’t make myself sit down and continue. I was so hyped because it has a f/f romance, the cover is just so beautiful, the plot seemed entertaining and I liked the fact that the author originally published this on wattpad. Unfortunately I did not enjoy the writing style and I did not get attached to any of the characters, something that I really need to be able to read a romance book.

2 stars
I really hate giving low ratings but this time I couldn't find a way to soften it.

Since her parents' divorce, Emma has spent every summer with her mother in an attempt to restore their shattered bond. This year, is no different, except that she is turning 18, and will be the last time she will go on with that burden. Once there, she could not have pictured a more horrible outcome: her mom got married without even telling her, let alone inviting her, and now was going on a cruise with her new husband. This is not all, Emma is not invited, in fact, she is unwittingly dropped in a summer camp, where she previously had a traumatizing experience that marked her for life with a phobia of the woods.
The idea of the story was nice but the execution was not that impressive at all. The plot was all over the place, jumping from one scene to another without much of an explanation. I couldn't follow the storyline and I've found myself repeating some chapters just to make sure I didn't miss something. I'm actually impressed I've finished reading it, though I definitely didn't I enjoy doing it.
well, the characters are not that loveable. Emma is simply a brat. I really felt sorry for her cabinmates. Vivan is actually not that charming, I thought she was just a snob. AND don't get me started on that mother! but what bothered me the most is the fact that a sexual predator was making advances on people and no one did a thing!
the cover is definitely wonderful and attractive, and I liked the premise but that was not enough.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for my review copy.

OMG I hated this so much I don’t even know where to start.

Maybe the first warning sign was THE MOTHER at the, like, 2% of the book. I usually dislike absent or ridiculous parents that are like that just so we get to dislike them without even trying, but this took it out of the park, I mean.

“ - Why haven’t you reacted that way to your dad’s new relationship?
- He didn’t keep me in the dark about the relationship and introduce his wife at the same time he was ditching me at a camp for two months, a place where I told you for years I didn’t want to go to, a place where---
- I can’t talk to you when you’re like this.”

I mean really? Yeah obviously I0’m gonna dislike this woman who pretends not to listen when her daughter tells her time and time again that she’s a lesbian and who will push her to get a ‘boyfriend’ in every-line she gets, but problems is… the author didn’t even try.

The mom’s character (does she even have a name?) is like EVERY CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK: one-dimensional and stereotyped and boring when not extremely disgusting.

Disgusting as, this book should start with LOTS of trigger warnings such as DEPRESSION (not properly depicted, no worked through, but there, they mention it), SEXUAL HARASSMENT (and this is treated like a subplot so I’ll come to this later), VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS (not only verbal abuse, but also bullying, and physical violence? That goes unattended?) OMG, disastrous.

I was like, so happy to have a lesbian protagonist and… the protagonist doesn’t like calling herself a lesbian. It’s known the stigma that word still carries, and it would have been awesome to have a lesbian girl there, but no, she’s “still gay, mom!” – and the love interest is pansexual which YAY but still, no lesbian in this wlw book, sorry girls.

Ok, so Emma, the gay girl, ends up in a camp, and she hates it because she has a phobia because of something that happened there a few years back which is, again, told but never shown. I mean, yes, she has a panic attack but that’s it. That’s all the depiction of the phobia. We don’t know how it affects her besides that she was to LEAVE. Oh only if the camp counselor (older, and booooooring) weren’t so _Charming_ (not) and _mysterious_ (not). Vivien is quite controlling and possessive and seriously? What the hell? She NEVER does what she’s supposed to do according to her position in the camp (as in, look after the campers and admonish them when they break rules) but does a lot of things she TOTALLY SHOULDN’T not only as a counselor but as a PERSON? Like, getting romantically involved with a minor camper or, I don’t know, GOING THROUGH THEIR PHONE looking at the pictures there???? Or maybe, I don’t know, not saying sh!t when a camper SEXUAL HARASS ANOTHER CAMPER, or herself.
Because YES, we have a sexual predator, literally, Lauren. And no one does a thing about it because her dad is influential and rich? Like WHY. They don’t even handle it internally.
They TALK about consent and then they… just don’t care about who is respectful about it?

Oh yes, Lauren kind has a crush on Emma? And had a crush on Vivien or something the previous year? And apparently the only way she has to show love is though bullying and violence and black-mailing and actual.sexual.harassment I can’t stress this enough. So yes, no only we have a wlw book without lesbians, the character who may be a lesbian is a deeply disturbed sexual predator who NEEDS HELP ASAP. And of course no adults there, even tho the runners of the camp ALL know about it.

And no, I don’t know why anyone would have a crush on emma because she’s… unlikeable. You are never gonna like her, you’re not gonna feel sorry for her, you’re not gonna be happy when she gets the girl, or… no, just no. She’s a nothing sometimes, but mostly she’s repulsive.

The only character that I thought I was gonna like was Gwen but no, just another one-dimensional girl that’s there just to show us that the bad girls are bad (or, you know, BITCHES, as it’s say in the book. Because yes, this book does that, girls calling girls bitches), and that Emma is oh so nice for befriending the bullied girl.

For the writing in general… it sometimes felt like it was written by a 8yo without great imagination and then it would turn into purple prose, and the dialogues just --- god, no one talks like that. No one.
Once I reached the epilogue, I closed the book. Don’t ask too much, finishing this was a chore because I appreciate NetGalley, but I regret having asked for this.

I appreciated the representation and difficulty of coming out to family and navigating life and love as a queer person. The characters were powerful and well rounded and I loved seeing juxtaposed family dynamics. Emma’s strong relationship with her father but tumultuous relationship with her mother were well thought out and interesting to read. I did find the writing style a little choppy and hard to get through so it made getting through the book a little difficult.

I was drawn to this title because of it's unbelievably stunning cover! The overall concept of the story was very promising and was cute in many ways, though it turned out to be a title that's not exactly distinguishable among other books. However, it's still a quick, fun, and enjoyable read.

The writing was a bit "raw" but the premise was interesting. All in all, was a cute story about summer camp but some things got in the way of my enjoyment and I really struggled with finishing it.
The plot in general could have had more depth but I think the main problem was the bidimensional characters. For starter, I didn't quite like Emma, the main character, which was detestable at best, but what really perplexed me was Lauren, the antagonist. While I feel like "the bully who actually likes you" is kind of an old trope it really felt illogical that a summer camp staff won't deal with an issue of this sort.
I had high hopes for this one since I saw the cover and without a doubt, it may be enjoyable for less demanding readers.

A really lovely and fun YA LGBTQ romance/romcom, with realistic characters and good relationship dynamics. Can’t wait to see what the author writes next.

The only good things I can say about this book is that it has a beautiful cover and it had characters who were very comfortable and open with their sexuality. It also talked about mental health issues as the character has PTSD/depression and anxiety, and it shows a loving and supportive relationship between her and her father.

I pretty much didn't like anything else.

The characters were not relatable, unlikeable, and the 'banter' was annoying and forced. Honestly I love sarcasm but when it's in literally every single sentence? People don't talk like that. The characters were also inconsistent. Close relationship with dad, but never bothers to tell him what happened despite getting her phone back? Dad never bothering to call/text and check up on his daughter (and wonder why she hasn't been in touch despite hating her mother?

The relationship was also a bit uncomfortable because of the power difference. I mean, I'm not sure it's ethical for a counsellor to have a relationship with a camper under their care. And the family pushing the relationship was also unbelievable.

The writing was a bit disjointed. The whole book was boring. If I didn't work hard to not DNF books I would have given up on this after the first two chapters. Such promising premise but everything fell flat.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.