Reviews

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

_starless's review against another edition

4.0

4.5⭐️

sara_wood_89's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

shann_on04's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

The House in the Cerulean Sea was such a lovely read. Touches on the beauty of finding family and love where you least expect it, and learning to open your eyes and heart to the world around you. 

cmonola504's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

bookwyrm76's review against another edition

5.0

So much more a slow burn romance/relationship than magical orphan story which I kept seeing this marketed as. There are magical orphans, but this isn't a Harry Potter repeat or adventure romp. I loved the characters...all of them! I doubt there will be a sequel, but I kind of wish there would be.

eheidenreich's review against another edition

3.0

Spoiler

The main character was kind of difficult to like in the first third of the book, but overall really good book. The children and their relationships were adorable to read about & the way the MC became so defensive of them was really endearing.

tookish_by_nature's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

According to how I rate books it doesn't feel right to give higher than this score since I wouldnt say its paticularly deep- but I LOVED this book.

It could be described as shallow, bad things happen but work out for the best in a fairly easy manner (especially in relation to bigotry) but sometimes that's exactly what you want.

For personal reasons the year so far has been awful, leaving me with no desire to read any books at all. Everything I tried I had to give up on.

Until Cerulean Sea, I figured since it wasn't too long I'd give it a shot and I devoured it.

The children are delightful and distinctive, all with they're own tragic backstories and enough heart to fill you to bursting. The romance was quite cute but fairly unobtrusive, featuring only close to the end of the book. But the star of it for me was Linus.

I loved Linus, he felt very real and I related to him a lot. His character development had me cheering for him, especially when he stood up for himself at work!

I've pre-ordered the sequel and can't wait for it to be out!

taylor_xc's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

adriannabm's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

gabby_tijerina's review against another edition

challenging funny 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? Yes

3.75