Series: N/A, Standalone
Publication date: February 5, 2015
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Genres: YA, Contemporary
Format: Paperback
Source: Provided by the publisher in exchange in an honest review
"People like to think fish don't have feelings - it's easier that way - but as I watch the last hubby squirm in his bag, his eyes seem to plead with me. I get the sense that it knows just as well as I do that bad things are on the horizon."
Mika Arlington has her perfect summer all planned out, but the arrival of both ger estranged grandmother and too-cool Dylan are going to make some very big waves in her life.
Mika Arlington has her perfect summer all planned out, but the arrival of both ger estranged grandmother and too-cool Dylan are going to make some very big waves in her life.
I had a feeling that this would be targeted toward the younger section of YA, but it's not and I found myself enjoying it immensely.
Our protagonist Mika is 17 and she has a thing for fish - a quirk I quite like about her. I like that she's as nice as she is, that she feels guilty when she is guilty and not just brushes it off. I like that she is so invested in her parents' work and that she was going to work with them over the summer.
I really enjoyed her relationship with her parents, it felt real and not forced and I like that they are so close. Another relationship I enjoyed immensely was the one between her and her friends - which also felt real. It's quirky and fun and I can definitely recognize some of my friends in Olivia and Shreya.
The relationship between Dylan and Mika was probably the one I enjoyed the most.. Sorry. I love how they don't even like each other in the beginning and that she just kept smiling even though he irritated her. I also found it quite funny when she wanted to buy a fish and he didn't know how to catch it. Watching their relationship bloom and unfold is probably one of the things I enjoyed the most - it goes from 0-100 in a while instead of immediately. They get to know each other better and what wasn't even a real friendship to begin with turns into love. There is definitely a lot of swoon worthy moments in this book!
When I began reading this book I was not expecting it to revolve that much about fish, but it does and it turns out that I quite enjoyed it. Learning about fish this way was definitely not boring, Mika's devotion to them is just inspiring and I may want to read more about fish now - who knew they were so interesting?
This book is a roller coaster ride that hit me right in the feels! I laughed, I got butterflies and I was on the verge of crying. Not many books hit me like that but Fish Out of Water definitely did! It's a remarkable read and a quite interesting one as well!
Something I found quite funny was that the author, Natalie Whipple, apparently killed 3 goldfish while researching this novel - it gets me every. Single. Time. I mean 3 goldfish?
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