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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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anekk78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

O M G!
I love this. Especially loved the part where I got to put in this review that the cast of characters are diverse. Never thought I’d fall in love with a green blob and said character would make me cry and laugh, nor find the Antichrist charming. I listened to the english audio book and the voices are *chefs kiss*. Pretty sure that is one of the reasons why this is now on my favorite books list.

Read this if you love funny characters, love, magic and finding yourself. This is kind of the reverse buildungs-roman, an adult goes to an orphanage and grows up.

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a_l_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

personal review notes:

C 7/10
A 8/10
W 5/10
P 5/10
I 4/10
L 7/10
E 5/10

-> 5.1/10
-> 3 stars

C: the characters were super adorable and diverse, i liked how they were described, i didn' really felt connected though & i personally don't really vibe with linus
W: some feelings and situations felt over-explained, sometimes it left way too hopeful und overly positive, especially towards the end i sometimes cringed at some of the dialogues and writing
P: the second half the story kinda dragged on, the over all outcome was very foreseeable
I: at first, i couldn't put it down and towards the end the only motivation to read was to get this book done.
E: in the beginning i really enjoyed it, was alright over all, glad that i read it, wouldn't read again

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litoreads's review

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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keelirae113's review against another edition

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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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scmiller's review against another edition

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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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