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adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one, but it was nice to revisit these endearing characters and a message of inclusion and love.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent
Very emotional book covering intense topics. I believe this will be a beautiful read, but I need to be in a better emotional space to continue reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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
the plot for this one was definitely VERY on-the-nose about the allegories to today's politics and government in the US which kind of ruined the fantastical world aspect for me because i was immediately able to tell what was referencing what. but that aside, wonderful book with an incredible story and some of the best cast of characters i've seen
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry
Minor: Torture
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Gaslighting
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Religious bigotry
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Genocide, Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
tense
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:
N/A
If the House in the cerulean sea is the subtext this book is the title page. All the same themes were there but with a whole lot less fluff to hide the point of the story. In many ways this book felt like a bunch of intertwining vignettes about the Baker-Parnassus family and the moral questions surrounding living in a society. This book did take me a while to get into but I’m glad I did. I do think that everything was wrapped up a little too neatly that things are never that uncomplicated in the real world. It was nice to pretend, though. I wish we got more Linus/Arthur moments. We got some and they were good, but I just wish we were shown the part of their relationship that is built not on the kids, even though that is very cute. I also haven’t laughed out loud that much to a book in a while. I love Chauncey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
