A review by citrus_seasalt
Camp QUILTBAG by A.J. Sass, Nicole Melleby

3.75

Very glad to have read this for pride, super cute and I was embarrassingly invested in all of the drama lol. I loved all of the casual rep, and the (sometimes) sort of subtle way to introduce younger readers to different terms/identities)! Abigail and Kai were very accurately written, for characters of their age (12 and 13 years old). It unfortunately meant a lot of the conflict and “stakes” were immature, but things were still able to be resolved fairly quickly, and the occasional input from adult characters was nice. (That last part was moreso in the case of Abigail’s story. I liked how, in the end of the book, Lena was able to help her through her issues from both an age-typical awkwardness and “working through some internalized homophobia” perspective.)

As fun as I think the overall story and the characters were, though, I didn’t think many of them were rounded-out. There were some noticeable personality traits, yes, but nothing strong enough to really stick with me? I’m sure some of that has to do with how large the cast was.

If I’d had this available when I was around Kai and Abigail’s age, though, I definitely would have held it close to my heart. At that age I was out as lesbian, and just starting to question my gender, so the queer experiences of both POV characters would have definitely resonated with me! I‘ve had “This Is Our Rainbow” on my radar for a while now, but I’ll definitely check it out just to read a couple more pages about those two.
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