A review by 12dejamoo
Girl Out of Water by Nat Luurtsema

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Okay so this was actually amazing?? I picked it up from a little free library thinking it would be a fun story about a swimming girl, but it's actually so sweet and funny. Laugh out loud funny. And it's got that weird surreal thing that kids' books often have where everything is completely insane but in the world of the book it makes total sense. I completely devoured it in two sittings. The characters are so excellent and also kind of surreal but in a wonderful way. And even though her life looks nothing like mine did at 15, Lou's internal monologue was uncannily relatable to my own secondary school self. I'm very impressed at a writer who can completely inhabit the voice of a child and Nat Luurtsema absolutely can.

I expected to hand this back to the little free library at the end but I'm selfishly going to keep it because I know I'll want to read it again some day.
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