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

4.0

This book grew on me - I didn't love the first 50 pages of exposition and was genuinely disappointed, but once I met the whole cast of characters I slowly fell in love. This was ultimately such a sweet, slow, comforting story (which is funny, considering one of the children is the antichrist) - it had a very distinct feeling to it, vaguely 50s surreal fantasy/scifi? - and the characters all had such lovely distinct voices (I loved how I could see Linus' personality come through as he became more comfortable with Arthur and the children). I picked this up from Hager Books a couple years ago and finally read it this year in honour of Pride Month, and to make a point of reading the books I own. I really enjoyed this book, and can see it being one that I pick up whenever I need a hug. I saw myself in Linus and how disillusioned he was with the world - I hope I can find home the way he did.