When city girl Dahlia receives an SOS message from her sister, she immediately sets out to find her. Rose’s last known location seems to be a treacherous mountain. Dahlia immediately enlists local hermit Winston Dane to help find her. As the two begin to hike up the mountain, they get to know each other better. Dahlia must balance her worry for Rose with her attraction to Winston.  

Fish Out of Water was unfortunately not my cup of tea. On the surface, it had a lot of tropes that I enjoy: forced proximity, grump/sunshine, cinnamon roll hero etc. However, the pacing of the book felt too fast to be believable. The dialogue between the characters did not work well for me. At one point, their romantic dialogue seemed ominous and I began thinking about how this dialogue could also be used in a stalker/thriller book. Not quite the suspense that I think the author intended! Fish Out of Water is a lighthearted, fast-paced, forced proximity wilderness romance. While this wasn’t my cup of tea, I am sure some readers will love this. 

Thank you to Katie Ruggle, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.