What I Liked:
1. Summer camp - I loved the camp! It genuinely sounded like such a fun place! Both for the kids who went but also the people who were counselors too. I liked reading about the kids activities and the counselors interacting with them but also each other. The other counselors giving each other a hard time and joking around also really helped to sell that even though they were the adults, they were still just college kids. As someone who used to work somewhere similar during the summer during college, it definitely had the right vibes.

2. Russ - he seemed like such a nice guy. And I liked that even though he was attractive, he wasn’t arrogant, which is always a nice change of pace. Usually in these type of books, the hot guy is also a pain in the ass. I also thought the story with his family was interesting and added some depth to his character

3. Fish and her pups - honestly they don’t really add much to the plot but they sounded adorable and I love

4. No **** shaming - I appreciate that Rory was comfortable with her body and sex. I think women are often shamed for being “slutty” even in books/movies/tv and I hate it. Women should be allowed to do whatever they want and I did appreciate and admire that about Rory

5. Rory - Her inability to shut up when she’s nervous was kind of annoying but I do like how she gets Russ to come out of his shell which added some authenticity to their relationship and I do appreciate how there was some depth added to her character when it came to her family.

6. The epilogue - I love seeing Russ and Rory in the future and they’re still together. Honestly, they weren’t a couple I imagined would last long-term but I like that it was added in. It was very wholesome

What I Didn’t Like
1. The family drama - I know both characters have these super heavy/traumatic relationships with their families and I think for something that was so impactful/influenced so much of their personality, it was resolved so easily. It only took one confrontation from each of them and all of a sudden every thing is better?

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