Up until the first kiss this book is a big smile of cute goofyness. I loved it. Unfortunately (for me) it went rapidly downhill from there and I ended up skimming to the end.There's a very chatty feel to the writing that's a bit marmite, and the humour is all physical slapstick which is never my favourite - this could therefore be a case of not-for-me.I liked the fish, they were cute. A couple of times I couldn't quite figure out what was going on though, it felt like information was missing. A big issue was how young the characters seemed considering they'd presumably be at least mid-twenties, what with married friends and having lived several places; it got irritating. There were also a few references I didn't get - Pedialyte, classic Calgon fashion? (I thought Calgon was a water purifier the context confused me)A side character Macey goes from the girl at the pet shop to suddenly having their phone number and being privy to personal info - a classic slash-loving fanfic girl, all she needed was a crush on one of them.It becomes focused on sex, I'd rather have watched the fish! Food poisoning just isn't sexy! But that first bit? That first bit is cute. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting when I picked this book to read but it certainly wasn’t a laugh out loud cute story! The concept of the fish, the “go fish” game, and getting advice from a nerdy pet store clerk to get these guys together might seem a little corny or too cutesy, but it just worked for me. All of the characters were wonderful and I couldn’t get the smile off my face while reading this one. I will most definitely be checking out the sequel. Loved it!
What do You think about Go Fish (2009)?
Funny (in a weird, a bit crazy and clumsy way) and cute.Quite original and a great light read :)
—nancyxo
Cute, light, and occasionally tries a little to hard to make something funny.
—Darrenchan
