A review by vyegrizwald
Out of the Blue by Jason June

3.0

 

Out of the Blue by Jason June is a m/m fantasy YA standalone love story featuring a nonbinary merperson, Crest, or Ross, who must spend a month on land as a human. Think of it as Merperson Rumpspringa. At the end of the month they must have helped a human, and then can return to the Blue, or must live forever as a human. This book has fake dating and sports romance with the lead character being a movie direction obsessed Los Angeles swimmer, named Sean. 

The chemistry between Sean and Ross as they fight to make Sean's ex Dominic jealous is cute to watch. It's worth noting this is billed as rom com, not necessarily a straight romance, but the mix of comedy and sweet moments with seriousness was well done. The pacing was a bit off for me, and t times the plot seemed all over the place. It's fine to follow a non standard plot, but I'm not certain if that was on purpose or not. It's worth noting none of the characters are perfect or entirely likable, which believe it or not is a huge plus for me in a book. 

The note of confusion I felt at the ending and the sloppiness in parts of the plot is my main issues, otherwise this is a solid read and I would recommend it.