Title: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author: T.J. Klune
Series: Cerulean Chronicles #1
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Cozy fantasy, LGBTQI, Magic
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2020
I picked up The House in the Cerulean Sea for a reading challenge. And honestly, it just looked kind of cute. And that was it. I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I kind of like that I went into this with absolutely no expectations, because damn was it amazing! I loved every minute of it and most definitely did NOT want to put it down.
This might have a bit of a romance to the core of it, but for me, this was a story that was all about Found Family. Not just family, but also finding your place in the world. It kind of made the romance take a huge second stage to the idea of the whole crew falling for one another.
I found the very dry and plain way in which the author made everything in the world sound to be very humorous. I love that it starts off very drab, boring and grey (I never knew writing could actually be so GREY). And then, as Linus finds his place in the world and new family… the colours just begin to leap off of the pages. The contrast worked brilliantly and really drove home that feeling of belonging which is so easy to embrace.
There were so many secrets and plots throughout this story. Many, many moments occurred that I just didn’t expect. And yet, even though some of the more questionable aspects of humanity were highlighted, there was so much hope for the future. In every single moment and word. A truly optimistic and cute story. Now I can’t wait to dive into the next one.
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