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

352 reviews

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny 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

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psitstorrie's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

This is one of the most enjoyable books I’ve ever read. I don’t think I have read something that made me so consistently smile and giggle to myself, It’s heartfelt and tackles issues in such a way that it doesn’t feel forced. It surprisingly insightful. The children are written in a realistic way (like being able to roast adults so innocently) and regularly made me chuckle. The characters are so well developed. I truly cannot recommend those book enough. This is going to be my go to book when I need to lift my spirits.

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leighmayon's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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oscareads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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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sienneis's review against another edition

4.5

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

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haindfielda's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional 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

Just a great book. It’s well written, many lines read like poetry, but also heart wrenching and made me ugly cry. So good, lovable, characters with faults and quirks. Makes you feel like you experience it with the characters with the captivating imagery used.

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leonormsousa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring 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: Yes

I once read (I don’t remember where so I’m sorry to the person who wrote it for not tagging them) that reading The House in the Cerulean Sea is like being wrapped in a cosy blanket and I honestly can’t think of a better way to describe this book.

Although it is an adult book, it almost has this fairy-tale aspect to it and I believe it could actually be read by children with no problem whatsoever. It tells a beautiful story with so many important messages of acceptance and diversity, of standing up against what’s wrong, of stopping violence, of following your dreams, of “it’s never too late to change your life”... And through this tale of a found family, a dash of a beautiful BEAUTIFUL queer romance (not I didn’t make a mistake: it’s so beautiful, it deserves the repetition!).

I wouldn’t say it is a sad book at all. It’s also not a violent book (at least not in the main meaning of the word). But it’s an extremely emotional one that just makes you want to give happiness and more happiness to these characters, with which it’s impossible not to fall in love.

Writing children is something that I believe to be extremely complicated. Yes, we’ve all been kids and we can even remember some of our childhood moments (some more than others) but going back to the mindset we had back then is not something easy at all. That’s maybe one of the biggest accomplishments of The House in the Cerulean Sea: it gives us six wonderful kids that despite all their peculiarity, are as real as it gets. Their insecurities, fears and dreams might be taken to a fantastic level, but on their basis, they’re the insecurities, fears and dreams of any kid out there (and even of some adults 😉).

The House in the Cerulean Sea is the kind of book that makes you want to restore your confidence in humanity but also the kind that makes you believe that we can do better! And that “we” begins with “I”. Choosing Linus to be our eye into the world was I believe another very clever option that is meant to show us the importance of critically evaluating the rules and traditions and preconceptions that rule the world. To challenge them, even when we have lived under them our whole lives. But also to allow ourselves to find our own happiness.

An extraordinary book, marvellously written, that I consider to be absolutely worth the hype. Needless to say that I 100 per cent recommend this book and it makes me incredibly happy to see it being published in Portugal this month by a publisher that is equally challenging the routine: Desrotina (totally feeling like a genius after writing this basic pun 😝). As for me, I already have the same-style book “Under the Whispering Door” on my shelf waiting to be read, but I’m very much curious to see how T. J. Klune has delved into other genres.

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dilani's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful 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

Loved it. Pure fun magic all around. Linus and Arthur developing their relationship was heartwarming. Each kid in that house has a piece of my heart. I felt especially fond of Sal as he showed amazing growth as a character. I would run to read a sequel to this book if there ever will be. I want to see more of Linus and Arthur (Helen and Zoe too😌) as well as the kids and any others searching for a loving home.

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