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A review by signemai
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
4.0
This book really had me hooked. It's really charming, fantastical, and truly wholesome. It kind of feels like a combination og Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children and Up, with an added whimsical atmosphere.
What I liked most about it was the personalities of the six children that our main character, Linus, meets. I loved every single one of them and would die for them in an instant. My favourites were Talia and Lucy, but really, all of them had my heart.
Despite this, I have a few negative points:
1) Sometimes it was a little bit too on the nose with the message we are supposed to learn. I would have preferred if it hadn't been spoken out so many times. It became quite repetitive. But then, this is a children's book, so this is kind of forgiven.
Another thing related to it being a children's book is that it was very predictable. From the beginning of the story I understood where it was going, and I was never really surprised, par the fun and creative characters Klune created. But for me this wasn't really a negative, I still enjoyed the story.
2) It was a little bit too easy. Whenever the characters would be in trouble, it never really lasted long, and they got out of it without a hassle. This made me feel that the characters (or island?) were never in any real danger, which took the drama away from it a little bit.
3) The romance was cheesy, and the main character was a bit too naive and clueless. But I can live with this.
All in all though, this was such a fun read and I hope I will be revisiting this book again!
What I liked most about it was the personalities of the six children that our main character, Linus, meets. I loved every single one of them and would die for them in an instant. My favourites were Talia and Lucy, but really, all of them had my heart.
Despite this, I have a few negative points:
1) Sometimes it was a little bit too on the nose with the message we are supposed to learn. I would have preferred if it hadn't been spoken out so many times. It became quite repetitive. But then, this is a children's book, so this is kind of forgiven.
Another thing related to it being a children's book is that it was very predictable. From the beginning of the story I understood where it was going, and I was never really surprised, par the fun and creative characters Klune created. But for me this wasn't really a negative, I still enjoyed the story.
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(Spoiler: I even predicted the relationship between Zoe and Helen)2) It was a little bit too easy. Whenever the characters would be in trouble, it never really lasted long, and they got out of it without a hassle. This made me feel that the characters (or island?) were never in any real danger, which took the drama away from it a little bit.
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(Spoiler: This particularly includes the scene with the angry horde. They came out of that way too easily, and I felt it was a bit weird that Arthur would use a powerful moment on such a little thing.)3) The romance was cheesy, and the main character was a bit too naive and clueless. But I can live with this.
All in all though, this was such a fun read and I hope I will be revisiting this book again!