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

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Certainly not the worst thing I have ever read but it doesn't do anything all that interesting either. The writing style was fine, I liked a few of the characters, and there were a couple of scenes that I really enjoyed but overall there wasn't much there for me. I felt like it wasn't saying anything new or at least trying to say it in an interesting and thought provoking way (which isn't inherently bad or wrong). If I'm being honest I found the book to be really preachy and heavy handed, like I had to have the moral lesson spelled out in big bold letters for me, otherwise there is no way I would of understood what the book was trying to say. I know this isn't marketed at a younger audience but maybe it should of been.