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The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)

T.J. Klune

Start date: April 1, 2023

Finish date: April 30, 2023

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Jan 14, 2022 Madeline rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-novels, audiobook, fantasy-paranormal, ya-books, osp-monthly-read

A deeply beautiful story.

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Jun 02, 2022 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, heartwarming, library, humor, friend-love, overdrive, lib-has-audio, library-request, 2022, pulitzerandrunnersupandmore

3.5 stars. I love humorous, magical fantasy, which is what I was looking for when I picked this up. This book wants to make a Point, though, and although I agree with the point, it’s too heavy-handed here, imo and will lose ppl who may need to read it, if that makes sense.

In addition, the audio narration was awful, truly awful. Daniel Henning narrated one of the children in the story using the voice of the Charlie-in-the-box character (he was a Jack-in-the-box character named Charlie instead) f ...more

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Nov 29, 2021 Shelli rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-i-own, fantasy-fix, ni-group-read, ya, magic, all-the-feels, read-in-2021, made-me-think

I really enjoyed this. I love magic and fantasy so knew going in I would like that part. The story has a good message and I like how it was presented. The children in the story were great. All unique, interesting and special. I definitely liked the beginning and the ending the best. There was a bit in the middle where I felt my mind wandering. I think it could have had less build up. Once we get to the ending, all the feels kick in. I had tears in my eyes. I enjoyed all the characters, but Lucy ...more

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Mar 31, 2022 Lorraine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, audiobook, contemporary, fantasy, young-adult, lgbt, magic

The feel good book of the year. I am in love with this book! Klune’s beautifully written novel is the ultimate romance story. I believe there truly must be changes within the release of neurotransmitters of the reader’s body while reading this book. One cannot help but literally fall in love with life, with oneself and their compassion for humanity increases tenfold. A must read!

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May 16, 2022 Kerry Christian rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was not prepared to like this book. I had heard so much about it...so many recommendations. But I knew virtually nothing about its content. When I received the book and read to cover blurb, I almost sent it back without reading as it did not sound like something I would generally like. In the end I decided to give it a try, and I am so glad I did. This captivatingly magical story entranced me from the beginning and I completely fell in love with the characters. If you are looking for something ...more

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Nov 01, 2024 Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-libby, audio, read-2024, audio-2024

The audio narration of this quirky tale along with a diverse and colorful set of characters makes it magical; the message of embracing how we are different instead of being afraid of what we don't try to understand adds depth to what at first glance is a children's story. Out of the mouths of babes. ...more

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