sockandkey 's review for:

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Devoured this in less than a week. Extremely disappointed when I realized the (white) author was inspired to make a lighthearted fantasy by the 60s scoop (yikes), which was handled poorly, in retrospect

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent