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The House in the Cerulean Sea
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Start date
June 29, 2023
Finish date
July 24, 2023
Why we're reading this
The House in the Cerulean Sea is Forest Avenue Book Discussion's July selection! This book club will be h…more

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Rod Snavely
I enjoyed this book very much. It makes you think about discrimination, government, mob mentality, what makes a hero, what defines a family and LGBTQIA themes. The book is in the fantasy genre including magical beings.
I recommend this book for numerous categories in the DMPL Reading Challenge including Family Sagas, Young Adult Book and Book Chosen for Cover Design. Although I don't think this book has been banned, it does have a strong backlash due to the author saying that he got some inspirat
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Susan
Nov 07, 2021 rated it really liked it
LOTS of life lessons and revelations are included in this fable. It was nice finding all the little treasures inside.
I timed library loans for the written and audio selections at the same time, and it was the perfect way to read this book. The narrator, Daniel Henning, should win an award for the audio version.
Jessa
Nov 21, 2021 rated it it was amazing
This book fucked me up and I loved every second of it. Magic without the annoying "omg magic is so cool" vibes. ...more
Heidi
Mar 25, 2023 rated it it was amazing
This is the first book in a long time that made me actually laugh out loud. Charming and sweet - if you just take it for a lovely story and not think to hard about it, it's a lovely ride. ...more
Chance
Jul 01, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Caitlin
Oct 18, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
Nov 08, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: own, hoopla
Rebecca Finneran
Nov 21, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2021-books
Kara
Oct 03, 2021 rated it liked it
Morgan
Nov 16, 2021 rated it liked it
Ellaine
Dec 14, 2021 marked it as to-read
Kim Blythe
Dec 26, 2021 marked it as to-read
Franny
Mar 16, 2022 rated it really liked it
Madison Schettler
Apr 23, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Meredith Phipps-Roby
Feb 03, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Kelsey
Mar 08, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tori
May 02, 2022 marked it as did-not-finish  ·  review of another edition
Julie Lange-gledhill
Jun 09, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Jennie
Feb 06, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Misty B
Apr 19, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
May 30, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Susan
Jun 02, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Alexandria
Aug 05, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Emma C.
Nov 30, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Crystal
Dec 31, 2023 marked it as to-read