"For a place called Paradise City, this island sucks. I don't think a single day has gone by that I haven't thought about stabbing the shit out of myself," he said. "Especially since I'm forced to live with you every second of every day."
"Sh. I'm trying to science," I said, not looking up from my binoculars.
"See anything interesting?"
"Not really. My vision's a little clouded from the fog and rain clouds you constantly emit."
He laughed. "You never fail to amuse me, Rea."
"But you just said-"
"I just said you make me want to stab myself. Interpret that however you'd like."
With a love for whales and all life (besides maybe humans), Reagan Winebrenner had never even seen an ocean until her senior year in high school. But the moment she saw her first humpback, she knew she had found her passion and future career.
A few years later and an invitation to Paradise City in hand, Reagan has her entire summer laid out for her, working on the project of a lifetime. But with five other students completing their projects as well, will they discover something worthwhile, or will they end up a psychology lesson for future generations?
A New Adult Watty Winner 2019
- Author's Note
- 1: Paradise Is Relative
- 2: Strangers Like Me
- 3: Morning, Sunshine
- 4: Professional Pain in the Ass
- 5: Seas The Day
- 6: Building Chemistry
- 7: Rea of Sunshine
- 8: Plotting Data and Death
- 9: Caffeine and Cocaine
- 10: First Things First, I'm The Realest
- 11: CH3CH2OH
- 12: The Boys Are Back In Town
- 13: Experimental Design
- 14: The Tragedy of the Commons
- 15: Snotter
- 16: Go the Distance
- 17: A Penny For Your Thoughts
- 18: (Human) Nature
- 19: Destiny is Calling Me
- 20: Duck, Duck, Whale
- 21: Self-Care, Don't Care
- 22: Houston, We Have A Problem, Part 1
- 22: Houston, We Have A Problem, Part 2
- 23: Seal the Deal
- 24: Not Here For A Long Time, Here For A Good Time
- 25: Organic Annoyance
- 26: Linnaeus
- 27: Ignorance Is Bliss
- 28: Carrying Capacity
- 29: Scientific Method
- 30: It's Not Rocket Science
- 31: Vitamin Sea
- 32: Symbiosis
- 33: Adulting, Part 1
- 33: Adulting, Part 2
- 34: An Actual Problem
- 35: Life and Other Disasters
- 36: Ex Marks the Spot
- 37: (Almost) Smooth Sailing
- 38: K Strategy
- 39: In My DNA
- 40: Rags to Riches (Or So They Say)
- 41: Plans
- 42: Pieces of Paradise
- 43: Country Roads
- Thank You!
- Bonus: Party Like A Rock Star
- Bonus 2: Trees and Thank You
- Bonus 3: Mi Casa Es Su Casa
- Bonus 4: Stranger to Blue Water