Set at a camp for queer kids, we follow Abigail, Kai and their fellow campers through their experiences at Camp QUILTBAG. From becoming more comfortable in themselves and their identities (queer and otherwise), to making new friends and rivalries that spring up due to a competition to rename the camp there is a lot going on in this book. Although it does touch on some large and important topics (such as bullying, dysphoria and queerphobia) it remains lighthearted with such a deep feeling of hope and the promise of finding one's people.

While adult me can definitely nit-pick certain aspects of the book and did find some minor aspects a little annoying at times (I have questions although some of these may because I'm not American and the adults weren't always the best but I know that's a MG thing) the things I enjoyed far outweighed these. I am so glad queer kids are getting so many great books now! I know younger me would have absolutely loved this. I really appreciated the variety of experiences this touched on, queer and otherwise. I do wish there had been more than a passing nod to asexuality but I'm happy it was included at all (although only by flag colours which most wouldn't even pick up on). I loved seeing our characters grow more comfortable in themselves. And really enjoyed that the cabin mates of our two POV characters were also explored to provide a wider array of queer experiences. I did, however, find myself wishing for more when it came to the ending. An extra chapter or two at the end, even if not going into the contrast of the complicatedness of home life, would have helped to wrap things up more fully. I would love to know what's next for our characters and for the camp! ( )