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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 50%.
I started off very enthusiastic and for the first 150 pages it was marvelous. But then it slowly started turning into this boring repetitive queer romance. I'm sorry but I didn't see any chemistry between Arthur and linus and quite frankly I would have appreciated a bit more thrill and suspense in the story. It's like the first half just gave away everything good about the story and the second half was just so predictable. The happy go lucky everyone is happy in the end type of stuff. Rebel against the order and what not. It definitely read as a children's novel and I mean adults can also read it but it lacked the sophistication expected for an adult queer romance. If there was yearning, I didn't feel it. If there was depth, I didn't see it. That's why I left it after 200 pages. I just couldn't move past the whole cringe part where Arthur can't hide his "secrets" from the round timid Linus anymore.
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I WISH TO SAY. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK. YOU ARE SWEPT BY THE PLOT. YOU'LL FORGET TIME WHEN YOYRE READING THIS.