vrtlz0 's review for:

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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
this is my opinion.

things i love:
  1. gay
  2. found family
  3. monsters and creatures and critters
  4. the topic of systematic discrimination and oppression is tackled in such a masterful way. it's never a sob story, or feels unrealistic despite its fantastic and magical characters. if the book was any darker, it'd feel like it was being miserable for the sake of artistic tragedy, but never once does it give off the same vibe as rich, white art students taking photos of the houseless people.
  5. i like how linus is just so... real. also, fat protagonist W because WE NEVER SEE IT BRUH LIKE WHY.
  6. seeing linus and arthur's love story unfold-- it was just so ROMANTIC BRUH I WAS GIGGLING AND SHIT OVER FOURTY YEAR OLD MEN 💀💀
  7. ACTUALLY GOOD DIVERSITY, NOT CORNY, NOT WEIRDLY POLITICAL, IT'S JUST THERE

things i hate:

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