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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5.0
“Home isn’t always the house you live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with.”
Ugh. This book - absolutely beautiful.
Linus Baker is this boring but insanely likeable man. He’s a rule follower, but he has a heart of gold and has just fallen out of love with life. This book is about his spectacular journey.
Linus works for this evil corporation who essentially keeps tabs on magical people. And Linus’ job is to go to orphanages that house these magical children and ensure they are getting the care they deserve. When he’s assigned to a very “unique” orphanage… his life will never be the same.
Phee, Sal, Theodore, Lucy, Chauncey, and Talia (the kids at the orphanage) are seriously the freaking cutest. I mean they all captured my heart in different ways but doooooooode I absolutely loved Talia. She is so cute and cracked me up the entire book.
And Linus and Arthur - their love was so pure. I felt like the grinch reading this book.. my heart growing in size as I read it. This book was truly special.
My one tiny complaint is the chapters are long in this book… making it feel longer than it was I think? But that’s my only complaint.
Ok, lastly, this quote will stay with me forever:
I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They’re a story. They tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon. I am but paper, and though there are many like me, none are exactly the same. I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.
Ugh. This book - absolutely beautiful.
Linus Baker is this boring but insanely likeable man. He’s a rule follower, but he has a heart of gold and has just fallen out of love with life. This book is about his spectacular journey.
Linus works for this evil corporation who essentially keeps tabs on magical people. And Linus’ job is to go to orphanages that house these magical children and ensure they are getting the care they deserve. When he’s assigned to a very “unique” orphanage… his life will never be the same.
Phee, Sal, Theodore, Lucy, Chauncey, and Talia (the kids at the orphanage) are seriously the freaking cutest. I mean they all captured my heart in different ways but doooooooode I absolutely loved Talia. She is so cute and cracked me up the entire book.
And Linus and Arthur - their love was so pure. I felt like the grinch reading this book.. my heart growing in size as I read it. This book was truly special.
My one tiny complaint is the chapters are long in this book… making it feel longer than it was I think? But that’s my only complaint.
Ok, lastly, this quote will stay with me forever:
I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They’re a story. They tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon. I am but paper, and though there are many like me, none are exactly the same. I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.