Fish Out of Water (Fred the Mermaid, Book 3)

When I read the foreword by Mary Janice Davidson saying that this third installment would end the series about Fred the Mermaid, I was really upset. I've come to love Fred, along with her plethora of quirky friends and relatives. But at the same time, I figured this would be a really great read because I would never expect Ms. Davidson to end anything with something less than a bang. Unfortunately, that didn't really turn out to be the case with this novel.There were not nearly the number of "laugh out loud" moments for me with this story as there are with a typical Davidson read. And there were many aspects of Fred's story as a whole that I felt were rushed for unknown reasons.It is my hope that the publishing company will read some of these reviews and, in turn, encourage Ms. Davidson to change her mind about continuing this series. I feel like there's so much more that could come out of these stories, despite the fact that so much was packaged with a neat little bow in Fish out of Water.For now, I'll stick to enjoying the Vampire Queen series. But, I sincerely hope that Fred the Mermaid's tale (pun sort of intended) does not stop at a trilogy.

I really hope you have read the rest of the trilogy because it is probably not going to make much sense without it. A month before the first one came out, my ex made fun of my supernatural romance reading and would tell others I read anything from vamps to wolves ans even mermaids. At this time I said I do not read any mermaids until M.J.D. came out with the first Fred novel and quickly added a very special mermaid to my bookshelf.Love the characters, even though I was really ticked off with Thomas in book two, now that things were explained and wrapped up in a tidy bow I'm happy again. I always hope her books will be longer, but once I read her rapier whit I know I will be breaking out my wallet to pay for the next, probably before the release date.

The author has continued her series with a very good addition--sadly looks like the last. Over all a fun read with good characters and a nice ending. Not earth shattering but still good. Certainly you can hold character similarities against the author going back to the down right weird "Royal Pain" but overall they aren't enough to spoil the enjoyment of these books. The author limits herself to 2 plots (you can't really point to one and say that's the Plot, the other is a subplot) which helps her tell an entertaining and humorous story.Overall a very good read.

Even though I am a guy, I really enjoy MaryJanice Davidson' books. Her characters have attitude, her story lines are filled with humor AND they keep you guessing as to "What will happen next".I can't say enough GOOD about these books, (and their author). I've purchased and read all the Mermaid and Undead series. In fact, on multiple times I've sat up all night just to finish a book.HIGHLY RECOMMEND

This was such a fun read. I can't get enough of Fred!

I love this author. This is a great series. For a romance novel it actually barely had any "love making" parts unlike several of her other series that I love. I wish she had more books about Fred or the Mermaids.

again, MaryJanice has written an interesting, compelling and complex book about the struggles of being not "human" vs human. Being Queen Betsy fan, I was completely enthralled by Fred and loved every word, cant wait til the next one!

Great book to the -possible- end of a series. I love the main character Fred, she's hilarious. The romance always gets me in these books.. in a good way. The romance isn't sugary sweet but definitely something to keep you hooked. The conflict was great and I would actually read this series again.

Nach einem schrecklichen 1. Band und einem durchwachsenen 2. hat MJD mit dem Ende ihrer Trilogie nochmal Boden (oder Wasser in diesem Fall) gut gemacht.Wie auch in den Vorgängern wird hier zu viel auf zu wenig Seiten erzählt,die eigentliche spannungstragende Handlung ist so schnell vorbei, wie sie gekommen ist und immer noch scheint Mrs Davidson zu glauben, 1,5 Seiten wären 1 Kapitel.Allerdings schafft sie es im letzten Band Fred mal "denken" zu lassen und zwar im Sinne von "Nachdenken". "Endlich" möchte man schreien, wirkte sie bis jetzt doch wie eine recht lieblos gezeichnete Figur. In diesem Band ist sie mir richtig sympatisch geworden. Selbst der gute Thomas bekommt zwei eigene Kapitel, so dass sich dem Leser sein ständiges Verschwinden erklärt wird und sein Ausbruch inkl. Liebeserklärung am Ende weniger überraschend ist.Im großen und ganzen ein durchschnittliches Buch, MJD wird aber in meinen Leseraugen in letzter Zeit nicht besser sondern schlechter.Eigentlich möchte ich ihr es fast übelnehmen, dass sie aus Fred und all den tollen Ideen nichts Besseres gemacht hat. Ein Buch statt den Dreien, mit mehr Mühe in Charakterstudie und -zeichnung und Konzentration auf wenige dabei spannende Handlungstränge, wäre Fred angemessener gewesen.Trotz allem hat mich das Ende gut gelaunt zurück gelassen,ich steh halt auf ihren Humor! Und wo gibt es sonst schon Geschichten über Meerjungfrauen...sorry "das Unterwasservolk".Nur eine Frage hat sich nie geklärt. Wie vermehren sich diese wesen eigentlich???

Der dritte Band der Fred-The-Mermaid-Reihe hat mir persönlich am besten gefallen. Eigentlich wollte ich nach den ersten beiden gar nicht mehr unbedingt weiterlesen, aber ich wollte dann doch wissen, ob Fred bei ihrer Entscheidung für Arthur bleibt, oder sich dann doch noch für Thomas entscheidet.Da ich nicht besonders viel an Story erwartet habe, war ich dann doch positiv überrascht, dass in diesem Band wesentlich mehr Handlung als in den ersten beiden steckt und man nicht das Gefühl hat, nach die Story hätte auf halb so vielen Seiten auch genügend Platz gehabt.Das Auftreten einiger neuer Figuren bringt auch wieder ein bisschen Schwung in die Geschichte.Alles in allem also in meinen Augen kein Fehler, den dritten Band zu kaufen, wenn man die ersten beiden schon kennt...

happy to read this