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A review by spellbindingtomes
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
5.0
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘢, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬.
Linus Baker is a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He strictly adheres to the rules of his job and has accepted he'll forever be alone in his mundane life. So when he gets assigned a peculiar case to assess 6 dangerous kids and their caretaker, he sets out to do his job, not knowing the many surprises that are in store for him.
If a book can encompass a warm, fuzzy feeling, it would definitely be this one. This was such a joy to read. The narrative and prose had me laughing multiple times.
𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦.
𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩.
Don't even get me started on the children. Each of them were so chaotic and loveable in their own unique quirky way, it's so hard to pick a favorite! Sal's the gentlest boy. Chauncey and his fascination with bellhops was priceless. Lucy and how he always delivers the best lines highlighting his parentage with the most deadpan expressions killed me 😂
𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.
I highly recommend the audiobook. It was truly an experience to listen to. Daniel Henning did an impeccable job with his clear distinct voices for every character.
If you're looking for a lighthearted read with so many endearing characters and tender moments that tug on your heartstrings, then check this out! I'm officially a TJ Klune fan and will definitely read his other books!
Linus Baker is a caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He strictly adheres to the rules of his job and has accepted he'll forever be alone in his mundane life. So when he gets assigned a peculiar case to assess 6 dangerous kids and their caretaker, he sets out to do his job, not knowing the many surprises that are in store for him.
If a book can encompass a warm, fuzzy feeling, it would definitely be this one. This was such a joy to read. The narrative and prose had me laughing multiple times.
𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦.
𝘛𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩.
Don't even get me started on the children. Each of them were so chaotic and loveable in their own unique quirky way, it's so hard to pick a favorite! Sal's the gentlest boy. Chauncey and his fascination with bellhops was priceless. Lucy and how he always delivers the best lines highlighting his parentage with the most deadpan expressions killed me 😂
𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.
I highly recommend the audiobook. It was truly an experience to listen to. Daniel Henning did an impeccable job with his clear distinct voices for every character.
If you're looking for a lighthearted read with so many endearing characters and tender moments that tug on your heartstrings, then check this out! I'm officially a TJ Klune fan and will definitely read his other books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Minor: Child abuse