Search - Fish Out of Water (Fred the Mermaid, Bk 3)

I'm so sad that this is the end of this series. A fun a quick read, Fred has me laughing out loud. She is my kind of girl, a don't hold back smart-ass!! Fred has such a wild ride and 2 guys chasing her, and she doesn't even know if she wants one :-) With her best friend Jonas marrying her ex-boss Barb. And Barb refusing her resignation, she's already stressed. Then she is having to deal with all the media as the under-sea folk reveal themselves to the world and her traitorous father coming back with an apology. Then undersea folk are starting to disappear. Fred and her friends are on a mission to find out what is happening. This book was a great closure for the series and I will definitely miss these crazy and lovable characters!

Fred is finally engaged to Prince Artur (of the Underwater Folk) but secretly pining for Dr. Thomas Pearson, marine biologist and romance writer. Her long lost biological father (the merman traitor) shows up unannounced and they get to know each other. Once again, Fred, Thomas and Artur get embroiled in a plot against the royal family and work together to unravel the mystery.

Lots of surprises in this installment. The usual zany, wacky dialogue between Fred, Jonas and Thomas. I really enjoy Fred's attitude - she retreats into sarcasm and anger when threatened by feelings. It's kind of cute. All in all, a pretty good ending for the series, though I would enjoy further adventures of this trio.

Entertaining for the start, this book ends up crowding a lot of characters in to tidy loose ends, and then finishes with a rather hurried happy conclusion that glosses over some actions that I think would have to have at least more of an emotional consequence, even if the seafolk can clean up the physical evidence.

I get it's a comedy instead of a drama, but comedy's always better with a bit of balance. The finish ends up falling flat for me. In an attempt to avoid a major spoiler I can't say what that was, but it will likely be obvious to anyone who's read it. Not a horrible book, but I'm glad I got it on swap rather than paid full shot.

Hilarious. Was very disappointed to read that there wouldn't be any more books about Fred and the gang to look forward to. Well, at least there are still the undead books about Betsy. Great author.

This book was funny, fast reading with a different twist on romance and suspense. I would recommend reading the first two in the series first in order to understand this one better. Great ending, hope she continues with the story.

3rd book in Mermaid series by MJD. The book began with a short recap of the prior books, so this book could be read as a stand alone representing the entire series.
Fred initially convinces herself to marry Artur, and another outrageous story occurs. Filled again with comedy, snarkiness and few LOL moments, this series was just OK.