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

105 reviews

mixyplixl's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful 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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amberrenfrey's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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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jedore's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful 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

"Hate is loud, but I think you'll learn it's because it's only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as you remember you're not alone, you will overcome."

Even though fantasy is not my favorite genre, there was no way I was bypassing this book—it was getting a ton of rave time in my online book groups and I wanted to see if it lived up to the hype.

After just a few pages, I was surprised to find out that it's actually young adult fiction. (If it's not officially classified as such, somebody was sleeping on the job or had some sort of literary agenda.) While very pleasantly and well written, it's definitely way more simplistic than most adult novels. And, it's far lighter than Harry Potter.

On the politically correct scale, it's a heavy weight. Even Lucifer (AKA Lucy), the son of Satan, is not to be feared or judged. 😄

If you're looking for a marshmallowy feel good book, you've found it. It's basically the equivalent of watching one of those intelligent animated movies that speak to both kids and adults. (In fact, if this isn't made into a movie, I will be shocked.) Thanks to TJ Klune, I could literally see each character on my mental movie screen.

For me, this was an enjoyable romp into young adult land. I'm not a raver, just a liker.

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transpercy_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny 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: Complicated

This book has had an enormous impact on me, it was one of the first times I ever read something with queer joy in it and I felt normal for once.

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nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted 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

This book touched my heart so deeply, it reached inside of me and warmed me to my core. All of the children were so precious, even Lucifer. What a lovely, feel good story. It made me feel warm and cozy, like sitting next to a nice fire.

This was my face the entire time reading it: 🥺

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webtheweeb's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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 book was very nice! It wasn’t anything groundbreaking, and the writing was good. Just a nice book with some fun characters that goes exactly how you want it to go - and sometimes, that’s just fine.

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talasterism's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful 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

what a warm hug this book was. the exposition of the charactern aka the beginning was quite quite slow but the trust put in me by jole and many others who adored this book made me keep going. its just HHHHHHH so COZY so cozy such a hug! and not just anywhere at SEA, and he loves the sea so much and im right there with him. the smell of sea was mentioned like, a Lot, and i loved every time. very puhpuhphuphuph very :pleading: emoji, VERY SWEET. SO SWEET!! the character development was soooooo oo oo o o o oo good, such an emotional glow up and arthur /sigh /pos. so strongly gentle, so so gently strong.
its also funny (e.g. "Linus did his best not to shriek, but unfortunately, his best wasn'T good enough"). and LUCY?? LUCY IS SUCH MY FAVOURITE the fucking unparalleled DRAMA he brought to every conversation?? just the slow build into the family and into being yourself and everything was so lovely. so adorably heart warming. i adore this book, with its healing house, and rolling waves, and those funky lovely people.

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mariebrunelm's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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

This queer, inclusive novel was just a big bear hug. The characters are so sweet and trying to do their best. I thought it was quite interesting to have as a main character someone who is part of the oppressive system, who realises what's wrong and who tries to do better without necessarily bringing said system down in a revolution because he's just one person. There's a lot of Hobbit vibes and I'm here for it - not everyone can be a superhero and endanger one's life for the greater good. Sometimes you have to work with what you have and bring along a quiet revolution.
TW: residential schools
One thing has to be acknowledged when reading this book though, and that it the horrific events that have inspired it. The orphanages for magical children are directly inspired by Canadian residential schools in which Indigenous children were taken from their families and brought up, enduring unspeakable hardships there. You may have heard about the graves discovered in such locations. There has been an uproar in the First Nations communities of Northern America around this book which took a situation that still causes trauma for these people and turned it into a heart-warming story. Before picking this book, I listened to First Nation people's reactions. For many, it was another layer of trauma. For some, it was the opportunity to acknowledge the hurt but also sublimate it in a way, to imagine a world in which things hadn't gone so bad.
Further reading: Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq, This Accident of Being Lost by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson.
Rep: gay MC, queer secondary characters (they're not defined but it's pretty clear).

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