Morgan
Just a Boy and a Girl in a Little Canoe by Sarah Mylnowski
Goodreads Summary:
Sam’s summer isn’t off to a great start. Her boyfriend, Eli, ditched her for a European backpacking trip, and now she’s a counselor at Camp Blue Springs: the summer camp her eleven-year-old self swore never to return to. Sam expects the next seven weeks to be a total disaster.
That is, until she meets Gavin, the camp’s sailing instructor, who turns her expectations upside down. Gavin may have gotten the job just for his abs. Or that smile. Or the way he fills Sam’s free time with thrilling encounters—swimming under a cascade of stars, whispering secrets over s’mores, embarking on one (very precarious) canoe ride after dark.
It’s absurd. After all, Sam loves Eli. But one totally absurd, completely off-the-wall summer may be just what Sam needs. And maybe, just maybe, it will teach her something about what she really wants.
My Review:
This is an enjoyable read, and it brought back so many summer camp memories. I loved the camp aspect of it and all of the friendships. I even liked Gavin and Sam together.
However, there is so much cheating in this book, and there’s not ever like a moment where they know it’s wrong. They are very wishy washy on that topic. Some days they feel guilty, and other days they just don’t care. I am not okay with that. Along with this, the ending of this book was so weird. It hinted at a romance with a different guy. Like do we really need a third romance? I felt like this book was all over the place and overall morally wrong. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of 1 is because I did enjoy the camp aspect of it.
2 stars
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.