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A review by shelfishchar
Fish Out of Water by Katie Ruggle
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
god, i really really wanted to like this book because the cover was so cute and the premise seemed so interesting but it just sort of fell so flat for me.
dahlia, our main character, was great. i actually really liked reading about her but the fact that this was written in a third person point of view with no real insight to the hero, winston, made it seem like the book could've done without the romance. which says A LOT since romance is the biggest pull for me to read a book (usually). i also didn't find much "suspense" given the entire plot is them looking for dahlia's lost sister.
also, while you, as a reader, do warm up to the possibility of winston and dahlia ever being able to be an item. most of their conversations are one sided with a series of grunts from him. i mean, honestly, how dahlia had any patience with him -- she deserves sainthood. i'm all for reading about a grumpy mountain man, but he has to give me SOMETHING more than just a couple moments of slipped vulnerability.
also it made me feel weird that anything physical happened between them while her sister was still missing and in (possible) danger. there were some instances during their time trapped in a tent with nothing else to do apparently but have sex that she mentions feeling guilty about her sister but then she pivots her thoughts to winston so she can focus on the task at hand - as if that was what was more important??
i wish we could've read more about winston and what happened in his head to make him a more believable romantic hero but this, again, all fell a bit flat for me.
thank you netgalley and sourcebooks casablanca for the earc in exchange for an honest review!
dahlia, our main character, was great. i actually really liked reading about her but the fact that this was written in a third person point of view with no real insight to the hero, winston, made it seem like the book could've done without the romance. which says A LOT since romance is the biggest pull for me to read a book (usually). i also didn't find much "suspense" given the entire plot is them looking for dahlia's lost sister.
also, while you, as a reader, do warm up to the possibility of winston and dahlia ever being able to be an item. most of their conversations are one sided with a series of grunts from him. i mean, honestly, how dahlia had any patience with him -- she deserves sainthood. i'm all for reading about a grumpy mountain man, but he has to give me SOMETHING more than just a couple moments of slipped vulnerability.
also it made me feel weird that anything physical happened between them while her sister was still missing and in (possible) danger. there were some instances during their time trapped in a tent with nothing else to do apparently but have sex that she mentions feeling guilty about her sister but then she pivots her thoughts to winston so she can focus on the task at hand - as if that was what was more important??
i wish we could've read more about winston and what happened in his head to make him a more believable romantic hero but this, again, all fell a bit flat for me.
thank you netgalley and sourcebooks casablanca for the earc in exchange for an honest review!