Having read L.C. Rosen's previous book I was interested to see what they were going to release next and Camp did deliver. While I didn't fully connect with the story at the beginning of the book. the characters started to grow on me and by the end I was fully on board with the plot and story and the relationships. It was a really great story in the end with a good message and I highly recommend.

I adored this book. It explored a lot about self-identity, and the mask a lot of us wear, particularly in the queer community. When Del decides to go more 'masc' in order to attract the attention of Hudson, he doesn't become less gay but he does become less of himself. He tries to convince himself that he is only doing it to attract the attention of Hudson, and once they are together he can become himself again. What ensues is a messy web of lies and hurt.
This was a cute story about being your whole, true self and also highlighting the difference in acceptance and what that can do to your own journey, as well as your view of others. Whilst it did lean a little on stereotypes, I loved the core message and it was a fun read!

A brilliant YA read, and a really important LBGTQ+ book that should be read by everyone. I really enjoyed following the adventures of these characters at queer camp, especially our protagonist, Randall. Overall, it's a fun, entertaining and inclusive story LGBTQ and sex-positive. I loved it!

Thank you for my ears of this book.
This was one of those books that caught my attention literally from the first line. I just knew I was going to click with the writing style and that was maintained through every page! An engaging read that I’d recommend!

Incredibly funny and raw at the same time. L.C. Rosen is fearless, quirky and never fail to get deep when you least except it. I adored this book.

Really enjoyed this YA rom-com at queer camp, in which Randy who has reinvented himself is determined to get with the popular jock, so determined he abandons his love of musical theatre for sports.

Absolutely outstanding! I adored Jack of Hearts and so I had a lot of excitement for this one but for some reason it took me forever to get around to reading it, but when better than Pride month right? Brilliant from start to finish it tackles sexuality, teen angst, toxic masculinity. I loved every second of it. I for one have sometimes struggled knowing how to act with my own sexuality, what it means to be gay and how to present myself to the world and I felt like this book tackled it really well and in a fun way that didn't make it too serious. I cannot wait to see what comes from L. C. Rosen next!

Ah my heart! Ever since I've read Jack of Hearts I'm just over the moon when (re-)reading a L.C. Rosen book. This was definitely no exception. The setting was really cool, I've never been to a camp like this, or any camp for that matter.

I think the book definitely touches on subjects that queer teens struggle with, mainly with how they should portray themselves to the world. There's a lot on internalized issues that Randy has to go through, like that because you're gay, you're expected to look and act a certain way (I've definitely experienced that myself).

I think what I loved most was that no one interfered really with what Randy was doing, I think it's just that Randy needs to figure out himself and I feel like the other people at the camp respected that and understood him, and even though they did let him know they were concerned, but they let him do what he wanted. It was nice to know that he had people behind him that were looking out for him.

I absolutely loved this book and everything it did. It has very important discussions about sexuality and great messages to LGBTQIA+ younth!

A brilliant story about a queer summer camp. This book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Absolutely loved it.

I wasn't able to finish this book however that's just due to me running out of time not because I wasn't enjoying it! From what I read it's a fun read! I really need to get my hands on a copy!!

Not for me. I struggled with the main character a lot and because I didn’t warm to him I didn’t really care what happened to him.

First of all, the cover of this book is brilliant! Secondly, a camp for LGBT teenagers is a wonderful idea. This book explored so many important ideas for teenagers and gave a real sense of belonging for the community. Also it answers some practical questions they may have. I was very invested in the main relationship and couldn't wait to find out how it ended so I read the last half of the book in one sitting! Highly recommended for everyone, no matter your sexuality.

I loved Jack of Hearts and whilst I enjoyed this, it didn't live up to my expectations. It was very cute, but I didn't quite believe the romance - I wasn't a huge fan of Hudson, though he grew on me at the end.

I didnt think LC Rosen could write a better book than his first, Jack of All Hearts which I absolutely adored; as I'm sure many of the LGBTQ+ community did. Well Camp is all the best bits of Jack of All Hearts with an even better setting and some really great characters. Also that cover art is sublime, whoever came up with that deserves a promotion! Can't wait read more from Rosen.

Just like Jack of Hearts, the authors previous YA novel, this is a great mix of camp, fun and heart.

Engaging characters, fantastic pace and an immersive story.

I liked Camp.

Camp Outland is the perfect place for LGBT+ kids. This is where they can be themselves without worrying about the opinion of others. But as human beings go, we all have different types and views – some of them our own, some forced on us since we remember, until we start believing they’re ours too. We all have different parents, come from different communities. Some more accepting than others.
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Oh, no. I'm so disappointed. This was a highly anticipated book after Jack of Hearts but this book was Not Good. Quite a lot felt downright problematic, from how sex obsessed everyone is (including the counsellors) when it's a 12-18 camp - majorly inappropriate. Literally everyone is hooking up and it made me very uncomfortable, especially when most of them seem more like 14 years old. For the most part it read like an awkward middle grade book and then BOOM graphic descriptions of blowjobs and anal sex. They didn't work at all in the context and I wish Rosen had aged up these characters. It would have worked so much better if they were 18-21. Also, the main relationship had zero chemistry and neither of the characters was remotely likeable, and they were so toxic!! All lies and hate and intolerance that I'm supposed to root for? No! Such a disappointment that I almost DNFd so many times, and I should have.

This book was brilliant. I really enjoyed the author's previous book so when I saw his new book was set at a summer camp for LGBTQ+ teens I had really high hopes for another excellent, inclusive read. I was not disappointed.

The book follows Randy in his mission to finally be seen by Hudson who he fell for years ago. This mission sees Randy completely reinvent himself into Del, the sort of boy Hudson would be interested in, leaving behind pretty much everything that makes him who he is. Obviously we as the reader (and pretty much every other character in the book) know that this isn't going to go well, and it doesn't. The way it's handled - both exploring Hudson's own prejudices and Randy's attempts to change everything about himself for someone else is nuanced and thoughtful.

This book has so much heart, I'll be thinking about it for a long while to come.

I finished this one a while ago and I enjoyed it really much. It was a solid 4 star read for me - something that was fun reading, smashed toxic masculinuty, especially within the queer community and had lovely characters.

I mean, this book is about a queer summercamp!!! That's pretty awesome.
And though our main character Randy is happy to be there, he also tries to change himself in order to be liked by his crush Hudson.

I think this book is really funny and sweet, but could mostly shine through the careful way the author dismantles toxic masculinity and internalized homophobia. Without being judgemental L.C. Rosen slowly adresses harmful parts of qay culture and talks about why femininty is so often seen as something negative.
At the same time he adresses that safety is the most important thing and though maybe you can't always express yourself how you want to and show the true you, you know who you are.

Something else I liked about the book is how sex-positive it was. I think it's SO important to talk about sex and pleasure, especially in YA literature, even more in queer YA litrrature and I really loved how this was solved here.

I don't know why I couldn't give this book 5 stars, but something was missing for me and I can't quite pinpoint what.
But if you want a sweet and funny read, that's also very queer: This one's for you.