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A review by toadmato
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
3.25
A heartwarming, feel good story that unfortunately gets held back by having too many character and too little pages.
While it is a lovely story about found family an following your heart, I found that it was lacking. Characters and their relationships seemed under developed and the stakes felt to low for the circumstances. For a story that focused so much on the characters, it honestly felt that they were crammed in during some pages just to remind the reader that they existed.
The romances also felt like they came out of the blue and didn't have much build up.
While it is a lovely story about found family an following your heart, I found that it was lacking. Characters and their relationships seemed under developed and the stakes felt to low for the circumstances. For a story that focused so much on the characters, it honestly felt that they were crammed in during some pages just to remind the reader that they existed.
The romances also felt like they came out of the blue and didn't have much build up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Child abuse
Minor: Fatphobia