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

49 reviews

book_hoarder_frfr's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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A found family trope never fails to make my heart warm. 

The book melted me the way Linus bubble popped. Themes of the book aren't new but it still bring new to the table. Characters are lovely. I'm obsessed with them now thanks author. It is more than just a warm gay blanket (I'm looking at you V.E. Schwab).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence

solarel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional 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

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The first half of the book felt a little slow and it took me a while to get through it. But it picked up around the midpoint and I read the last third of it in one night. 

It’s a very heartwarming and funny story about a man who has never known a family. The themes of oppression and discrimination aligned well with many struggles today, and it felt like a hopeful breath of fresh air. 

The ending made me cry and then sigh and then kick my feet and giggle. So yeah. 

Not a full five stars because there were moments (especially in the first half) that felt clunky and underdeveloped. I also was a bit put off by how far phobic the main character was about himself. It felt unkind and didn’t ever quite let up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

Most of the trigger warnings are for macabre little children saying violent things in a lighthearted way. The kids had a tragic background, and there are tales of child abuse previously, though they do get rather detailed.

latsin's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia

ash_booker's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation

Minor: Torture, Violence

madamegorgon's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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A very lovely, simple book of the kind of world I wish we all lived in.  The kind of world where one man can make a difference and where those who are different and rejected find the love and acceptance they need

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Classism

lavendar's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

lavendar's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

dawnmj's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement

Minor: Domestic abuse

cdeaton119's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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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There's so much about this book I love. The overall theme of acceptance and perseverance, the way the characters develop throughout the story, the descriptions and emotions and... all of it. A few things stick out to me. TJ Klune is a LGBT author, and he writes in a way that brings that to the forefront in a beautiful way. I love that the way he portrays relationships in this book is with the main point being love, and not gender. If you wanted to, you could read this story with the main character being female and it would all still fit together perfectly, nothing would need to change. By saying this, I simply mean the fact that the characters are gay doesn't change the story, and I love that its brought up in such a tasteful and accepting way, while still being very important to the plot. Another thing I really enjoyed was the way differences and bigotry were handled in the book. The hate in this story is from humans toward supernaturals, "monsters". There were quite a few quotes in the book about how it doesn't matter what a person looks like or what they are, they deserve to be treated with respect and given a chance. You can tell that Klune has likely faced adversity in his life, and the message of love yourself and others comes through loud and clear. Overall, the story is light hearted and fun. The characters are all very unique and well developed. It's not a sad story, but one of learning to accept others and yourself, and overcoming adversity. It's a feel-good story. I definitely recommend this book to everyone!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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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“He’d accepted long ago that some people, no matter how good their heart was or how much love they had to give, would always be alone. It was there lot in life, and Linus had figured out, at the age of twenty seven, that it seemed to be that way for him. Oh, there was no specific event that brought along this line of thinking. It was just that he felt…dimmer than others. Like he was faded in a crystal clear world. He wasn’t meant to be seen”

Oh how I love love, and this book is chock full of it. There is romantic love, a familial love, a love of humanity, and a love of storytelling that make this novel all that it is. I cannot wait to read more from this author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent