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

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The apparent cutoffs were mind boggling for some reason. The book was much telling it is of a calling towards a purpose and sentiments which a lot of people might ignore on a daily, likely kept with their stereotypes adjourned. I had to get used with the third person point of view since lately I was reading YA ones. The details to be exact were otherwise roundabout imaginative which seemed realistic to a fault, except its on an otherworldly setting. As a matter of fact I loved it. It wasn't the type to be all-consuming for a day, well for me, it had to take its time. The book made a lot of wonderful insights and profound lessons which can touch a person's heart. Lucy, Talia, Theodore, Phee, Chauncey, and Sal. These six kids were unlike any other kids. Aside from them being supernatural, they were especially lucky to be a part of a family in the Marsyas Orphanage - it was home. "But I wasn’t living, then. The life I had before wasn’t living. It was getting by." Zoe, the island sprite's words, struck me. It left a pang on my chest as it made me think of my own. Many things in this world do come temporary, though I believe nothing can ever be permanent at some point but when your safe space, that comforting little bubble gets popped, all of a sudden things around you become more vivid and different. You can no longer appease that mundane life. Change as I see is such a beautiful thing, and its one thing that this book has taught me. 
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