Reviews

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

dailbrae's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

princessariya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

alanahay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.25

co_urt's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

dishwaterpossum's review against another edition

Boring and narrative style don’t like

libbyb1437's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so sweet. Cozy and fun. The audio book was delightful with all the voices. I laughed and it warmed my heart. 

seymone's review against another edition

4.0

Heartwarming

carliekw's review against another edition

3.0

Took me about halfway through to actually be invested in the story/characters. Did not like the narrator of the audiobook - possibly why I dragged my feet getting into the story. Glad I stuck with it though.

beankels's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

Easiest 5 stars I’ve given. It was a warm hug in a book. I was grinning the whole time and couldn’t stop “reading” (I was listening to the audiobook). I stayed up late finishing it all in one day, ignoring the other responsibilities in my life. I couldn’t put it down, but I also regret not having more days with this book and the characters. 

I had turned to “fluff” romantic books because my “literary” deep heavy books were too much. However, I had been disappointed in the rom com plot lately but still didn’t want to turn back to the heaviness of wars and drama of society in other books. I had been waiting for this book for awhile and it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for. It was so wonderful. I’ll be thinking about these characters for a long time and also searching for whatever books can given me a similar experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Xenophobia

marleejay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0