That was just perfect. I think Julian is my new book boyfriend for sure!
I was so excited to download this PDF this morning and read it! I knew I was going to love it. I loved Camp Kiss, and Camp Boyfriend, so what's not to love about a story that takes place in a cold setting where you know things are just going to heat up?
This is Hannah's story, yep, that Hannah of the Diva Den. And she's such a snob, so worried about what others will think of her and how she can maintain her popularity even as her world outside her precious uppity school is falling apart. But it's more important to her to maintain that front so she can get through school. She doesn't want to get thrown under the bus. And she has this love/hate relationship with her friends which is just weird to me (as I never experienced this) but I totally get it and know where it's coming from. BUT, Hannah begins to grow and let go in a short span of time. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure she was already cracking before this little ski trip, but she was putting up a great front to stop from splitting in half.
Introduce Julian to the mix. He's the boy nerd, the one everyone stays away from. He wears a cape for goodness sakes! But, suddenly he's not what he used to be. Where there was nerd, now there's this really intelligent guy who can take care of himself. The guy who puts all those years as a Boy Scout to work. The one who listened and learned and kept it all in his mind. At the same time, there's this guy who has learned to love himself and not care what others think, well, everyone except perhaps for Hannah. He's got it bad for her. And, while it seems she's always been out of his reach, he takes a chance in this novella and makes a move to break into her frosty front.

I just loved the pace of this story. It really was a quicke and satisfying read. It ties nicely with the fact that the main characters know each other from Juniper Point. Yet they keep this a secret, Hannah because she's fears her popularity and Julian because he wants to make Hannah happy. I love how in just a short span of time we see both characters really come into their own (although I think Julian was already kind of there). And I love that JK Rock gave us dual points of view. It's always so great to see a story from both sides. I feel like I get so much more from the characters when I can actually see things through their eyes (instead of how they are seen through the eyes of others).

So kudos to JK for giving us a little trinket while we await the publication of the next Camp Boyfriend book. now more than ever I can't wait to see where it leads. And I really hope the publisher decides to put this one out in print as they did Camp Kiss!