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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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keelirae113's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is a love letter to everyone who has ever been made to feel that they don’t belong. You deserve a family who loves you just as you are, even if that means you have to go out and find them for yourself.

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themookintosh's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a beautiful story that weaves a narrative around chosen family and standing up for what you believe in around a world of magical beings. It's been a truly heartwarming read and quite difficult to put down.

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4.0

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nanareadsstuff's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.75

Only took .25 stars because some of the twists were obvious after Linus arrived to the house and the beginning was a bit slow (meaning that it took some time for the story to grab me). But otherwise, it was entertaining, the remaining plot twists were amazing, the characters are diverse and funny and all in all, it was a book worth reading.

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ladyames20203's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.0

Pros: I loved the characters so much, they’re so dear, and this book is so heartwarming.
Cons: It is slow and the plot is predictable.

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chrissy_booknook's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Love all the characters.

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lucdiamant's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

A very charming book. Still undecided how I feel about the Sixties Scoop thing, but I thought it had its weaknesses aside from that. I didn't love the children the way I was supposed to and some conflicts were resolved too easily, almost off-screen. I also feel this should have been marketed as YA even though the protagonist is in his forties, but that's probably on the marketing team more than Klune.

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