Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

176 reviews

sarahfr1end's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Eating disorder, Bullying, Confinement, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime

kew16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization

jennywinder's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This was a delightful take on a familiar magical beings trope. The main focus is on Linus’ journey as he comes to know the children and gain new perspective on the status quo. It is a hopeful story on acceptance and love and the power of a few to make a real change.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Minor: Cannibalism, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Grief

faitherslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Homophobia

sarahec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, and Confinement

Minor: Blood and Child abuse

xavienne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Body shaming

wreathedinviolets's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

softanimal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

It was charming, cute, and optimistic but at times it felt overly preachy and saccharine. Some sections of dialogue and passages of narrative reflection read to me as pedagogical in a way that felt condescending and frustrating. I loved the characters and found myself absolutely caught up in rooting for our protagonist to achieve his dreams. However, specific imagery and phrases were too frequently recycled and it started to feel like a Andrew Lloyd Webber show. Overall I was left feeling disappointed by the liberal incrementalist idealism, the excessively obvious allegory, and positively syrupy ending.

As pure fluff 4/5. As a general read 3/5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying