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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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caitlinjadams's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

What a lovely, lovely book about humanity. 

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jencolumb0's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

A solid queer romance in a magical world. It felt like someone put Alyssa Cole books in a blender with Harry Potter. Satisfying but I would have preferred more of the joy in the epilogue unleashed earlier in the book and milder threats from Lucy.

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jennywinder's review against another edition

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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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zoecjohnson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0


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annieisawesome's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. I picked it up because I saw that it was a very popular book— for good reason! 

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amberrenfrey's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

4.5


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isaaah's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5


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theseasoul's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.5

|| 3.5 stars ||

In so many ways, this was such a sweet and enchanting book. The character development was some of the best I’ve read in a while! Klune’s creative mind really shines through in each of the magical children: who they really are, vs. who people think they are; their unique personalities, passions, and aspirations. I loved each of the magical children in their own way (maybe some a little more than others. …Chauncey.)

The beginning of the story gave me 1984 vibes, and I wasn’t quite sure how on earth it would manage to live up to its magical hype. I continued to feel that way for a few chapters, and then it really started to unfold into something else. I don’t know why, but at some points throughout the book it felt very Dr. Seuss-esque but more mature and realistic. Specifically, a bit like The Lorax maybe? With the stark contrast between a world of black and white and gloom, and a world exploding with colour and nature’s beauty and joy.

This would have probably been a 5-star read if it hadn’t been for the romance. As a Christian, I was very disappointed in that aspect and it ended up dimming the magic for me.

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bookishchef's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful 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

2.0

So I gave this a 4,5 when I originally read it. 

But I have since then v much changed my mind about TJ Klune and whether I condone him taking the Sixties Scoop as a form of inspiration. 

So now it's 2 stars. 

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chelseylb1988's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0


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