mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
OMG, OMG, OMG, this was even better than I had hoped/dreamed it would be. I had heard about this one through twitter earlier, and I was already hyped. And then I spotted it on Netgalley.
Meet Jesse, Noah, Tony, and Kate. 4 teenagers stuck in fat camp. Yep, fat camp. But this year will be a whole lot more than losing weight, there is a murderer walking around, what is their plan, who is going to die next? These kids are going to solve it and find out who the murderer is!
I just love how the story was written. How directly from the start I had the feeling something was up. There are all sorts of hints thrown around even before the murder actually happens! I just adore that, sometimes books just go happy go lucky and then BOOM, murder. But now it was even more exciting as I was already trying to figure out the whodunnit from the start. :P
The four characters? I have to say Jesse was my absolute favourite (fashion girl, plus I just had a laugh how she had both her phone and candy hidden), followed by Noah (so shy and cute), Kate (what is up with this girl, she is hiding something and I love her strong attitude), Tony (addicted to the net + I just adore how hard he is trying to lose weight). I loved how these 4 got together and became very close very fast. How, even though they were scared as hell, they still went on to solve the mystery and who is doing all these things, and why!
I also liked that we find out more about the background of these characters. We find out something about each character, about how they got to be at the camp, how they got fat and how they feel about it.
Plus there is something else happening between two characters that just made me squeal in happiness.
The murders? The whodunnit? The mystery of why and how? It was terrific, and I did have some suspects, but in the end it wasn't until x scene that I knew who it should be, who the murderer was. So when another scene happened I was pretty much whispershouting (due to me being sick/throat hurting/lung infection) for our group to tackle that person and not fall for their tricks! Though I hadn't expected it to be because of that reason (or well, I hadn't expected those people to do x and y (and given the reaction of everyone, they also didn't expect it)). I could kind of understand the reasoning of the murder, it must have hurt that person a lot to find that out. :( Then again, that doesn't make murder OK to do. Murder is never OK. But I can imagine why that person spiralled out of control.
As you can see I am dodging expertly around all the topics, I just don't want to spoil anything, I want people to go into this one fresh without much information about everything. This book is just too awesome and I want people to experience the same feelings I had while I was reading.
The art is just perfect! I just adore how the artist(s) drew the characters, who, instead of so many other comics, don't look at all alike in their weight problems. You have chubby, fat, very much overweight, and everything in between. Plus I just love the designs of the characters, it fits so well with their personalities. And I love seeing the camp and the surrounding area.
The ending was both sad but also a happy one, and it also had me laughing when we found out that about Kate. :P
All in all, I could rave for a bit longer about this one, probably for hours. :P But I will just keep it at this and will recommend this book to everyone. Read this!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
OMG, OMG, OMG, this was even better than I had hoped/dreamed it would be. I had heard about this one through twitter earlier, and I was already hyped. And then I spotted it on Netgalley.
Meet Jesse, Noah, Tony, and Kate. 4 teenagers stuck in fat camp. Yep, fat camp. But this year will be a whole lot more than losing weight, there is a murderer walking around, what is their plan, who is going to die next? These kids are going to solve it and find out who the murderer is!
I just love how the story was written. How directly from the start I had the feeling something was up. There are all sorts of hints thrown around even before the murder actually happens! I just adore that, sometimes books just go happy go lucky and then BOOM, murder. But now it was even more exciting as I was already trying to figure out the whodunnit from the start. :P
The four characters? I have to say Jesse was my absolute favourite (fashion girl, plus I just had a laugh how she had both her phone and candy hidden), followed by Noah (so shy and cute), Kate (what is up with this girl, she is hiding something and I love her strong attitude), Tony (addicted to the net + I just adore how hard he is trying to lose weight). I loved how these 4 got together and became very close very fast. How, even though they were scared as hell, they still went on to solve the mystery and who is doing all these things, and why!
I also liked that we find out more about the background of these characters. We find out something about each character, about how they got to be at the camp, how they got fat and how they feel about it.
Plus there is something else happening between two characters that just made me squeal in happiness.
The murders? The whodunnit? The mystery of why and how? It was terrific, and I did have some suspects, but in the end it wasn't until x scene that I knew who it should be, who the murderer was. So when another scene happened I was pretty much whispershouting (due to me being sick/throat hurting/lung infection) for our group to tackle that person and not fall for their tricks! Though I hadn't expected it to be because of that reason (or well, I hadn't expected those people to do x and y (and given the reaction of everyone, they also didn't expect it)). I could kind of understand the reasoning of the murder, it must have hurt that person a lot to find that out. :( Then again, that doesn't make murder OK to do. Murder is never OK. But I can imagine why that person spiralled out of control.
As you can see I am dodging expertly around all the topics, I just don't want to spoil anything, I want people to go into this one fresh without much information about everything. This book is just too awesome and I want people to experience the same feelings I had while I was reading.
The art is just perfect! I just adore how the artist(s) drew the characters, who, instead of so many other comics, don't look at all alike in their weight problems. You have chubby, fat, very much overweight, and everything in between. Plus I just love the designs of the characters, it fits so well with their personalities. And I love seeing the camp and the surrounding area.
The ending was both sad but also a happy one, and it also had me laughing when we found out that about Kate. :P
All in all, I could rave for a bit longer about this one, probably for hours. :P But I will just keep it at this and will recommend this book to everyone. Read this!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
This is a cute enough murder mystery, set at a Fat Camp. The kids are diverse, which is a plus, plus there is LGBTQ representation included. And, as with any good mystery, there are lots of red herrings thrown in, to make you think you have figured out the mystery, including one that made it look like it might have been done by one of the teens that is trying to solve the murder.
Realistic, cute, funny, and not all the kids are obsessed with losing weight, such as the main character, Jesse, shown here.
And while I enjoyed reading how the mystery was solved, and I enjoyed all the kids, I didn't love it. It was good, but not great.
But, then, I might not be the target market.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Realistic, cute, funny, and not all the kids are obsessed with losing weight, such as the main character, Jesse, shown here.
And while I enjoyed reading how the mystery was solved, and I enjoyed all the kids, I didn't love it. It was good, but not great.
But, then, I might not be the target market.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
mrsthrift's review against another edition
Seanan McGuire talked about this book on Twitter and said it was refreshing to see fat bodies in a graphic novel. I agree! YAF summer fat camp murder mystery with queer people.
littlelibrarian_'s review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
notesfromthebookdrop's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
kayelletea's review against another edition
Thoughts to process before a review is written.
theybedax's review against another edition
3.0
This was tons of fun and I loved seeing a few campers bond over MURDER! My only beef is the weird way the mouths are drawn....they're the real scary part of this story!
stenaros's review against another edition
3.0
A group of campers at a weight loss camp for teenagers finds themselves embroiled in a murder and a mystery. This graphic novel had many different kinds of characters and both the art and the campers' expressions were enjoyable. I found the mystery wrapped up very quickly in a rather unsatisfying way, but I wouldn't mind seeing these characters come back together for another book.