Book Review | Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson

Title: Girl At Sea

Author: Maureen Johnson

Series: Standalone
Publisher: Harper Teen
Format: Hardcover
Source: Bought
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
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Blurb:

Sometimes you have to get lost . . .

The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.

The Mission: Survive her father's crazy antics. Oh, and also find some missing underwater treasure that could unlock the secrets of civilization.

The Crew: Dad's wacky best friend Martin, his bizarre research partner Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa . . . and then there's Aidan, Julia's incredibly attractive, incredibly arrogant assistant.

What's going on behind Aidan's intellectual, intensely green eyes, anyway?

As Clio sails into uncharted territory she unveils secrets that have the power to change history. But her most surprising discovery is that there's something deeper and more cryptic than the sea-her own heart.

. . . to find what you're looking for

Plot: ★★★★★

Going into this story, I was expecting a lame cruise story. I WAS SO WRONG. Clio’s parents are split up and her father makes her fly to Italy so that she can ride on his boat with his ‘crew’. There’s something he’s not telling her though that she has to piece together with the help of 2 new friends. His father and his new girlfriend are actually searching for the secrets of an ancient civilisation and little does Clio know, she has a role to play.

IT WAS SO EXCITING. It had this whole other element to it that I totally didn’t expect at all! Sure, it was cute and fluffy sometimes but it was also intense and mysterious as well! I thought that plot-wise, this book definitely had it all. It had a romance, it had a mystery element, it had a contemporary feel at times and it also had some survival moments as well. I loved it so much!

Characters: ★★★★★

All of the characters were so unique as they were from all over the place! They were all so interesting to read about!

Writing: ★★★★.5

The writing wasn’t bad either! Sure it didn’t have stunningly flowing script with metaphors in every sentence, but it was fun and entertaining!

Romance/Feels: ★★★★
I definitely had a few feels while reading this book, but not an overly dramatic amount. I definitely grew an attachment to the characters and was feeling all of their feels!

Ending: ★★★★★
Absolutely perfect. It was such an exciting ending with a huge climax that got resolved just in time! It was truly awesome!

Overall Enjoyment: ★★★★★
I loved every minute of this! I definitely recommend it to those of you needing an awesome summer read with a really interesting storyline!

Rereadability: For sure!

Final Rating: 4.75 stars!