Nothing Happened by Molly Booth -NOT RECOMMENED

Nothing Happened by Molly Booth, 325 pages. Hyperion (Disney), 2018 $18

Language: R (25+ swears, mostly ‘F’s); Mature Content: R (sex talk); Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS –NOT RECOMMENDED

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Welcome to the tumultuous love lives of the teen counselors at summer Camp Dogberry. Hana has her first crush on a girl. Rumors fly that Bee and Ben hooked up last summer (a HUGE theme in this book) but they won’t admit to and seem to not care for each other. Donald is cute but will hook up with anyone. Someone has a crush on Claudia and is going to try to ruin her chances with Hana. On top of all of this drama, they must be camp counselors to a slew of younger children. Based on Shakespeares Much Ado About Nothing.

I went to camp as a pre-teen so I thought this would be a fun summer read, additionally it has cover appeal. But this was an incredibly boring and incredibly overly long read. I actually started this book months ago and have just dreaded every second of reading it. The swearing was really oddly written, almost like it was an afterthought to spice things up. The big question the book is based on –what did happened between Bee and Ben last summer- well the answer is truly a letdown. Maybe fans of Shakespeare will revel in this summer camp version, but I wouldn’t want to visit this camp.

Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.