Garland arrives at adult summer camp after a divorce, hoping to recover a sense of possibility. She rooms with Stevie, a former park ranger, and finds that the most compelling connection is not the man she thought fate had selected. Berkley
The week offers companionship without constant crisis. Nat enjoys the gentle tension while warning that Garland’s sudden self-understanding can feel as quick as the romance. Lesbrary
Try it for shared-room summer-camp intimacy and gentle self-discovery; expect a fast personal breakthrough and easily resolved obstacles.
Provisional Eikna score: 3.9/5. Four core dimensions cover 85% of the quality weight. Ending satisfaction and reread appeal remain unscored; heat is excluded. Researched editorial assessment; no firsthand reading claimed. Evidence confidence: moderate.
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| Title | That Summer Feeling |
|---|---|
| Author | Bridget Morrissey |
| Inspected edition | Inspected primary edition |
| Publication scope | 2023-05-30 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780593549247 |
| Edition page count | 336 pages |
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Garland and Stevie share accommodation and camp activities for a week. Berkley
The constraint is modest rather than dangerous. Returning to the same room gives their encounters continuity beyond a single flirtation.
Nat finds Garland’s fixation on marital status potentially frustrating but sometimes funny. Lesbrary
This is a useful choice when discovering attraction also means questioning the categories used to organize adulthood.
PW finds unusually cooperative ex-partners mildly implausible, though the pleasantness outweighs that concern. Publishers Weekly
Readers wanting difficult obstacles should adjust their expectations. The story’s appeal lies partly in allowing people to behave reasonably.
Nat praises maintained low-angst tension and personal growth in the third act. Lesbrary
PW values the friendship and family texture. Publishers Weekly
The inspected reviews do not explicitly establish sexual scene detail. Numeric heat and structured sexual-content classification remain unknown. Publishers Weekly. Lesbrary / Nat.
Divorce and later-life sexuality discovery shape the premise; Nat notes family history and dependence on conventional marital expectations. Berkley Lesbrary
Best for a low-angst vacation read in which adulthood, friendship and attraction become open possibilities again. Avoid if a week feels too brief for decisive self-discovery or if unusually reasonable exes weaken the stakes.
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Standalone camp romance. The inspected paperback is Berkley, May 30, 2023, 336 pages.
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Quality scale: 1 substantial weaknesses; 2 weaknesses outweigh strengths; 3 mixed; 4 strengths outweigh limitations; 5 exceptional sustained strengths. Half points are allowed. Weights: romance 30%, characters 20%, writing 20%, emotional impact 15%, ending satisfaction 10%, reread appeal 5%. A provisional overall score divides the supported weighted sum by its supported weight and rounds once to one decimal. Heat is descriptive and excluded. These scores express the evidence-based judgment explained in this review.
Room-sharing supports a gentle connection
Provisional dimension score: 4/5.
Identity can move faster than expected
Provisional dimension score: 3.5/5.
Relaxation outweighs plausibility
Provisional dimension score: 4/5.
Companionship expands the holiday
Provisional dimension score: 4/5.
Descriptive content, unscored
Outcome is separate from satisfaction
No documented editorial rereading
A camp room assignment for one week. Primary premise
F/F romance; the opening synopsis above identifies the actual leads, separately from other romantic or performed relationships.
No. This assessment compares named completed-reading criticism. Four core scores are provisional; ending satisfaction and reread appeal remain unscored.
Compare domestic proximity built through practical housing needs with this holiday room assignment.
Try a more extended sapphic discovery of attraction when one camp week feels too brief.
Compare playful social activities making new attraction visible in a different pairing.
The forced proximity guide includes this book among other choices. Compare those options if its premise appeals but a limitation gives you pause. The Explore the romance trope guide explains the surrounding reading route and what to check before choosing.
Try it for shared-room summer-camp intimacy and gentle self-discovery; expect a fast personal breakthrough and easily resolved obstacles. Best for a low-angst vacation read in which adulthood, friendship and attraction become open possibilities again. Avoid if a week feels too brief for decisive self-discovery or if unusually reasonable exes weaken the stakes.
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Checked October 6, 2026. The How this assessment was researched preserves attributions and research limits. Unknown details do not establish absence. Purchasing links use our account.
Penguin Random House: Publisher explicitly categorizes this title as contemporary romance. Classification verified; checked 2026-10-07.
Penguin Random House: Garland chooses a week at an adult summer camp and ends up sharing a room with Stevie. Camp activities and lodging sustain contact; no inability to leave is established. Contact mechanism verified; checked 2026-10-07.
The contemporary forced-proximity collection compares this arrangement with shared homes, journeys and professional obligations, so you can choose the kind of repeated contact you want.