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annettewolf 's review for:
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Yes
Well. This is a damn fine book. I stayed up until 3am to read it all in one sitting because I wanted to know what happened, and I loved the characters so much. The mystery is a quiet one. The conflict is not the end of the world, but rather small tensions here and there between characters. Moments where we hope our protagonist will stand up and shine.
The relationship development in this book is fantastic. It is slow and measured and so, so sweet when little changes in the dynamic make themselves apparent.
This is the found family story that everyone needs. Just be ready to cry rather a lot. Sad tears and happy tears and oooh-that-hits-me-in-my-heart tears.
The only thing that kept this from being a 5-star book for me is the way that some of the characters would state the theme outright...and it happened more than once. It got to be a little on-the-nose. I understand why it was written that way, though, and this is still a solid "will be re-read" keeper for me.
The relationship development in this book is fantastic. It is slow and measured and so, so sweet when little changes in the dynamic make themselves apparent.
This is the found family story that everyone needs. Just be ready to cry rather a lot. Sad tears and happy tears and oooh-that-hits-me-in-my-heart tears.
The only thing that kept this from being a 5-star book for me is the way that some of the characters would state the theme outright...and it happened more than once. It got to be a little on-the-nose. I understand why it was written that way, though, and this is still a solid "will be re-read" keeper for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Cannibalism, Death of parent