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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter
1362 reviews
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
Its character driven in the way the pupose of the story IS to get to know these characters. The pacing was perfect, quick but wasnt too fast or slow
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
This story is very sweet and charming. The whimsical writing takes some getting used to. There are a lot of short, telling sentences that ruin the pacing, but overall it's not too bad. The plot is predictable and a little cheesy but what really stands out are the children. As a person who has worked in child care for over 10 years, I can personally attest that the way the children acts and the things they say accurate. Children are creative and have no inhibitions and these children made me think of some of my students who have said the same things. With almost all of their dialogue I found myself laughing. All in all it was an okay read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted to cry in every chapter because of the wholesomeness! Probably the cutest book I have ever read! Loved it loved it loved it!!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse
Mentions of character's pasts that often involve physical/emotional abuse
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
slow-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
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, but make it sweet, gay, and political.
I loved everyone. It was sweet, and gay, and Theodore and his little buttons.
I found Linus a bit inconsistent at times, a little too off the rules too quickly, but I don't really care. I still loved this.
I loved everyone. It was sweet, and gay, and Theodore and his little buttons.
I found Linus a bit inconsistent at times, a little too off the rules too quickly, but I don't really care. I still loved this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Racism
Magical creature racism, and talk of children in bad foster care, one scene of extended talk of child abuse involving isolation.
fast-paced
COMPLETE RE-EDIT OF MY REVIEW BECAUSE I'VE CHANGED MY OPINION ON THIS BOOK!
I am no longer giving Klune any benefits of the doubt. To appropriate a tragedy that effects the Native populations of America and Canada - the violent impact of which is still being felt to this day, and is still being perpetrated in different, horrifying forms - and to then write a so-called inspirational queer found family story that posits "oh if only people were just kinder we could end racism and all get along" is absolutely disgusting and he should be ashamed of this work.
This isn't even going into the unfortunate implications of changing the narrative of very real Native children who are dehumanised by real people into monster children, and having them segregated on an island lest they be subjected to being hate crimed by the local, prejudiced population (not that the prejudice is ever properly written about besides a few petty disagreements, because otherwise it would ruin the cutesy-wutesy wholesome vibes 🙄).
Reads With Rachel recently put out a video that explains the problems far more eloquently than I ever could that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlFIppBQFl8
I am no longer giving Klune any benefits of the doubt. To appropriate a tragedy that effects the Native populations of America and Canada - the violent impact of which is still being felt to this day, and is still being perpetrated in different, horrifying forms - and to then write a so-called inspirational queer found family story that posits "oh if only people were just kinder we could end racism and all get along" is absolutely disgusting and he should be ashamed of this work.
This isn't even going into the unfortunate implications of changing the narrative of very real Native children who are dehumanised by real people into monster children, and having them segregated on an island lest they be subjected to being hate crimed by the local, prejudiced population (not that the prejudice is ever properly written about besides a few petty disagreements, because otherwise it would ruin the cutesy-wutesy wholesome vibes 🙄).
Reads With Rachel recently put out a video that explains the problems far more eloquently than I ever could that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlFIppBQFl8
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Religious bigotry