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rachelhelps's review against another edition
2.0
Lots of girly drama at a camp, with girls who are kind of hard to tell apart. Liked the supernatural element.
droar's review against another edition
4.0
Summer camp books seem to have a weird magic all their own. Something about being teenagers (or almost teenagers) away from home in a strange place where you can bee anyone. I liked the geek-ish aspects of this one, as well as the tumultuous view of camp friendships.
sarahannkateri's review against another edition
2.0
The art made it hard to differentiate between characters, and the story was lackluster.
avery_switch's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
raechsreads's review against another edition
4.0
Summer camp. Drama, check. New friends, check. Mystery, definite check. Abby returns to camp and meets many new people and old campers. The one thing that she didn't expect, mystery seems to be floating through camp.
joannavaught's review against another edition
3.0
i liked this! there is some good exploration of adolescent girl drama and how it's played out in a summer camp setting, and it rings true.
this didn't affect my overall feelings about the book, but i will say that i was sad that the book contained the same misinformation about chiggers that FREAKED ME OUT when i heard it as a child. chiggers do not in fact burrow and then die in your skin. they inject an enzyme into your skin, feed on you, and then drop off, and it's the enzyme that itches so maddeningly. let's stop this vicious cycle of misinformation about chiggers, because it is so disgusting to even imagine.
this didn't affect my overall feelings about the book, but i will say that i was sad that the book contained the same misinformation about chiggers that FREAKED ME OUT when i heard it as a child. chiggers do not in fact burrow and then die in your skin. they inject an enzyme into your skin, feed on you, and then drop off, and it's the enzyme that itches so maddeningly. let's stop this vicious cycle of misinformation about chiggers, because it is so disgusting to even imagine.
haia_929's review against another edition
3.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
Abby's at summer camp, and while she was looking forward to it she's not having a good time. Her friend, Rose, is ignoring her. Her cabin mates are mean, and her new bunk mate, Shasta, is weird. Shasta was struck by lightning and now weird things are happening around her. While Abby likes her she has a hard time avoiding the judgmental talk her cabin mates are making about Shasta. Can they really become friends? Even with all the tension between them?
I liked this but it was certainly not my favourite graphic novel. I liked the art, which was cute and clean. I found the story a little confusing though. I don't think it was what I was expecting. I liked the relationship between Teal and Abby though, because it was super cute.
The plot revolves around Abby and Shasta's friendship. Shasta is something of a mystery, with supernatural things always happening around her. It was unexplained and just developed out of nowhere after a really long just sort of normal, contemporary story. I found it really out of place when the supernatural stuff started to happen. It just didn't fit to me and made reading the book a little grating because I just got really confused.
The art was good. Maybe not my favourite, but still good. The characters were all a little too similar looking which made identifying the characters a little difficult. Abby and one of her friends are basically identical. Shasta and the other cabin mate are nearly identical as well. This made reading the book kind of difficult for me because the already confusing book just became even more confusing.
Overall though, this book was a bit of a letdown to me. I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting at all.
Abby's at summer camp, and while she was looking forward to it she's not having a good time. Her friend, Rose, is ignoring her. Her cabin mates are mean, and her new bunk mate, Shasta, is weird. Shasta was struck by lightning and now weird things are happening around her. While Abby likes her she has a hard time avoiding the judgmental talk her cabin mates are making about Shasta. Can they really become friends? Even with all the tension between them?
I liked this but it was certainly not my favourite graphic novel. I liked the art, which was cute and clean. I found the story a little confusing though. I don't think it was what I was expecting. I liked the relationship between Teal and Abby though, because it was super cute.
The plot revolves around Abby and Shasta's friendship. Shasta is something of a mystery, with supernatural things always happening around her. It was unexplained and just developed out of nowhere after a really long just sort of normal, contemporary story. I found it really out of place when the supernatural stuff started to happen. It just didn't fit to me and made reading the book a little grating because I just got really confused.
The art was good. Maybe not my favourite, but still good. The characters were all a little too similar looking which made identifying the characters a little difficult. Abby and one of her friends are basically identical. Shasta and the other cabin mate are nearly identical as well. This made reading the book kind of difficult for me because the already confusing book just became even more confusing.
Overall though, this book was a bit of a letdown to me. I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting at all.
oneangrylibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very interesting story that I feel is quite relatable to most teens. While a very feminine based storyline, Chiggers provides insights to friendship issues that cross both gender boundaries. I found the relationship between the two main characters to be both hilarious and tragic at the same time. I greatly enjoy pieces like this that allow people to dissect not only why but how we develop as individuals.
dogearredpage's review against another edition
2.0
I felt very disappointed (did I spell that wrong) by the ending and feel like I didn't really get the story.