Review: LOVE THIS SERIES!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
I can't tell you how much I love this series.  It is one of my favorites, and Jenn Cooksey has just outdone herself in the latest installment, Shark out of Water.  I fell in love with Tristan, Camie, and the GYP gang in Shark Bait, which was told from Camie's point of view.  In Fish out of Water, the story is told from alternating POV's from the girls.  We also got to know the whole gang even better, but Jenn killed us (in a good way as I look at it in hindsight) with the ending.  Needless to say all of the fans of the series have been dying to know what happens with Camie and Tristan next, and there has been much speculation from the fans of this series as to where things would go.  Well let me tell you, a whole lot happens with not only Camie and Tristan, but also with Jeff, Kate, Brandon, Melissa, Pete and of course, Jillian, who is one of my favorite and is definitely the most diabolical of all the characters in the GYP series.  We also get to know another character who we met briefly in The Other Fish in the Sea...dun dun dun dun dun dun (that is my attempt at the theme song from Jaws)...yes, that character would be Scott.  Now I can't tell you what happens, but he is the guy that Camie briefly bumped into a couple of times in the last book and we've all be wondering what his role was going to be in the story.Now, for the best part of all.  Shark out of Water is told entirely from the guys' point of view!!!!!  It is so awesome.  We hear from Tristan, Jeff, Brandon, and Pete.  I love, love, love stories told from the guy's POV.  Now I must warn you, these are teenage boys, and they talk like teenage boys, they think like teenage boys, and the voice their opinion like teenage boy, so prepare yourself going in because they say what they think and they don't hold back, language and all.  Personally, I loved it.  It was so real, and to hear the things they talked about cracked me up.  Another thing that totally blew my mind was the scenarios that Jenn came up with...the things that happened, the way they happened, the circumstances and events surrounding them, and the way she tied the future back to the past, particularly with Camie and Tristan (that's all I can say about that without spoiling it, but know that it is brilliant).  I mean, you could do a research project on the inner workings of Jenn Cooksey's mind when you see how intricately she weaves her web connecting these characters and what happens with them together.  I will never look at Saran Wrap the same way again, and every time I do, I will think of Shark out of Water (can't go into more detail than that, but when you get to that part, you'll know it and I am sure you'll think it is as hilarious as I did).  The same thing goes for unicorns.For fans of the series, like me, you will be thrilled with Shark out of Water and the direction the story takes.  We get to find out so much more about the history of the characters and the mystery surrounding some of the things pertaining to the characters' pasts, especially Tristan.  The ending is perfect and left me completely satisfied with where Jenn Cooksey took the characters in the third installment of this series, especially for those of us who had to consider therapy after the the last book ended - LOL.  While leaving me completely satisfied, with a smile and a sigh, I cannot wait to see what happens next.  I am already plotting in my mind, as I am sure many of you are and will be, what could possibly happen next.  I am really, really hoping that Jenn delves in head first and deep into Jillian and Pete's story.  I think everyone loves Jillian....I mean, how could you not.  For those who don't know Jillian is Camie's younger sister.  She is a diabolical mastermind and her thinking and actions are rivaled only by such people as Bond, James Bond, or the dude from Mission Impossible.  Jillian is an enigma.  She knows all, she sees all, and it is hilarious how all the guys are kind of afraid of her, all except for Pete.  The other guys somewhat affectionately refer to her as the "spawn of Satan," but Jillian is painfully loyal to those she cares about.  You just never want to get on her bad side or do something to make you the subject of her wrath.  You can obviously tell she is one of my favorite characters in the story.  That said, I'll end with well done Jenn Cooksey!  I can't wait for the next installment.