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

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There aren't enough words for me to properly go into just how much of a marvel this book is. As a queer person, seeing how lovingly Linus and Arthur were written was extremely heartwarming, especially for one with a heart so shriveled as mine. I know not everyone has the same takeaway from these sort of things, but the magic in this book truly picked me up and swept me along with it, and I would have stayed in it forever if possible.

It had many aspects in it as well that I feel could make for a wonderful Ghibli film, which is less of a review and more of how I personally imagined things. I love Marsyas and will be returning to it most assuredly.
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