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La casa en el mar más azul. Edición especial: Edición especial con cantos tintados by TJ Klune, Carlos Abreu Fetter
209 reviews
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:
Complicated
This book was absolutely enchanting. Lovable characters, lightly fantastical, and a moving story about found family; what more could you ask for?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Magically woven to tell the story of how love can change lives.
Romances often come up at the thought of love. And although The House in the Cerulean Sea does have a moderate amount of romance, it also explores other types of love and how equally moving, motivating, and endearing as well as heartbreaking that it can be.
Linus Baker works in the Department of Magical Youth, a governmental branch that oversees that magical youth are not in danger or a danger to humans. Linus believes in his work and lives strictly by the rules imposed by the government. His monotonous life is comfortable to him — polite, quiet, and familiar. His way of life, his beliefs, and thoughts are all challenged when he is assigned to spend a month reporting on an orphanage on the island in the Cerulean Sea. In an orphanage filled with children considered “extremely dangerous magical beings”, Linus must determine if the children are a danger to the world and to themselves.
Some works cannot be explained in words, and I have no doubt that this is one of them.
TJ Klune writes so beautifully and purposefully. Reoccurring motifs and recalling moments past scenes throughout the novel to evoke change in his characters. Nothing is meaningless. In fact, it’s all deep meaning.
I NEED TO SEE THIS AS AN ANIMATED MOVIE. The writing is so expressive, adorable, and lovely. I would adore watching the adorable, exaggerated, and amusing children come to life. I have fallen in love with all these characters.
This is a story of found family. Of finding our best treasures in place that we least expect it. Of finding exactly where we are supposed to be. Of how love can transcend destiny itself. Of how love can heal. Of how people are more than they seem or the way that they are labeled. Of shining light on the world one person at a time. Of rising from the ashes to be better.
Such an endearing book with amazingly built character. Character development is amazingly, magically indescribable.
Comfortable, charming, hopefully, joyful.
World-changing.
Because, perhaps, what Linus Baker found had also changed his world — slowly and gradually, yes, but shining oh so brightly. Making a better world one person at a time.
Romances often come up at the thought of love. And although The House in the Cerulean Sea does have a moderate amount of romance, it also explores other types of love and how equally moving, motivating, and endearing as well as heartbreaking that it can be.
Linus Baker works in the Department of Magical Youth, a governmental branch that oversees that magical youth are not in danger or a danger to humans. Linus believes in his work and lives strictly by the rules imposed by the government. His monotonous life is comfortable to him — polite, quiet, and familiar. His way of life, his beliefs, and thoughts are all challenged when he is assigned to spend a month reporting on an orphanage on the island in the Cerulean Sea. In an orphanage filled with children considered “extremely dangerous magical beings”, Linus must determine if the children are a danger to the world and to themselves.
Some works cannot be explained in words, and I have no doubt that this is one of them.
TJ Klune writes so beautifully and purposefully. Reoccurring motifs and recalling moments past scenes throughout the novel to evoke change in his characters. Nothing is meaningless. In fact, it’s all deep meaning.
I NEED TO SEE THIS AS AN ANIMATED MOVIE. The writing is so expressive, adorable, and lovely. I would adore watching the adorable, exaggerated, and amusing children come to life. I have fallen in love with all these characters.
This is a story of found family. Of finding our best treasures in place that we least expect it. Of finding exactly where we are supposed to be. Of how love can transcend destiny itself. Of how love can heal. Of how people are more than they seem or the way that they are labeled. Of shining light on the world one person at a time. Of rising from the ashes to be better.
Such an endearing book with amazingly built character. Character development is amazingly, magically indescribable.
Comfortable, charming, hopefully, joyful.
World-changing.
Because, perhaps, what Linus Baker found had also changed his world — slowly and gradually, yes, but shining oh so brightly. Making a better world one person at a time.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Hate crime
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship
A real life plane crash is discussed in one scene. There are a few uncomfortable jokes made about child characters.
Not sure how to tag it, but the fact that the fantasy oppression narrative was partially inspired by the Sixties Scoop is very much something to be aware of.
Not sure how to tag it, but the fact that the fantasy oppression narrative was partially inspired by the Sixties Scoop is very much something to be aware of.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death of parent
adventurous
hopeful
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
Frankly, the beginning of this book irked me. I found it flat and irritating and monotonous - Linus's life in the city stinks, and he's merely surviving in an almost dystopian setting until he travels to an island in the ocean full of children that scare him because they aren't typical. I also found his floundering a little disingenuous - his adamant excuses about the bounds of his job as a caseworker probably needed to be there for him to break out of his learned obedience, but it really seemed like the worst kind of sitcom to me, where each of the children had their own gag and he'd react in a bumbling way.
And then something changed, and I cannot precisely put my finger on it, but I began to enjoy the book for its heart. It's still a beach read in my mind, and I cannot reconcile Linus' strange behavior between recognizing bigotry (since some of the story seemed to entail him unlearning similar lessons) and also wanting to put the children in that environment, though it made more sense once it actually happened. In fact, its clearly allegorical structure seems really simplistic and heavy-handed at times, with the children standing in for a variety of marginalized people without really acknowledging the specifics of how bigotry works, what intersectionality is or realizes (for instance, it seemed important that Sal was Black, but his race wasn't ever remarked on as a part of his struggle as apparently the only werewolf in the world. Maybe Klune didn't want to bother with these things and created a world that has no racism or homophobia, but there's also that weird interaction with Linus' neighbor who 'forgets' he's 'not one for the ladies'?? I digress), how resistance can work outside the system, or what 'passing' means for different people. For this reason, I also have some questions about the actual audience of this book, as it seemed to straddle adult and YA. But on the whole, I found it sweet.
And then something changed, and I cannot precisely put my finger on it, but I began to enjoy the book for its heart. It's still a beach read in my mind, and I cannot reconcile Linus' strange behavior between recognizing bigotry (since some of the story seemed to entail him unlearning similar lessons) and also wanting to put the children in that environment, though it made more sense once it actually happened. In fact, its clearly allegorical structure seems really simplistic and heavy-handed at times, with the children standing in for a variety of marginalized people without really acknowledging the specifics of how bigotry works, what intersectionality is or realizes (for instance, it seemed important that Sal was Black, but his race wasn't ever remarked on as a part of his struggle as apparently the only werewolf in the world. Maybe Klune didn't want to bother with these things and created a world that has no racism or homophobia, but there's also that weird interaction with Linus' neighbor who 'forgets' he's 'not one for the ladies'?? I digress), how resistance can work outside the system, or what 'passing' means for different people. For this reason, I also have some questions about the actual audience of this book, as it seemed to straddle adult and YA. But on the whole, I found it sweet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content
There's a character Lucy, the Antichrist that makes wildly violent statements to people, but it's mostly clear that it is in jest.
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders