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

T.J. Klune

Start date: January 1, 2024

Finish date: January 31, 2024

Discussion: MODERN / POPULAR READS

Why we're reading this: January 2024 - Catch-Up Selection
Group Modern/Popular Read - Sept 2021
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Oct 26, 2021 Jen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ms-c

Just the perfect book about life. About discovering who you are not just what you are and finding your place in it all. Loving not just surviving. I loved this so much and will recommend it to everyone I know without hesitation.

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May 24, 2021 Ketutar Jensen rated it it was amazing

So sweet! All the homophobic a-holes miss a wonderful love story :-)
I love the children. All of them are amazing, wonderful kids, and I'm filled with love to my adoptive children. I can't wait for sequel, of all the adventures of this unusual family, and how they rescue all the children of the world :-)
I love it that not everyone is nice. Not everyone learns anything. Because there are people like that in the world, and the world is still a nice place, and the people who love us are what matters ...more

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Sep 07, 2020 Susannah rated it it was ok

Shelves: did-not-finish

DNF on page 235

I really hate not finishing a book, but I could not stand the condescension of the characters towards the main character/audience surrogate. Characters literally stopped to lecture the main character on the value of difference every few pages. I can see the value of that in a middle grade book (which, to be honest, is the audience this book seemed targeted to in spite of all its adult readers), but I don’t think the people who are going to pick up this book in the first place need ...more

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Jul 28, 2021 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books

I loved this so much! It's not only a new favorite, but very high up on my favorites list. It actually started off a little rough for me, but it got good pretty fast, and there was just so much to love about it. I loved all the characters, the writing, the setting. It was just SO GOOD! ...more

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Dec 29, 2020 Amy Ellis rated it liked it

This book was cute, but way too twee and predictable for me. The platitudes were constant, and it read like a Disney movie—a buttoned-up corporate drone with no life gets sent on assignment to an island of magical misfits...I think you can figure out the ending.
This was too overhyped for me—but props to the author for his creativity and use of music and devilish humor.

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Oct 02, 2020 Kim rated it really liked it

This is a very cute and easy read that will leaving you feeling good. All the problems are a little too easily solved and I didn't really feel any chemistry between the main character and his love interest, but otherwise this was very sweet and enjoyable. ...more

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Oct 09, 2021 Tiffany rated it it was amazing

Amazing book, well written great store and really refreshing to read.

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Jun 13, 2021 Michelle rated it did not like it

Shelves: did-not-finish, fantasy, fiction, e-book, lgbtq

I found the writing in this book to be forced and cheesy (like a sitcom). The "scariest" character in the book is based on a religion that I'm not a part of, so that character had no impact on me and didn't feel remotely believable. I was initially interested in the description of the work environment, but it became repetitive. ...more

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