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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5.0
A lonely, middle-aged man. A secret assignment. An unlikely family.
This book was such a light, quirky, feel good story; It was like wrapping myself in a big, cozy blanket.
Not your typical hero, Linus Baker is a lonely 40 year old man with a “spare tire” around the middle and a black cat named Calliope. Linus has been a caseworker for DICOMY (the Department in Charge of Magical Youth) for the last fifteen years monitoring the well-being of children with magical abilities. He’s a by-the-book, rule follower who sees things in black and white and frequently cites the DICOMY Rules and Regulations handbook. Linus’s job is to evaluate orphanages and determine whether certain magical youth are safe and taken care of as well as whether they are a danger to themself or others. After a very thorough investigation, Linus makes a recommendation to keep a given orphanage operational or to shut it down. He takes this job very seriously.
A devoted employee, Linus is chosen for a special and potentially dangerous classified Level 4 assignment that changes his life forever. This assignment requires him to travel by train and then ferry to an island in a cerulean colored sea and stay on the premises to observe a very unique orphanage for a month. He is asked to submit weekly reports to the DICOMY Extremely Upper Management as well as his final recommendation at the end of the month.
Although slightly predictable, this is one of those stories where the journey is more important than the destination and I just loved it! With a host of captivating and endearing supporting characters like Talia, a bearded gnome with a ton of spunk, Chauncey, an amorphous, tentacled blob who dreams of being a bellhop, and Lucy the 6-year-old anti-Christ who loves his 50s and 60s era record collection, you’re bound to fall in love with this heartwarming tale just as I did.
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Change often starts with the smallest of whispers.
This book was such a light, quirky, feel good story; It was like wrapping myself in a big, cozy blanket.
Not your typical hero, Linus Baker is a lonely 40 year old man with a “spare tire” around the middle and a black cat named Calliope. Linus has been a caseworker for DICOMY (the Department in Charge of Magical Youth) for the last fifteen years monitoring the well-being of children with magical abilities. He’s a by-the-book, rule follower who sees things in black and white and frequently cites the DICOMY Rules and Regulations handbook. Linus’s job is to evaluate orphanages and determine whether certain magical youth are safe and taken care of as well as whether they are a danger to themself or others. After a very thorough investigation, Linus makes a recommendation to keep a given orphanage operational or to shut it down. He takes this job very seriously.
A devoted employee, Linus is chosen for a special and potentially dangerous classified Level 4 assignment that changes his life forever. This assignment requires him to travel by train and then ferry to an island in a cerulean colored sea and stay on the premises to observe a very unique orphanage for a month. He is asked to submit weekly reports to the DICOMY Extremely Upper Management as well as his final recommendation at the end of the month.
Although slightly predictable, this is one of those stories where the journey is more important than the destination and I just loved it! With a host of captivating and endearing supporting characters like Talia, a bearded gnome with a ton of spunk, Chauncey, an amorphous, tentacled blob who dreams of being a bellhop, and Lucy the 6-year-old anti-Christ who loves his 50s and 60s era record collection, you’re bound to fall in love with this heartwarming tale just as I did.
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