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

353 reviews

readandfindout's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars

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anabelenalonso's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

I believe this is the kind of book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime. An eye-opening and one-of-a-kind book, it opens your eyes to the prejudices we have always had against those who are "different" or considered "dangerous". I laughed, I cried, and I felt it in my heart. I read it as an ebook, and I will definitely purchase a physical book.

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avadore's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

found family fun to warm my cold bureaucratic heart

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mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

Adored this book and all the characters!

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_yollipop_'s review against another edition

5.0

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: Complicated

Thoughts
This was brilliant. Absolutely stunning. This is so hyped so I’m sure another review doesn’t need to be added but I love writing reviews for my own experience so I can look back on.

This was a blend of genres. This is a fantasy with contemporary themes. This is written for an adult audience however I feel both middle grade and young adult audiences would get a lot out of this.

Things I loved
- the characters: the adults and the children I absolutely loved. All the characters were distinct with their own personalities. I love Linus’ work ethic and drive. I love Arthur's protectiveness and heart. I love Lucy and Thalia’s morbid thoughts. I loved Chauncey’s passion and innocence. I loved Sal’s innocence and blossoming personality. I loved Theodore’s hoard of buttons. And Phee is a badass bitch that could kill us all.

I’m terrible with names but I remember every single one of them. I couldn’t help but fall in love with these characters

- the progression: it’s very subtle but you witness the shift of particular characters. I love the acceptance Linus comes to by the end within himself. The way the book flowed what just magical.

- the atmosphere: the juxtaposition of Linus home and his life on the island is clever. The book is mainly set on an island which is lush with descriptions. But we do flash to Linus’ life in the city. And the imagery surrounding both surrounding is well done. While it’s not something I usually take notice of it was done well here.

Things I didn’t love
- the repetition: I don’t like books where the same lines are used over and over again and unfortunately it happened here. There were parts where it helped deliver the message (which is fine) but there were some lines that were overused for no reason

Representation
Gay (main and side characters), Lesbian (side character), Fat (main character), Anxiety (side character)

Trigger Warning
Body Shaming, Child Abuse, Prejudice and Bigotry, Bullying

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marigo1ds's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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

If you cracked me open and looked into my heart you would find a copy of this book. This book feels like a hug.

While I personally am not a fan for allegorical fantasy discrimination, I have to admit that this is the exception that proves the rule. Every character is perfect and lovable. As someone who wants to foster children one day, this book was extremely touching.

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cupidities's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 50%

There was a lot of fatphobia and diet talk in this book, often in the form of jokes and jabs about Linus's body. It was really uncomfortable and, at times, triggering to read.

Beyond that, I felt like the characters lacked depth. They were funny but surface-level.

I've also seen this marketed as "inclusive fantasy," but the only inclusion I saw fleshed out was queer characters. There are characters who aren't white, don't get me wrong, but their race wasn't brought up as an actual part of who they were - it felt as though their skin color was just thrown in, rather than a thoughtful and meaningful part of their characters.

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accovino's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

A book to fill your heart up. I don't know much about the foster system, and obviously this isn't meant to be a direct commentary on that, but I would be careful of it if you have experience there, it may come off white savior-y? Maybe not, but something to be aware of.

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