There’s A LOT here: eating disorders, body image issues, trauma, drowning, miscommunication, a budding crush

Ty realizes he’s attracted to boys, especially his best friend Max who is also secretly attracted to him too.

, and learning how our actions affect the others around us. 

Another theme was there is no lost time. Just because you were good at one thing, doesn’t mean that one is all that you embody. Again, a lot is covered here to the point it’s overpacked, but it was paced throughout smoothly.  

The ages of the characters were pretty ambiguous. They seemed about middle school, so I wasn’t sure if Max, in particular, was immature for his age or not. But I thought the emotional issues and hiding secrets were stellar. Every time the kids would fight and not resolve the issue, I was like that’s accurate lol.

Something that stood out to me as an adult reader was that the camp counselor didn’t automatically have all the answers. He was honest and told Ty he’d get back to him when he was more knowledgeable. The honesty was great, but he should have referred Ty to a professional and most definitely told his parents (probably happened off-screen but still). We may not always have the perfect answer right away, but we must do our due diligence.