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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter

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fionaburford's review against another edition

2.25

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book a bit grating and trite. It had a plot that I thought I would enjoy but I didn't.

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calicos's review against another edition

4.0

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

This book was a delightful, warm read. It was an enjoyable listen and the audiobook was engaging with different voices for all the characters. My rating is a bit inflated because I simply had fun listening.

However I did feel at times this book tried too hard to be tooth-rottingly ✨wholesome✨ (and succeeded) in a way that veered into being corny. There were a fair number of heavy-handed life lessons that gave more of a YA vibe. There were conflicts but nothing really felt high stakes, maybe due to some lack of world building so it was a bit predictable. Still quite enjoyable but a bit flat at times due to no real danger and knowing there wouldn’t be any due to the nature of the book.

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amylangdown_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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 LOVED this book. The characters made my heart hurt. The character development and the growth of a wholesome and caring queer relationship, plus the humour and the ‘smash the system’ plot was wonderful! I’ll miss the characters!

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sunflower_13's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The writing style is so fresh and funny and the story is absolutely heartwarming. I look forward to reading more from TJ Klune.

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deaddaftskrill1's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted mysterious 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

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literatewitch's review against another edition

5.0

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: Yes

If I could rate this book higher, I would. The main character is frustrating at first, but only because he is so relatable. He's been so beaten down by a system that he's lost hope, he's lost a sense of independent thought, and yet he hasn't. The other characters reawaken that for him, and the family he finds, and the other characters make with him is beautiful. This will be a comfort read for years to come.

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