Reviews

Out of the Blue by Jason June

bookdevourer's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

bluelilylilyblue07's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

this book would’ve been so much better if they actually talked instead of something suddenly happening just when they’re about to talk or running away from each other lol

merrydragon's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gigglesigh's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

This felt a lot like fanfic, in the good way. Loved the ending, it had a bit of a soap opera vibe there for a sec but I enjoyed it overall. I do think I'm a bit too old for it but teenage me would've been obsessed. 

jessyksbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! 
A non-binary mermaid who gets forced to spent a full moon cycle within humans and a boy desperately in love, trying to live his perfect romcom life. 
I quickly fell in love with Crest and Sean and their relationship was incredibly heartwarming! It was such an enjoyable read and completely sucked me in, not wanting to put the book down. I laughed a lot but also cried my eyes out at the end of the book.

nekoshotii's review against another edition

3.5

It was an okay book. I liked this far better than Jay's Gay Agenda tbh. But the descriptions are too repetitive and really annoying. Cliche plot but serviceable.

soloefie's review against another edition

4.0

this ending wtf do you mean?? im CRYING BITCH UNFAIR UEUEHEHEHHSJS

okay... i'm back lol
4 stars because overall i found this book hilarious, i cried (of course) AND while the message is cringe (bleh), it's also an incredibly important one for the target audience to understand.

overall, this book felt very "Gen Z", but... removed from my 2000 ass self. it has all the nods to popular social media and trends going around, which... I'm not really a part of (aside from fandom twitter LOL). regardless, i was amused!! constantly!!! ALSO!!!!! i found myself very interested in the magical world that exists here - I mean vampires and werewolves being real!!! come on!!

now, ima say it. i HATE dominic, so i found myself slightly annoyed that sean was doing the whole "i need to get him back" ploy, but the pacing of this story was well enough that it didn't annoy me so much. sean's character development (would you call it that if the development was just one thing?) was nice, and very reminiscent of what im sure others his age (teens) are going through as they navigate relationships and their place in the world.

now im gonna say this:

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i don't forgive kavya for what she did. while i do understand where she was coming from, but it still annoyed me that she assumed her mom was depressed over a decision she made, as if people just...aren't depressed for fuck know's why. but more so, that she used this experience as a way to control/manipulate her friend's life. depression just HAPPENS, and we do our best to cope, but if leaving the Blue was the "reason", don't you think she would have fallen into a depression well before you were born??? make it make sense darling

grrr. it just irked me, but it's also very human and childlike (they're all children), so i understand.

but the ending!!!! i have a few thoughts, but overall, lowkey feels masochistic LMAO if you know what i mean... seriously though i just feel like

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seeing the person you love but not be able to be with them is a whole different kind of torture, but idk that's just me

i enjoyed the book!! and as i said earlier, i cried, which i didn't really expect to happen lol

edit: oh my goodness, how could i forget to mention the sheer amount of rep!!! and ik dumbass people would be like "oh, the cast is so fucking gay, it must be performative wokeness". unkindly, shut the fuck up!!! have you not heard of the term "gays of the feather, flock together"??? literally, queers attract queers so it's no fucking surprise that a gay man is gonna have two bisexual friends and falls in love with a nonbinary pan individual. come on now. LOVE the pan rep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sincerely,
a demi-pan

aitana_kide's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

The ending made me sad and angry and I still don't know how I feel about it.

tayareads's review against another edition

3.0

I hate open endings like this. I wish summaries would tell readers if the ending was HE, BE, or just a big maybe.

The book itself was a pretty cute and quick read, but I hate how often cheating was used as a plot device. The characters were all really frustrating by the end.

Frankly, the only reason that it's not a lower score is because I didn't have trouble finishing the book since I wanted to know what would happen. I did not receive that relief. Now I'm just annoyed.

maia_cpz's review against another edition

4.5

✨4.5/5✨

«Me has ayudado a darme cuenta de que debo construir mi vida alrededor de mí mismo, y no en torno a otra persona, a una pareja.»

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