A review by chazholden
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

3.5

A heartwarming book. Although the ending was a little predictable and the writing was overly sweet (was expected from a book aimed at a younger audience) I really enjoyed this book and its characters. I do wish it could have explored more of the harsh realities of the orphanages and the trauma, instead of the overly sweet dialogue and adventures. Some parts also felt very repetitive with talk of how the children are so misunderstood etc etc. His home back in the city felt overwhelmingly boring and sad and his life with the children felt overly perfect and happy like a fairytale. But maybe happy books just aren’t for me. Despite all of that I did still enjoy reading this and will be reading the sequel.