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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
adventurous
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders
adventurous
emotional
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
Absolutely flawless. I adored every page.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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 book had me crying about halfway through and bawling by the end (happy tears, of course.) Sweet, warm, and loving. A fantastic book about breaking rules for the greater good, taking big steps out of your small bubble, and finding your true home.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Violence
Minor: Homophobia
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
My goodness, this book. THIS BOOK. I think the best way to describe The House in the Cerulean Sea is Animal Crossing in book form. I’m not kidding. The story is touching, heartfelt, and provides eloquent commentary on social issues. The book starts with Linus Baker, a caseworker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. Linus is assigned a new case at a classified orphanage in the Cerulean Sea with a group of magical creatures. There, adventure awaits.
This is the book I will be pushing into the hands of all adult readers. I urge you to pick it up; I guarantee you will love it. The children at the orphanage are what make this book spectacular. They are hilarious, kind, puzzling, and incredibly intelligent. So rarely do I connect with a book as magical as this one. Believe the hype.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Xenophobia
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
GAY. ENJOYABLE. I SCREAMED.
poor worldbuilding
very lighthhearted/lots of wishful thinking lol
like a mix between The Rook and The Girl Who Could Fly, but like, the worst of each?
"do any of you actually have kids" lmao. "I cry and give an impassioned speech about friendship and the bigoted people resign" it's like Hidden Figures but maybe slightly less embarrassing because at least it's a queer person's self-fantasy
"see something, say something" is not inherently dystopic. It could have a positive connotation in an open and supportive community (Akwaeke Emezi's Pet?), for example. I realize what it's trying to reference, but you actually have to show how that slogan reinforces oppressive ideals. There was a tension in this book between letting the narrator be a naïve underling and revealing substantial bigotry past the narrator's ignorance/unreliability.
poor worldbuilding
very lighthhearted/lots of wishful thinking lol
like a mix between The Rook and The Girl Who Could Fly, but like, the worst of each?
"do any of you actually have kids" lmao. "I cry and give an impassioned speech about friendship and the bigoted people resign" it's like Hidden Figures but maybe slightly less embarrassing because at least it's a queer person's self-fantasy
"see something, say something" is not inherently dystopic. It could have a positive connotation in an open and supportive community (Akwaeke Emezi's Pet?), for example. I realize what it's trying to reference, but you actually have to show how that slogan reinforces oppressive ideals. There was a tension in this book between letting the narrator be a naïve underling and revealing substantial bigotry past the narrator's ignorance/unreliability.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia