A review by dryadsreadingnook
Out of the Blue by Jason June

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A genuinely sweet and fun queer rom-com that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

What I loved:

• A non-binary main character!
• An actual considered approach to what it would mean for a mermaid to remain on land.
• The ending & the message
  you can’t build your life around someone else! Especially not someone you just met!!
• Kavya. Just everything about her — the “funny side character who snaps the main character out of their selfish nonsense” but with more dimensions. Honestly, I would take a book with her as the main character any day.

What I didn’t love:

• Characterisation felt a little inconsistent. Some motivations for the way characters acted came across as an afterthought by the writer (trying to avoid spoilers so won’t go into depth!)
• On a similar point, some plot points also felt as if they came from nowhere, and I felt as if they disrupted the flow of the narrative.
• A little TMI re: sexual attraction.  The POV characters get turned on at every little thing, and it felt like a bit much at times (I’m asexual so maybe this is normal for allo folks lol). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content

A side character has depression, which isn’t seen by the POV character, but is described to them by another character. There’s some mild sexual content - nothing graphic (it’s still a YA novel!). They’re both underage, but it’s fully consentual.