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basilica_reads 's review for:
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by TJ Klune
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Ultimately this book was a comfort read for me but there are a few things that I had issues with.
The components I loved were that this book comforting, hopeful, and full of lovable characters that I wanted more of after finishing the first book.
However the main plot of this book felt a bit like a rerun of the original and at points some of the fight against DICOMY/DICOMA felt more preachy than anyone actually doing anything. I was left wishing that the book had instead been split: focused on the challenges and joys of adopting David and then a third focusing on fighting DICOMY/DICOMA/for social change/etc.
While I liked the shift of focus from Talia and Lucy to Sal and Theodore and David - creating a sort of balance between the two books - I felt like the personal growth Sal had to get to his outspoken character in this book was missing in this book (I get that there was some in book one but it still felt like a leap from where we left him).
The components I loved were that this book comforting, hopeful, and full of lovable characters that I wanted more of after finishing the first book.
However the main plot of this book felt a bit like a rerun of the original and at points some of the fight against DICOMY/DICOMA felt more preachy than anyone actually doing anything. I was left wishing that the book had instead been split: focused on the challenges and joys of adopting David and then a third focusing on fighting DICOMY/DICOMA/for social change/etc.
While I liked the shift of focus from Talia and Lucy to Sal and Theodore and David - creating a sort of balance between the two books - I felt like the personal growth Sal had to get to his outspoken character in this book was missing in this book (I get that there was some in book one but it still felt like a leap from where we left him).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Classism