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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter
1350 reviews
adventurous
emotional
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
I’m not sure how I missed this book in the several years since it was published, but I’m glad it finally made its way to me.
There’s government bureaucracy! A dismal rainy city! A houseful of magical children! And a man who finds his way home. This gets a rare 5 ⭐️ from me.
There’s government bureaucracy! A dismal rainy city! A houseful of magical children! And a man who finds his way home. This gets a rare 5 ⭐️ from me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail
challenging
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
slow-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
what a wholesome and delightful novel! i really appreciated the great messages of discrimination and prejudice towards marginalized communities and the romance! my favorite kid has to be talia because i loved her sass but sal is a close second. would definitely recommend this to magical realism enthusiasts for pride month.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse
Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full disclosure: this book was just not for me.
I have a lot to say, but to put it all in one paragraph, this book dealt with very serious issues through escapist fantasy, and it felt in very poor taste to me. There are a lot of nuances of class, race, gender, and colonialism within the adoption industry, in England and everywhere else. It would be one thing if all of these nuances were smoothed over into an allegory about monsters in a book intended for children, but this book is not intended for children. This book is rated 14+. I found it unsurprising that the author is a white gay man.
I found Linus' personality really grating and lacking in substance. I found a lot of the cartoonishly evil characters annoying, and the representation of their bigotry disappointing.
I did find the romance sweet. I liked Arthur as a character, and Zoe as well. The kids, while a little cliche, were all differentiated well and had fun one liners.
All in all, if you are an ex Harry Potter or Good Omens fan looking to heal something within yourself, you will love this book. However, this book made me hate British people more than I already did, which I would have said was an impossible feat.
I have a lot to say, but to put it all in one paragraph, this book dealt with very serious issues through escapist fantasy, and it felt in very poor taste to me. There are a lot of nuances of class, race, gender, and colonialism within the adoption industry, in England and everywhere else. It would be one thing if all of these nuances were smoothed over into an allegory about monsters in a book intended for children, but this book is not intended for children. This book is rated 14+. I found it unsurprising that the author is a white gay man.
I found Linus' personality really grating and lacking in substance. I found a lot of the cartoonishly evil characters annoying, and the representation of their bigotry disappointing.
I did find the romance sweet. I liked Arthur as a character, and Zoe as well. The kids, while a little cliche, were all differentiated well and had fun one liners.
All in all, if you are an ex Harry Potter or Good Omens fan looking to heal something within yourself, you will love this book. However, this book made me hate British people more than I already did, which I would have said was an impossible feat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
I don’t remember the last time I ever cried so hard over a book
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
adventurous
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
A 6 year old is literally the antichrist. What more could you want?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
I picked this book off of my shelf (after it sat there for at least a year) as a light hearted read to take with me on the plane as I went to my childhood home to visit my parents. I was not disappointed in my search for a light hearted read; there is so much whimsy and love that was put into each of the characters in this book. The character growth was beutiful to read and really well thought out for each of the characters.
The way that TJ Klune carefully sews little hints of the hidden backstory and yet undiscovered plot points into the reading makes me want to go over this book again with a fine tooth comb. The language choices are amazingly descriptive and paint a picture that was very clear in my head of each character and the places they inhabited.
This book is exactly everything I wanted it to be, found family (with kids), beautifully queer, touching with the perfect ending, and all that while the characters were relatable and with dialog that felt real.
This book gets a 5/5 from me but is definitely not a heavy read so come in with light hearted expectations!
The way that TJ Klune carefully sews little hints of the hidden backstory and yet undiscovered plot points into the reading makes me want to go over this book again with a fine tooth comb. The language choices are amazingly descriptive and paint a picture that was very clear in my head of each character and the places they inhabited.
This book is exactly everything I wanted it to be, found family (with kids), beautifully queer, touching with the perfect ending, and all that while the characters were relatable and with dialog that felt real.
This book gets a 5/5 from me but is definitely not a heavy read so come in with light hearted expectations!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
nice to read something so heartwarming. there were a few times i laughed, a few more where i teared up.
i would’ve loved more interaction with phee and theodore, they felt like the least fleshed out children.
the epilogue felt too“where going to change the world” for me and named way more bureaucratic change than felt plausible within a year. it was long and i wish we had just been left with the ending as it, especially as there’s a sequel. (yes he might not have planned a sequel, but regardless,) the epilogue gave too strong of white saviorism vibes that it kind of tainted the story for me.
halfway through i learned about the controversial sixties scoop inspo (i’ll let you look this up yourself) and didn’t know how to feel about it. i still don’t, so that’s something to sit with.
i would’ve loved more interaction with phee and theodore, they felt like the least fleshed out children.
the epilogue felt too
halfway through i learned about the controversial sixties scoop inspo (i’ll let you look this up yourself) and didn’t know how to feel about it. i still don’t, so that’s something to sit with.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury