For starters… never before have I felt so connected to a YA teen book, but damn…

Serena Kaylor is a brilliant writer. Her writing style draws you in and keeps a strong hold on you. She created these beautiful characters and literally (not figuratively) brought them to life.

I loved that through her writing, we got the sense that Beatrice “Bea” may have been on the autism spectrum - without her actually saying so. I connected with her social awkwardness, her shyness. I loved how we were able to see into her brain and really understand who she is as a person.
Mia, Nolan, Nik, and Shelby (and ok… Ben even though he was too much in the background) were created with as much love & enthusiasm as Bea.

I loved how each one developed as a character during the course of the story. They were engaging & witty & exactly the people that you would hope to meet at camp if you were forced to go to a theater camp.
I love how the relationships formed with each other.

Easily a 4.5 / 5 star book. I deducted .5 star for the quick developing relationship between Bea & Nik at the end. I would have liked to see a little more time and development before they jumped all in. It felt like a long drawn out 0-10, then an 11-100 in a split second. I will easily give back that .5 star if she creates a sequel about their time at Oxford.

Huge thank you to NetGalley, St Martins Press, and Wednesday Publishing for this ARC for my open & honest review.