SuitabookSunkissed
Kasie West
- Reading
- Read it as a discussion-friendly summer romance: pause after Avery faces a difficult choice, then compare her response with the book’s stated emphasis on honesty. You might also discuss how family and friendship pressures shape her confidence.
- Themes
- Finding an authentic voice: Avery begins as someone who avoids conflict and tries to please others, then faces choices requiring her to speak up and perform despite stage fright. The narrative presents becoming more self-assured and honest as positive personal growth.
- Honesty and secrecy: Avery and Brooks grow closer while staff are not supposed to fraternise with campers; other characters also lie, sneak around or break rules. Secrecy creates romantic and social complications, but the reported conclusion presents honesty as the better policy.
- Family and friendship pressure: Avery arrives at family camp after a friend’s betrayal, alongside a sister distressed by the lack of internet and a family relationship described as complicated. The book gives these pressures a meaningful role in Avery’s summer, though the family relationship is described as underdeveloped.
- Worth knowing
- Be aware of kissing, hugging, hand-holding, crushes and dating talk. Some characters lie, sneak around and break camp rules, with possible consequences for their jobs; language includes occasional mild insults and exclamations.