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Called Upon
Kaitlin, the social pariah of her high school, is so relieved to have made friends at Camp Overlook—and time have caught the attention of a real, live, honest-to-goodness boy—that she is willing to look past the camp’s anomalies: creepy grey-eyed counselors, 24 hour video surveillance, and campers falling ill and then disappearing quietly into the night.
But when Kaitlin begins feeling strange symptoms herself, she can no longer pretend that Overlook is a run-of-the-mill summer camp. She and her new friend must race to solve the mystery of Camp Overlook, even if it means facing some difficult truths and uncovering some painful family secrets, before she is the next camper to vanish.
But when Kaitlin begins feeling strange symptoms herself, she can no longer pretend that Overlook is a run-of-the-mill summer camp. She and her new friend must race to solve the mystery of Camp Overlook, even if it means facing some difficult truths and uncovering some painful family secrets, before she is the next camper to vanish.
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Published November 10, 2023
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December 30, 2020
This book walks the delicate tightrope between being tender, suspenseful, and hilarious. Kaitlin is a relatable teenager, thrust into a wild situation that I did not see coming. Honestly, I knew I’d like the book when I read a few pages—the author’s tone is light and real. So I was pretty shocked by the twist and the suspense. It’s a page turner for adults, but I would have flown through it even faster as a teenager.
March 5, 2021
When most people say 'summer camp read,' I get the image of happy-go-lucky kids roasting marshmallows 24/7. This book was so much more than the typical summer camp read. It was full of thrills and suspense with a dash of romance on the side.
I really appreciated the character development, especially at the beginning of the story. Each character had their own distinct personality and I liked seeing all the friendships form.
Also the 3 POVS! Quite often, I find multiple perspectives annoying and confusing. Not so with this one! I was always looking forward to the next POV so I could try and fit the pieces together.
The plot twists kept me reading and I couldn't put it down.
If you liked Michael Vey, you're sure to love this one.
*I received a copy of this book from the author. All thoughts were my own and a positive review was not required.
I really appreciated the character development, especially at the beginning of the story. Each character had their own distinct personality and I liked seeing all the friendships form.
Also the 3 POVS! Quite often, I find multiple perspectives annoying and confusing. Not so with this one! I was always looking forward to the next POV so I could try and fit the pieces together.
The plot twists kept me reading and I couldn't put it down.
If you liked Michael Vey, you're sure to love this one.
*I received a copy of this book from the author. All thoughts were my own and a positive review was not required.
September 30, 2025
3.5/5 stars
The first page gripped me. Had me in a chokehold. Like what do you MEAN lifeless body?! I must know.
And then we were taken on a whirlwind of a summer experience with 15 year old Kaitlin. She went through all the “normal” teen girl feelings & emotions…until she was “called upon” and her life changed DRASTICALLY!
While we spend the majority of the book in Kaitlin’s POV, spending the summer with her, we also got to know Ashley & Parker. We got snippets of their characters & situations where you were rooting for them to win as the “good guys” - and trying to figure out how three seemingly unrelated teens were truly connected. And then…their connections were revealed. And that is when the floodgates opened and life got CRAZY!
The ending was set up for more books in my opinion, and I was definitely a little dissatisfied with the build up of action for the ending we got. (Especially since it doesn’t seem like more books are in the works) If the book was a little longer and then we got an actual ending, or if more books were slated I’d be happy because it was an interesting idea and I thought was executed well. I was invested in the characters and all 3 POVs read as different voices.
It was definitely a YA book, and the characters read a young teens.
The book was not what I would consider Christian, though there were a few mentions of God and prayer in passing but it was never talked about deeper. It was relatively clean with just 2 “curse” words, but no explicit sexual references/scenes. It’s does deal with darker themes as it is classified as a “thriller/suspense”. I would say it would be better for older YA depending on their maturity & parent’s choices.
Overall it was a well written book, that did have me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next twist to come. If you need a “summer camp fire pit scary story” type book this would be a great pick to throw on your TBR.
3.5/5 stars
*I received this book from the author**All opinions are my own*
The first page gripped me. Had me in a chokehold. Like what do you MEAN lifeless body?! I must know.
And then we were taken on a whirlwind of a summer experience with 15 year old Kaitlin. She went through all the “normal” teen girl feelings & emotions…until she was “called upon” and her life changed DRASTICALLY!
While we spend the majority of the book in Kaitlin’s POV, spending the summer with her, we also got to know Ashley & Parker. We got snippets of their characters & situations where you were rooting for them to win as the “good guys” - and trying to figure out how three seemingly unrelated teens were truly connected. And then…their connections were revealed. And that is when the floodgates opened and life got CRAZY!
The ending was set up for more books in my opinion, and I was definitely a little dissatisfied with the build up of action for the ending we got. (Especially since it doesn’t seem like more books are in the works) If the book was a little longer and then we got an actual ending, or if more books were slated I’d be happy because it was an interesting idea and I thought was executed well. I was invested in the characters and all 3 POVs read as different voices.
It was definitely a YA book, and the characters read a young teens.
The book was not what I would consider Christian, though there were a few mentions of God and prayer in passing but it was never talked about deeper. It was relatively clean with just 2 “curse” words, but no explicit sexual references/scenes. It’s does deal with darker themes as it is classified as a “thriller/suspense”. I would say it would be better for older YA depending on their maturity & parent’s choices.
Overall it was a well written book, that did have me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next twist to come. If you need a “summer camp fire pit scary story” type book this would be a great pick to throw on your TBR.
3.5/5 stars
*I received this book from the author**All opinions are my own*
October 28, 2020
I absolutely LOVED IT! It was exceptional and I couldn't stop reading it. I love Bethany's writing and I hope she will write more. It was such a page turner that I finished it in four or five days! I was so sad when I finished it because I hoped that the thrill wouldn't end. This book definitely deserves five stars.
January 29, 2024
The plot twists were plot twisting.
The main problem was saying “…er…” every other line😂
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Thanks to Bethany Lee for visiting my Creative Writing class!
The main problem was saying “…er…” every other line😂
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Thanks to Bethany Lee for visiting my Creative Writing class!
January 21, 2021
Great YA book with lots of twists and turns! Really unique story with plenty of reminders of your awkward teenage encounters! Loved it.
March 24, 2021
I couldn't love this book more, and only part of that reason is because I am so stinking proud of my sister for writing it. I love how the book conveys the humor and awkwardness of the teenage inner-self. Add to that the page-turner plot, and you get a truly enjoyable read. I recommend this book for young adults and adults who enjoy YA literature.
January 28, 2021
Loved this book. Not knowing what it was about I was not sure what to expect, but once I really got into I could not put it down. I really connected with the characters, and with the great descriptive writing I felt like I was there with them. There were a lot of plot twists that you would never expect. I would highly recommend this to book, and I sure hope there is a sequel.
December 31, 2020
Great young adult fiction book. Some great twist and turns throughout the book. Thoroughly enjoyed the read.
March 1, 2021
For such a short book it took an awhile long while to finish. This book was just not for me. It was simple, it was a whole lot of dialogue (while not having much substance), and had one dimensional characters. It only got a 2 star instead of a 1 because I can see someone enjoying this book and I did at least finish it.
Problem number one and probably the most annoying thing out of the book and possibly any book I will ever read: the character Sierra using the word “y’all”. Y’all is used to address multiple people in a group setting, in this books case it is used to address one person. And it drove me insane. It was so very distracting and so so wrong.
Problem number two: “er, um, uhhhh” When some uses these filler words in real life it is bad enough. When an author puts them in the book and has the character openly admit they use those words on purpose? God awful. I cringed every time and not in a sympathetic way.
The plot does have potential and I can see it being good. In this case it just does nothing for me. I had to force myself to finish it and in the end there was no pay off. I definitely will not be reading the sequel which is hinted at the end.
Problem number one and probably the most annoying thing out of the book and possibly any book I will ever read: the character Sierra using the word “y’all”. Y’all is used to address multiple people in a group setting, in this books case it is used to address one person. And it drove me insane. It was so very distracting and so so wrong.
Problem number two: “er, um, uhhhh” When some uses these filler words in real life it is bad enough. When an author puts them in the book and has the character openly admit they use those words on purpose? God awful. I cringed every time and not in a sympathetic way.
The plot does have potential and I can see it being good. In this case it just does nothing for me. I had to force myself to finish it and in the end there was no pay off. I definitely will not be reading the sequel which is hinted at the end.
October 28, 2020
This is an absolute page turner with lovable and relatable characters. The teen relationships warmed my heart and I found myself craving a hike, a toasted marshmallow, and some campfire cameraderie. The scary, sweet, and funny balance each other so well—and it is really scary! My hands were sweating at some key moments! I really hope there is a sequel and soon!
April 3, 2021
Y’all - the minute I saw this beautiful book on @adventurous.bookworm’s feed, I knew I wanted to read it! Thank you so much to @bethanyrlee81 for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced reader’s copy!
Called Upon is unique and exciting, with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing. Camp Overlook seems like a normal summer camp, but it becomes clear something more sinister may lurk below the surface.
With three point-of-views, Called Upon combines different narratives into one complete and complex story. Each character is different, but Claire and Max shone through as the most distinct and interesting personalities.
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Called Upon is unique and exciting, with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing. Camp Overlook seems like a normal summer camp, but it becomes clear something more sinister may lurk below the surface.
With three point-of-views, Called Upon combines different narratives into one complete and complex story. Each character is different, but Claire and Max shone through as the most distinct and interesting personalities.
Use the code CALLEDUPON60 to get 60% your purchases at bethanylee.com! Check the link in my bio to her website AND read my full review on my blog!
December 30, 2020
This is my daughter's favorite young adult novel. I bought the book for myself but she stole it from me before I could start it and is now reading it for the second time. She loved the suspense and thrill of it and found the teenage experiences to be so fun, funny and relatable. Can't wait to hear more from Bethany Lee!
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November 21, 2023DNF right away. Just wasn't feeling it. Might give it a try again later down the road.
January 23, 2024
I enjoyed this overall. The mystery certainly kept me reading and the way the three storylines came together was interesting. The first half is a little slow and some of the writing is a little overwrought. There are some descriptions that are so flowery or try too hard. The last half picks up and the writing feels a bit smoother.
I enjoyed this overall. The mystery certainly kept me reading and the way the three storylines came together was interesting. The first half is a little slow and some of the writing is a little overwrought. There are some descriptions that are so flowery or try too hard. The last half picks up and the writing feels a bit smoother.
The opening scene with Kaitlin and her mom at the pizza place made it hard for me to want to keep going. I found it really hard to believe that her bully would stick gum in her hair in the middle of a diner practically right in front of Kaitlin's mom. Bullies like she is portrayed are usually really good at putting up a "nice" front in front of adults. I also find it hard to believe that this super protective mom would have had such a complete non-reaction. I also was rolling my eyes at the "why would any guy be interested in me I'm a total train wreck and not pretty but actually I'm gorgeous and all of the boys at camp want to date me" trope. I understand the "incident" was pretty bad and would have led to some of the bullying at school and some of Kaitlin's insecurities. But the trope was just overdone with super extremes in Kaitlin's personality and in the situation.
I enjoyed this overall. The mystery certainly kept me reading and the way the three storylines came together was interesting. The first half is a little slow and some of the writing is a little overwrought. There are some descriptions that are so flowery or try too hard. The last half picks up and the writing feels a bit smoother.
The opening scene with Kaitlin and her mom at the pizza place made it hard for me to want to keep going. I found it really hard to believe that her bully would stick gum in her hair in the middle of a diner practically right in front of Kaitlin's mom. Bullies like she is portrayed are usually really good at putting up a "nice" front in front of adults. I also find it hard to believe that this super protective mom would have had such a complete non-reaction. I also was rolling my eyes at the "why would any guy be interested in me I'm a total train wreck and not pretty but actually I'm gorgeous and all of the boys at camp want to date me" trope. I understand the "incident" was pretty bad and would have led to some of the bullying at school and some of Kaitlin's insecurities. But the trope was just overdone with super extremes in Kaitlin's personality and in the situation.
December 12, 2020
I can’t give this book enough praise. I LOVED it. It was a fast, easy read with a driving, thrilling plot line with interesting and well-developed characters. But the thing I loved the most was the witty and honest dialogue and stream of thought and silliness that feels oh-so-important and sometimes painful to every teenager, that it made me laugh out loud many, many times (and I’m not the laugh-out-loud type). It made me remember how difficult and funny and fun it is to be a teenager and miss it (but yet also be so thankful it’s over!) The many unexpected twists and turns, anxiety over budding romance, thrill of action and mostly the hilarious prose of this book made me remember all those feelings and want to read it again and again. I HIGHLY recommend this to any tween/teen/YA/Adult and can’t wait for the next one!
July 9, 2021
WHOA!!!!! THIS WAS AWESOME!!!
I think it may be the author’s first published book too!!!
What a complete and total rollercoaster ride!! There were so many twists and turns, mysteries, surprises, and I loved every minute of it!!! I felt like I was watching a movie!!! I definitely think this needs to be a movie … FOR SURE!!!!
I loved the characters!!! I didn’t always know what to expect from them, and sometimes they surprised me. But the characters were written so well!!
Loved, Loved, Loved this so much!!! I will definitely be watching for what Bethany Lee writes next!! Highly recommended!!!!
I think it may be the author’s first published book too!!!
What a complete and total rollercoaster ride!! There were so many twists and turns, mysteries, surprises, and I loved every minute of it!!! I felt like I was watching a movie!!! I definitely think this needs to be a movie … FOR SURE!!!!
I loved the characters!!! I didn’t always know what to expect from them, and sometimes they surprised me. But the characters were written so well!!
Loved, Loved, Loved this so much!!! I will definitely be watching for what Bethany Lee writes next!! Highly recommended!!!!
March 30, 2021
A well written gem by a new author!
The book gives an intriguing page turning dark introduction that evolves into a fun yet mysterious summer camp for teens. Much of the story is set at Camp Overlook in Colorado (seems the author is a fan of SK!). Where the teens have a great time hanging out, being treated like royalty, fun & games along with some classes. But something is not as it seems in the all too perfect camp. Some of the campers get sick and mysteriously disappear in the night and some of the staff are entirely too nice while others are creepy eyed and cold. The story is told from the POV of three teens and the more it progresses the Creepy factor goes up along with the Mystery, a Psychological Thriller. By the way it ended I am hoping it is the first in a series but could still be read as a Standalone even though I doubt you'll want to stop there if the story continues in the future.
The book gives an intriguing page turning dark introduction that evolves into a fun yet mysterious summer camp for teens. Much of the story is set at Camp Overlook in Colorado (seems the author is a fan of SK!). Where the teens have a great time hanging out, being treated like royalty, fun & games along with some classes. But something is not as it seems in the all too perfect camp. Some of the campers get sick and mysteriously disappear in the night and some of the staff are entirely too nice while others are creepy eyed and cold. The story is told from the POV of three teens and the more it progresses the Creepy factor goes up along with the Mystery, a Psychological Thriller. By the way it ended I am hoping it is the first in a series but could still be read as a Standalone even though I doubt you'll want to stop there if the story continues in the future.
April 30, 2021
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
This book really nails the creep factor in all the best ways. If you're looking for a Young Adult book that gives you all the horror movie vibes, this is the one for you. The summary really is only a tip of the story iceberg that leaves your jaw dropped by the end.
This book really nails the creep factor in all the best ways. If you're looking for a Young Adult book that gives you all the horror movie vibes, this is the one for you. The summary really is only a tip of the story iceberg that leaves your jaw dropped by the end.
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December 31, 2020I love a clean book that still has suspense, mystery and meaningful themes. This book has it all and is perfectly done. The characters are relatable and interesting. I'm not a huge reader. Sometimes it takes me a month to read a book or I never even finish, but this book I read in 2 days. I loved it so much that I bought 2 more copies as gifts.
February 22, 2021
I loved this book, wickedly good. Murder mystery, twins, secrets, Kaitlin was a a high school student but not liked, Her mother sent to a camp overlook nestled in the woods, things were wonderful at first, people got sick, people disappearing in the night. What could be happening? What secrets does Ashley the mother hold? You will love this book fast paced enjoy
March 24, 2021
Bethany Lee perfectly captures the psyche of a teenager in this well-written young adult thriller. Desperately wanting to belong, fearful of making a misstep, Called Upon is the perfect setting for teenagers to put their most fearless step forward when everything around them is mysterious and creepy. The characters are vividly portrayed and the antics are...well...gross as every good antic at summer camp should be.
March 25, 2021
This was an awesome read. I loved the action, and the suspense. It was a clean read, with no rough language. The main character was completely relatable with the high school girl issues. I had my own "incident" when I was in 7th grade. This book grabbed hold of you from the first chapter and didn't let you go till you finished reading it. I can't wait till the next book comes out. Well Done Ms Bethany!!
March 31, 2021
I highly recommend Called Upon as a quick-read, entertaining, and thought-provoking glimpse back into the past for adults and a great, relevant read for teens. It explores themes of self-worth, friendship, and love in a refreshingly way that made me want to be a better person. I felt like being more careful how I judged others, and I wanted to have more say in my life about what I choose to do with it. I'm excited for my one-day teens to have a book that illustrates how romantic relationships based solely on sexual attraction are not nearly as worthwhile as ones based on mutual respect, friendship, AND sexual attraction. Also, I found it very entertaining to read.
December 29, 2020
Best book I've read in a LONG time!
Oh my goodness! I consider this book one of the best purchases I made in 2020! This book draws you in and keeps you reading until the very last page. And wanting more from the author! It is a clean, fun and intriguing! You won't regret buying this book!
Oh my goodness! I consider this book one of the best purchases I made in 2020! This book draws you in and keeps you reading until the very last page. And wanting more from the author! It is a clean, fun and intriguing! You won't regret buying this book!
December 30, 2020
I really liked this book! It’s suspenseful, fun, and mysterious. 5/5!
March 20, 2021
This book is a masterpiece. I love the writting style. It's funny, witty and it just flows with ease.
The characters are hilarious and well developed. They are very likable. Plot is entertaining and thrilling. So much is happening and with such a speed, that the reader doesn't have time to stop. Because after each chapter you just need to know, what happens next. This book is addiction. You just read it in one sitting. That's how good it is. It is thrilling and entertaining novel.
And the cover is just stunning.
This novel is wonderful and deserves all the praise in the world.
My question is... Will there be a sequel?
This book can be enjoyed by YA and adults alike.
The characters are hilarious and well developed. They are very likable. Plot is entertaining and thrilling. So much is happening and with such a speed, that the reader doesn't have time to stop. Because after each chapter you just need to know, what happens next. This book is addiction. You just read it in one sitting. That's how good it is. It is thrilling and entertaining novel.
And the cover is just stunning.
This novel is wonderful and deserves all the praise in the world.
My question is... Will there be a sequel?
This book can be enjoyed by YA and adults alike.
January 31, 2026
We need to talk about this book, because I’m currently torn between giving it either a really, really good review or an absolutely scathing review. On the one hand, it sucked. On the other hand, I stayed up way too late to finish it. I’m not sure what that really means—especially since the last time I actually finished a book was months ago.
I haven’t been a big reader for a while, but when I was stuck in theatre for hours with nothing else to do and my friend Hazel pulled out a book of hers, I decided reading something that sorta interesting was better than doing absolutely nothing while I waited for my call time. I then proceeded to hold the book hostage for a grand total of two weeks (sorry, Hazel) while I didn’t read it, didn’t read it, and then read the remaining 90% last night. All I could think was, “maybe something good will happen.” and something good did happen. I made it to the end.
The main character is this girl named Kaitlyn, who is essentially the biggest Mary Sue I’ve seen in a while. All we really know about her is that she’s not pretty. Like, at all. Even though she’s blonde and has a really nice tan. But apparently she’s just not pretty. Okay…?
She’s also antisocial and hides out at home with zero friends. She used to have a best friend a few years ago, but now that girl absolutely hates her because of something that went down back then. Want to know what happened? Too bad. The author makes a million references to it but refuses to explain, just dangling it over our heads the entire time. Which is downright annoying.
Her mom tells her she’s going to camp for the summer and that it’s already been decided, and instead of arguing, Kaitlyn’s just like… “Okay!” Her mom is kind of a crap mother, because she pretends to care soooo much while clearly knowing nothing about what her kid’s going through—like the bullying, or the no friends thing. This instantly bugged me the most, because Kaitlyn acts like being an introvert and being bullied is something that only happens to her, like it makes her more special than everyone else. Like, give me a break. So many people go through that.
Anyway, the point is her mom wants her to go to camp so she can be more social. So, uh… she goes to camp.
Can we talk about how none of this makes sense. Because this camp is a massive, state-of-the-art facility—marble floors, swimming pools, horses, the whole shebang—and Kaitlyn’s mom is struggling financially. So how she can afford this is beyond everyone.
We also learn Kaitlyn doesn’t live with her real dad, just her stepdad, and all her mom will say is that her real dad was a dud. Okay, whatever. She arrives at camp and they immediately give her a checkup, which is totally sus. The doctor, Doctor F, is way too friendly, and Kaitlyn is immediately like, “wow, what a great guy, I really feel like I should trust him!” Biggest mistake of the book. Then a camp staff member hands her mom a paper that looks like a receipt, and her mom just goes, “oh… hahaha,” and nervously puts it away. Nothing suspicious about that at all, huh.
Quick pause—because we also have two other points of view.
First is Ashley. We have no idea who she is or why we’re here. All we know is she’s pregnant. Oh—and she’s a sophomore. She won’t tell her mom or the guy, who’s apparently a total loser, and we have no idea how she’s supposed to live once the baby’s born.
Second is Parker. We learn even less about him. His entire personality is that he really, really, really hates his dad. Everyone else loves his dad and thinks he’s amazing. Except for Parker, who apparently knows the truth. Part of this is because Parker’s dad hates Parker. Part of this is because Parker just hates his dad. Okay…?
Back to Kaitlyn. She meets her bunkmates, who are all incredibly one-dimensional.
There’s Sierra, whose only personality trait is being from Texas. She says “y’all” constantly. Even if it’s just to one person.
There’s Aya, whose entire personality is being “immature,” and instead of framing that as normal for a ninth grader, the author makes snide comments about her being homesick and wearing a one-piece bathing suit.
Then there’s Syrup, who likes food and is repeatedly shamed for it by the author, even though they are all literally in ninth grade.
And Claire, the stereotypical emo character who wears black, hates everyone, and is outright cruel in a way that feels wildly unrealistic.
Last is Molly, the “pretty, popular but friendly” girl who’s also extremely boy-crazy. On the first night, she and Kaitlyn see this super movie-star-hot, super tall ninth-grade boy. Yeah, sure. Take any 9th grade boy off the street, and there will be like a .00001% chance of him being movie star hot and super tall. Molly immediately falls in love, and somehow this boy is emotionally aware enough to clock that they’re into him. Which would never happen in real life.
Cue a very long camp montage where Molly flirts with Tall Guy, Tall Guy and his almost-as-hot friend Max are both clearly into Kaitlyn, and Kaitlyn keeps going, “who, me? a boy wouldn’t like me.” How much more of a Mary Sue do we need? This goes on for, like, half the book. No plot. Just drama.
Meanwhile, Ashley’s mom finds out she’s pregnant and tells her to give the baby up for adoption, because—surprise—she’s also struggling financially.
Back to Parker for a second… Oh yeah, he still hates his dad. There are vague references to something called being “Called Upon,” which Parker’s dad thinks is important and Parker thinks is a load of crap. You tell me who we’re supposed to believe.
Back at camp, Aya gets super sick. Doctor F says she’s probably homesick, but to tell him if it gets worse. That night, she takes a turn for the worse, and by morning—she’s gone. Her stuff’s gone. “She went home,” the staff say. Sure. And then she is never mentioned again. Kaitlyn does not care. Instead she’s like, “I wonder what the boys are doing!”
More drama. Tall Guy asks Kaitlyn to the dance even though Molly clearly called dibs, and Kaitlyn says yes. Like, why would you do that? No wonder nobody liked you back home, yeesh.
Then the creepy head of security grabs Kaitlyn and says he knows things about her. She freaks out… and the next morning is once again like, “I wonder what the boys are doing.” What the fr—
The story gets interrupted once more for Ashley and Parker’s point of view. Ashely still doesn’t want to give up her baby. Parker still hates his dad. Everyone’s always talking about what a great, wonderful, amazing guy his dad is, and he’s tired of it, because his dad secretly sucks and is a terrible person, and isn’t great or trustworthy or anything. All of the chapters from him follow the same formula every time: Parker hates his dad. He really hates his dad. And his dad hates him. And everyone loves his dad and calls him an amazing genius. Except for Parker. Because he hates his dad. End of chapter. And then a few pages later, we get another one, and he paraphrases the same thing all over again.
Claire, the mean girl from earlier, finally explains she came to this camp last year. Kids got sick. Kids disappeared. She tried to warn her mom. Her mom didn’t listen, just called doctor F later and was like, “please give my kid another chance, I’m sure she’ll be called upon!” So Claire got sent back, even though she didn’t want to. The camp is evil. Cool! Finally! Plot!
Let’s talk about Ashley and Parker again real quick. Both of us have no idea how or why they’re connected to this plot, but at least something is going on with Ashley’s arc—apparently she’s having twins now, and she wants to keep them both. Like that’s gonna be possible when you’re struggling financially. Parker, meanwhile, still hates his dad. He snoops around in his dad’s office and is like “ah man i sure hate my dad, i better find some incriminating evidence so everyone can find out he’s not the trustworthy amazing guy they think he is.” Because… as we know… he hates his dad. and he finds this key and just immediately knows what it goes to. Why doesnt it unlock anything in the house? we dont know. But how often do you pick up a key you’ve never seen before and say “yup I know EXACTLY what this unlocks.” so he takes the key and is like “yess i hate my dad so much im gonna unlock this… thing and then his life will be over” so go do that i guess. nobody’s stopping you. Except for your DAD!
Kaitlyn, Claire, Max, and one immature guy sneak into a shady building at night. The tension immediately dies so Kaitlyn and Max can have romantic moments.
Inside the room itself, there’s a filing cabinet and a computer with a bunch of monitors. Claire immediately goes, “don’t worry, I can get in,” you know, because it’s that easy to hack a computer. It’s not. She can’t get in, so Kaitlyn tries, and after pressing a bunch of random buttons the computer just goes, “welcome, Anjalie.” And Kaitlyn’s like, “who? what? who?? I have NO idea how that happened.” And instead of thinking about that for even a second, they just immediately forget about it.
Claire finally gets in and realizes there’s video surveillance of the entire camp. Even the cabins. And her reaction is, “oh shoot, they’re gonna know we left our cabins in the middle of the night,” instead of, “oh shoot, they can literally SEE US GETTING DRESSED?” Especially since the head of security is a super creepy dude, and us readers absolutely would not put it past him—especially considering he nearly assaulted the main character earlier. But of course we’ve forgotten about that. All we care about is the curfew thing.
So Claire starts deleting the footage of them sneaking out, and she obviously knows how, while Kaitlyn and Max, the almost-as-hot guy, go over to the filing cabinet. One drawer is full of files, and of course there’s a huge one for Kaitlyn and a huge one for Max. They have all kinds of information—how long they sleep, what they eat, even what they write in their journals. Totally not suspicious at all.
The very bottom drawer is locked, and that’s when immature guy finally wanders over and goes, “whatcha guys up to?” And I’m like—WHAT WERE YOU UP TO? While Claire was hacking the computer and Kaitlyn and Max were digging through classified files, were you seriously just standing there twiddling your thumbs? What were you even doing?
Claire doesn’t even get a chance to delete the footage, because someone’s coming and she wasn’t able to finish typing the super long command. that part was beyond me, but all we need to know is that they make a run for it.
Meanwhile, over at Ashley’s house, she gets a call from this guy, who introduces himself as doctor F. could it be the same doctor from the camp? maybe. he basically tells her, “i know youre pregnant, cause im a doctor, and I know you’re having twins, and if you adopt out one of the twins through my illegal adoption agency, I’ll pay you a bunch of money every month and you can go to a fancy college.” Well, we know who’s most certainly NOT struggling financially. Ashley hems and haws, but her mom’s like “just do it” so she agrees.
Back to Parker. What’s going on with him? Oh right, he still hates his dad. He also takes a trip to the same place Kaitlyn was just at, and deletes the footage Claire wasn’t able to delete. So at least he’s finally doing something relevant and being part of the plot. But why would he even delete the footage? we don’t know. He then uses that key he found earlier to unlock the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet, where he finds horrifying evidence and then he’s like, “dang i always hated my dad but was he really capable of mass murder?” excuse me, WHAT?
Claire distracts the staff so Kaitlyn can get back to the cabin without being seen. We never see Claire again. The camp claims she “wanted to go home.” Sure.
Kaitlyn doesn’t worry about Claire. Instead she worries about the dance she’s supposed to go to with Tall guy. The dance goes horribly. Tall Guy gets handsy, she throws up, limps back to her cabin, and is immediately betrayed by Molly, who tells the staff she snuck out. Kaitlyn gets cornered by the staff, shoved into a car, gets a splitting headache, blacks out—
—and all she hears is, “congrats! you’ve been called upon!” Whatever that means.
As usual, Parker still hates his dad—but not as usual, his dad suddenly thinks he’s cool, because Parker’s sucking it up and pretending to do everything he wants. So his dad’s like, “congrats, you’re getting a promotion. Go guard that jail cell and make sure the girl inside doesn’t leave.” And who’s the girl? It’s not Kaitlyn, or Ashley, or the girl with the one-piece bathing suit. It’s Claire.
Of course Parker’s like, “we need to break out of here,” but before anything can happen, Parker’s dad shoots Claire. She was a liability or something. She’s dead. We never see her again. Which sucks, because she was the only character I actually liked.
Meanwhile, Ashley has her babies and immediately doesn’t want to give them up—but Dr F guilt-trips her, telling her the family adopting one of the twins will be soooo sad. So she caves. Dr F takes the baby and asks, “what are you naming them?” and she’s like, “uhhh… you can keep Anjalie.” Wait. Anjalie? Didn’t we hear that name before? To make it worse, the baby Ashley keeps? She names her Kaitlyn. Ashley is Kaitlyn’s mom. And Kaitlyn is a twin.
When Kaitlyn wakes up, her mom is there—and so is Dr F. At this point, her mom is furious at herself for giving up one of her babies, and even more furious at Dr F for taking her. Dr F then launches into his villain monologue, explaining everything.
Basically, he became obsessed with twins. His theory is that if you pump twins full of knowledge and put them near each other during adolescence, they might subconsciously exchange information and suddenly become experts in each other’s fields. Add more twins, and they can all share information. So he starts collecting twins—convincing parents to give one up, lying about sending them to different families, and secretly raising all of them to be “special.” Then he opens the camp, forces the parents who kept their kids to send them there, and monitors everything to see if the information transfer happens.
That is what being “Called Upon” means. It’s not some higher being choosing kids to be special—it’s a completely engineered experiment. Which is why I hated the name so much, because it makes it sound mystical when it’s actually just unethical science nonsense.
Sometimes the transfers work. Sometimes they don’t. When they don’t—like with Claire’s twin last year—Dr F decides the remaining sibling is a liability. And yes, he kills them and dumps the bodies in the lake, right next to a summer camp with children. He did this with every failed twin set, but never told the twins it did work with. He also was responsible for the death of his wife, who was way too old to have more kids, but he forced her into it and made her do a bunch of stuff so she could have twins—one of those being Parker, the other being Max, who he just tossed off to whatever random family would adopt him. And their mom died during childbirth. Dr F does not tell Kaitlyn anything about the killing part. He just tells her how special she is and how badly he wants her involved.
Kaitlyn’s like, “sure!” Her mom’s like, “absolutely not.” She never wanted Kaitlyn to go to camp in the first place, but Dr F threatened to tell the cops about how she illegally sold one of her children, so she has to comply. Even now, she doesn’t get much of a say, because the next morning she drives to the police station—and a staff member rams her car. She gets into a crash. More death ensues. Kaitlyn, of course, has no idea.
Kaitlyn can’t wait to meet her sister, Anjalie, and be part of the project—even though the transfers hurt a lot and Anjalie is, frankly, kind of a dud. Then a guy pulls her into a closet and she’s like, “OMG Max,” and he’s like, “nope, my name is Parker.” Parker who? Parker F. Meaning Max is Parker’s twin. And Parker’s dad… IS DOCTOR F??? WHAT? I don’t know if I’m just bad at predicting twists, but that actually shocked me. At this point I was like, “okay, maybe this book doesn’t totally suck… just sort of sucks.”
Parker is like, “Kaitlyn you gotta listen to me I’m telling you dr F is a terrible person you gotta believe me.” She doesnt believe him. until she stumbles across Claire’s dead body. Then she freaks out. Parker finds her and goes, “we’re leaving now.” So Parker, Kaitlyn, Anjalie, Max, Molly, and Max’s immature friend all escape. Apparently the last three had organized a search party and got captured, which… yeah, they probably would’ve died.
They make it out, but only barely, and the moment Parker finds out that his dad escaped, he’s like “well better go hunt him down even though he could be ANYWHERE” but whatever. The cops never really did much with the case and it was all forgotten. Kaitlyn went back home with her mom, who apparently survived the car crash, and that was pretty much the end. There was no major resolution, probably because the author wanted to set the stage for a sequel. Heaven help us if she ends up writing one.
My biggest issue with this book is that it took until, like, page 85 for me to care. I gave zero cares about Tall Guy, the dance, or Kaitlyn making friends. I wanted plot, and the book dragged way too much at the beginning to provide me with any plot. Then again, I’m also 17, so of course I’m not going to care about the drama.
Second, the twin experiment had almost no setup. Ashley’s POV barely counts, and by the time the reveal happens, it doesn’t feel like it fits with everything else. For the first 3/4 of the book, we had no idea the camp existed because of the twin thing, and by the time we did find out, the twin thing just didn’t feel like it really fit with the rest of the plot elements. The whole story feels like a puzzle with missing pieces—and the pieces that are there don’t quite fit either.
I could go on about the rest of the plot holes and lazy writing, but I already spent hours reading this, and my friend’s gonna want the book back soon. So this'll be the end.
I haven’t been a big reader for a while, but when I was stuck in theatre for hours with nothing else to do and my friend Hazel pulled out a book of hers, I decided reading something that sorta interesting was better than doing absolutely nothing while I waited for my call time. I then proceeded to hold the book hostage for a grand total of two weeks (sorry, Hazel) while I didn’t read it, didn’t read it, and then read the remaining 90% last night. All I could think was, “maybe something good will happen.” and something good did happen. I made it to the end.
The main character is this girl named Kaitlyn, who is essentially the biggest Mary Sue I’ve seen in a while. All we really know about her is that she’s not pretty. Like, at all. Even though she’s blonde and has a really nice tan. But apparently she’s just not pretty. Okay…?
She’s also antisocial and hides out at home with zero friends. She used to have a best friend a few years ago, but now that girl absolutely hates her because of something that went down back then. Want to know what happened? Too bad. The author makes a million references to it but refuses to explain, just dangling it over our heads the entire time. Which is downright annoying.
Her mom tells her she’s going to camp for the summer and that it’s already been decided, and instead of arguing, Kaitlyn’s just like… “Okay!” Her mom is kind of a crap mother, because she pretends to care soooo much while clearly knowing nothing about what her kid’s going through—like the bullying, or the no friends thing. This instantly bugged me the most, because Kaitlyn acts like being an introvert and being bullied is something that only happens to her, like it makes her more special than everyone else. Like, give me a break. So many people go through that.
Anyway, the point is her mom wants her to go to camp so she can be more social. So, uh… she goes to camp.
Can we talk about how none of this makes sense. Because this camp is a massive, state-of-the-art facility—marble floors, swimming pools, horses, the whole shebang—and Kaitlyn’s mom is struggling financially. So how she can afford this is beyond everyone.
We also learn Kaitlyn doesn’t live with her real dad, just her stepdad, and all her mom will say is that her real dad was a dud. Okay, whatever. She arrives at camp and they immediately give her a checkup, which is totally sus. The doctor, Doctor F, is way too friendly, and Kaitlyn is immediately like, “wow, what a great guy, I really feel like I should trust him!” Biggest mistake of the book. Then a camp staff member hands her mom a paper that looks like a receipt, and her mom just goes, “oh… hahaha,” and nervously puts it away. Nothing suspicious about that at all, huh.
Quick pause—because we also have two other points of view.
First is Ashley. We have no idea who she is or why we’re here. All we know is she’s pregnant. Oh—and she’s a sophomore. She won’t tell her mom or the guy, who’s apparently a total loser, and we have no idea how she’s supposed to live once the baby’s born.
Second is Parker. We learn even less about him. His entire personality is that he really, really, really hates his dad. Everyone else loves his dad and thinks he’s amazing. Except for Parker, who apparently knows the truth. Part of this is because Parker’s dad hates Parker. Part of this is because Parker just hates his dad. Okay…?
Back to Kaitlyn. She meets her bunkmates, who are all incredibly one-dimensional.
There’s Sierra, whose only personality trait is being from Texas. She says “y’all” constantly. Even if it’s just to one person.
There’s Aya, whose entire personality is being “immature,” and instead of framing that as normal for a ninth grader, the author makes snide comments about her being homesick and wearing a one-piece bathing suit.
Then there’s Syrup, who likes food and is repeatedly shamed for it by the author, even though they are all literally in ninth grade.
And Claire, the stereotypical emo character who wears black, hates everyone, and is outright cruel in a way that feels wildly unrealistic.
Last is Molly, the “pretty, popular but friendly” girl who’s also extremely boy-crazy. On the first night, she and Kaitlyn see this super movie-star-hot, super tall ninth-grade boy. Yeah, sure. Take any 9th grade boy off the street, and there will be like a .00001% chance of him being movie star hot and super tall. Molly immediately falls in love, and somehow this boy is emotionally aware enough to clock that they’re into him. Which would never happen in real life.
Cue a very long camp montage where Molly flirts with Tall Guy, Tall Guy and his almost-as-hot friend Max are both clearly into Kaitlyn, and Kaitlyn keeps going, “who, me? a boy wouldn’t like me.” How much more of a Mary Sue do we need? This goes on for, like, half the book. No plot. Just drama.
Meanwhile, Ashley’s mom finds out she’s pregnant and tells her to give the baby up for adoption, because—surprise—she’s also struggling financially.
Back to Parker for a second… Oh yeah, he still hates his dad. There are vague references to something called being “Called Upon,” which Parker’s dad thinks is important and Parker thinks is a load of crap. You tell me who we’re supposed to believe.
Back at camp, Aya gets super sick. Doctor F says she’s probably homesick, but to tell him if it gets worse. That night, she takes a turn for the worse, and by morning—she’s gone. Her stuff’s gone. “She went home,” the staff say. Sure. And then she is never mentioned again. Kaitlyn does not care. Instead she’s like, “I wonder what the boys are doing!”
More drama. Tall Guy asks Kaitlyn to the dance even though Molly clearly called dibs, and Kaitlyn says yes. Like, why would you do that? No wonder nobody liked you back home, yeesh.
Then the creepy head of security grabs Kaitlyn and says he knows things about her. She freaks out… and the next morning is once again like, “I wonder what the boys are doing.” What the fr—
The story gets interrupted once more for Ashley and Parker’s point of view. Ashely still doesn’t want to give up her baby. Parker still hates his dad. Everyone’s always talking about what a great, wonderful, amazing guy his dad is, and he’s tired of it, because his dad secretly sucks and is a terrible person, and isn’t great or trustworthy or anything. All of the chapters from him follow the same formula every time: Parker hates his dad. He really hates his dad. And his dad hates him. And everyone loves his dad and calls him an amazing genius. Except for Parker. Because he hates his dad. End of chapter. And then a few pages later, we get another one, and he paraphrases the same thing all over again.
Claire, the mean girl from earlier, finally explains she came to this camp last year. Kids got sick. Kids disappeared. She tried to warn her mom. Her mom didn’t listen, just called doctor F later and was like, “please give my kid another chance, I’m sure she’ll be called upon!” So Claire got sent back, even though she didn’t want to. The camp is evil. Cool! Finally! Plot!
Let’s talk about Ashley and Parker again real quick. Both of us have no idea how or why they’re connected to this plot, but at least something is going on with Ashley’s arc—apparently she’s having twins now, and she wants to keep them both. Like that’s gonna be possible when you’re struggling financially. Parker, meanwhile, still hates his dad. He snoops around in his dad’s office and is like “ah man i sure hate my dad, i better find some incriminating evidence so everyone can find out he’s not the trustworthy amazing guy they think he is.” Because… as we know… he hates his dad. and he finds this key and just immediately knows what it goes to. Why doesnt it unlock anything in the house? we dont know. But how often do you pick up a key you’ve never seen before and say “yup I know EXACTLY what this unlocks.” so he takes the key and is like “yess i hate my dad so much im gonna unlock this… thing and then his life will be over” so go do that i guess. nobody’s stopping you. Except for your DAD!
Kaitlyn, Claire, Max, and one immature guy sneak into a shady building at night. The tension immediately dies so Kaitlyn and Max can have romantic moments.
Inside the room itself, there’s a filing cabinet and a computer with a bunch of monitors. Claire immediately goes, “don’t worry, I can get in,” you know, because it’s that easy to hack a computer. It’s not. She can’t get in, so Kaitlyn tries, and after pressing a bunch of random buttons the computer just goes, “welcome, Anjalie.” And Kaitlyn’s like, “who? what? who?? I have NO idea how that happened.” And instead of thinking about that for even a second, they just immediately forget about it.
Claire finally gets in and realizes there’s video surveillance of the entire camp. Even the cabins. And her reaction is, “oh shoot, they’re gonna know we left our cabins in the middle of the night,” instead of, “oh shoot, they can literally SEE US GETTING DRESSED?” Especially since the head of security is a super creepy dude, and us readers absolutely would not put it past him—especially considering he nearly assaulted the main character earlier. But of course we’ve forgotten about that. All we care about is the curfew thing.
So Claire starts deleting the footage of them sneaking out, and she obviously knows how, while Kaitlyn and Max, the almost-as-hot guy, go over to the filing cabinet. One drawer is full of files, and of course there’s a huge one for Kaitlyn and a huge one for Max. They have all kinds of information—how long they sleep, what they eat, even what they write in their journals. Totally not suspicious at all.
The very bottom drawer is locked, and that’s when immature guy finally wanders over and goes, “whatcha guys up to?” And I’m like—WHAT WERE YOU UP TO? While Claire was hacking the computer and Kaitlyn and Max were digging through classified files, were you seriously just standing there twiddling your thumbs? What were you even doing?
Claire doesn’t even get a chance to delete the footage, because someone’s coming and she wasn’t able to finish typing the super long command. that part was beyond me, but all we need to know is that they make a run for it.
Meanwhile, over at Ashley’s house, she gets a call from this guy, who introduces himself as doctor F. could it be the same doctor from the camp? maybe. he basically tells her, “i know youre pregnant, cause im a doctor, and I know you’re having twins, and if you adopt out one of the twins through my illegal adoption agency, I’ll pay you a bunch of money every month and you can go to a fancy college.” Well, we know who’s most certainly NOT struggling financially. Ashley hems and haws, but her mom’s like “just do it” so she agrees.
Back to Parker. What’s going on with him? Oh right, he still hates his dad. He also takes a trip to the same place Kaitlyn was just at, and deletes the footage Claire wasn’t able to delete. So at least he’s finally doing something relevant and being part of the plot. But why would he even delete the footage? we don’t know. He then uses that key he found earlier to unlock the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet, where he finds horrifying evidence and then he’s like, “dang i always hated my dad but was he really capable of mass murder?” excuse me, WHAT?
Claire distracts the staff so Kaitlyn can get back to the cabin without being seen. We never see Claire again. The camp claims she “wanted to go home.” Sure.
Kaitlyn doesn’t worry about Claire. Instead she worries about the dance she’s supposed to go to with Tall guy. The dance goes horribly. Tall Guy gets handsy, she throws up, limps back to her cabin, and is immediately betrayed by Molly, who tells the staff she snuck out. Kaitlyn gets cornered by the staff, shoved into a car, gets a splitting headache, blacks out—
—and all she hears is, “congrats! you’ve been called upon!” Whatever that means.
As usual, Parker still hates his dad—but not as usual, his dad suddenly thinks he’s cool, because Parker’s sucking it up and pretending to do everything he wants. So his dad’s like, “congrats, you’re getting a promotion. Go guard that jail cell and make sure the girl inside doesn’t leave.” And who’s the girl? It’s not Kaitlyn, or Ashley, or the girl with the one-piece bathing suit. It’s Claire.
Of course Parker’s like, “we need to break out of here,” but before anything can happen, Parker’s dad shoots Claire. She was a liability or something. She’s dead. We never see her again. Which sucks, because she was the only character I actually liked.
Meanwhile, Ashley has her babies and immediately doesn’t want to give them up—but Dr F guilt-trips her, telling her the family adopting one of the twins will be soooo sad. So she caves. Dr F takes the baby and asks, “what are you naming them?” and she’s like, “uhhh… you can keep Anjalie.” Wait. Anjalie? Didn’t we hear that name before? To make it worse, the baby Ashley keeps? She names her Kaitlyn. Ashley is Kaitlyn’s mom. And Kaitlyn is a twin.
When Kaitlyn wakes up, her mom is there—and so is Dr F. At this point, her mom is furious at herself for giving up one of her babies, and even more furious at Dr F for taking her. Dr F then launches into his villain monologue, explaining everything.
Basically, he became obsessed with twins. His theory is that if you pump twins full of knowledge and put them near each other during adolescence, they might subconsciously exchange information and suddenly become experts in each other’s fields. Add more twins, and they can all share information. So he starts collecting twins—convincing parents to give one up, lying about sending them to different families, and secretly raising all of them to be “special.” Then he opens the camp, forces the parents who kept their kids to send them there, and monitors everything to see if the information transfer happens.
That is what being “Called Upon” means. It’s not some higher being choosing kids to be special—it’s a completely engineered experiment. Which is why I hated the name so much, because it makes it sound mystical when it’s actually just unethical science nonsense.
Sometimes the transfers work. Sometimes they don’t. When they don’t—like with Claire’s twin last year—Dr F decides the remaining sibling is a liability. And yes, he kills them and dumps the bodies in the lake, right next to a summer camp with children. He did this with every failed twin set, but never told the twins it did work with. He also was responsible for the death of his wife, who was way too old to have more kids, but he forced her into it and made her do a bunch of stuff so she could have twins—one of those being Parker, the other being Max, who he just tossed off to whatever random family would adopt him. And their mom died during childbirth. Dr F does not tell Kaitlyn anything about the killing part. He just tells her how special she is and how badly he wants her involved.
Kaitlyn’s like, “sure!” Her mom’s like, “absolutely not.” She never wanted Kaitlyn to go to camp in the first place, but Dr F threatened to tell the cops about how she illegally sold one of her children, so she has to comply. Even now, she doesn’t get much of a say, because the next morning she drives to the police station—and a staff member rams her car. She gets into a crash. More death ensues. Kaitlyn, of course, has no idea.
Kaitlyn can’t wait to meet her sister, Anjalie, and be part of the project—even though the transfers hurt a lot and Anjalie is, frankly, kind of a dud. Then a guy pulls her into a closet and she’s like, “OMG Max,” and he’s like, “nope, my name is Parker.” Parker who? Parker F. Meaning Max is Parker’s twin. And Parker’s dad… IS DOCTOR F??? WHAT? I don’t know if I’m just bad at predicting twists, but that actually shocked me. At this point I was like, “okay, maybe this book doesn’t totally suck… just sort of sucks.”
Parker is like, “Kaitlyn you gotta listen to me I’m telling you dr F is a terrible person you gotta believe me.” She doesnt believe him. until she stumbles across Claire’s dead body. Then she freaks out. Parker finds her and goes, “we’re leaving now.” So Parker, Kaitlyn, Anjalie, Max, Molly, and Max’s immature friend all escape. Apparently the last three had organized a search party and got captured, which… yeah, they probably would’ve died.
They make it out, but only barely, and the moment Parker finds out that his dad escaped, he’s like “well better go hunt him down even though he could be ANYWHERE” but whatever. The cops never really did much with the case and it was all forgotten. Kaitlyn went back home with her mom, who apparently survived the car crash, and that was pretty much the end. There was no major resolution, probably because the author wanted to set the stage for a sequel. Heaven help us if she ends up writing one.
My biggest issue with this book is that it took until, like, page 85 for me to care. I gave zero cares about Tall Guy, the dance, or Kaitlyn making friends. I wanted plot, and the book dragged way too much at the beginning to provide me with any plot. Then again, I’m also 17, so of course I’m not going to care about the drama.
Second, the twin experiment had almost no setup. Ashley’s POV barely counts, and by the time the reveal happens, it doesn’t feel like it fits with everything else. For the first 3/4 of the book, we had no idea the camp existed because of the twin thing, and by the time we did find out, the twin thing just didn’t feel like it really fit with the rest of the plot elements. The whole story feels like a puzzle with missing pieces—and the pieces that are there don’t quite fit either.
I could go on about the rest of the plot holes and lazy writing, but I already spent hours reading this, and my friend’s gonna want the book back soon. So this'll be the end.
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March 22, 2021
This book was SO much fun! It is a perfectly thrilling mix of creepy summer camp going ons, the drama of messy teen friendships, with a cute dash of young romance! Loved it! Can't wait to read the next book!
March 23, 2021
What a wild ride! I loved the suspense of this book and couldn't stop thinking about it when I had to put it down!
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