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A review by tookish_by_nature
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
According to how I rate books it doesn't feel right to give higher than this score since I wouldnt say its paticularly deep- but I LOVED this book.
It could be described as shallow, bad things happen but work out for the best in a fairly easy manner (especially in relation to bigotry) but sometimes that's exactly what you want.
For personal reasons the year so far has been awful, leaving me with no desire to read any books at all. Everything I tried I had to give up on.
Until Cerulean Sea, I figured since it wasn't too long I'd give it a shot and I devoured it.
The children are delightful and distinctive, all with they're own tragic backstories and enough heart to fill you to bursting. The romance was quite cute but fairly unobtrusive, featuring only close to the end of the book. But the star of it for me was Linus.
I loved Linus, he felt very real and I related to him a lot. His character development had me cheering for him, especially when he stood up for himself at work!
I've pre-ordered the sequel and can't wait for it to be out!
It could be described as shallow, bad things happen but work out for the best in a fairly easy manner (especially in relation to bigotry) but sometimes that's exactly what you want.
For personal reasons the year so far has been awful, leaving me with no desire to read any books at all. Everything I tried I had to give up on.
Until Cerulean Sea, I figured since it wasn't too long I'd give it a shot and I devoured it.
The children are delightful and distinctive, all with they're own tragic backstories and enough heart to fill you to bursting. The romance was quite cute but fairly unobtrusive, featuring only close to the end of the book. But the star of it for me was Linus.
I loved Linus, he felt very real and I related to him a lot. His character development had me cheering for him, especially when he stood up for himself at work!
I've pre-ordered the sequel and can't wait for it to be out!