A review by jasmineslibraryy
Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby, A.J. Sass
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
an adorable queer middle grade novel written by two queer authors who have both written several queer novels on their own!!
this book was so wholesome. i loved the diversity in both expression of gender/sexuality and other components like race & religion! the friendships developed were amazing and realistic and so were the crushes!! (totally felt abigail crushing on hot older women!)
my only issue with this book is the slightly weird pacing. there's random time skips that don't have seamless transitions, which can be annoying at times and easy to miss (especially if you're like me and your eyes tend to skim/wander a bit and you gotta reread). furthermore, this book is written in third person, and sometimes i had trouble remembering which pov i was reading when abigail and kai were in the same scene. however, it doesn't take away from the purpose and message of the story at all, and is more of a personal thing, so don't let that turn you away.
all in all, this is a book i really wish i had as a kid and i'm so happy young queer kids can have today!! i highly recommend :-)
thank you so much Algonquin Young Readers and Goodreads for the free copy!!
this book was so wholesome. i loved the diversity in both expression of gender/sexuality and other components like race & religion! the friendships developed were amazing and realistic and so were the crushes!! (totally felt abigail crushing on hot older women!)
my only issue with this book is the slightly weird pacing. there's random time skips that don't have seamless transitions, which can be annoying at times and easy to miss (especially if you're like me and your eyes tend to skim/wander a bit and you gotta reread). furthermore, this book is written in third person, and sometimes i had trouble remembering which pov i was reading when abigail and kai were in the same scene. however, it doesn't take away from the purpose and message of the story at all, and is more of a personal thing, so don't let that turn you away.
all in all, this is a book i really wish i had as a kid and i'm so happy young queer kids can have today!! i highly recommend :-)
thank you so much Algonquin Young Readers and Goodreads for the free copy!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia
Moderate: Religious bigotry
there is lots of talks of homophobia/transphobia present in BOTH povs