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The House in the Cerulean Sea
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Start date
May 1, 2021
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May 21, 2021
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Book of the Month Club
Why we're reading this
This will be our May 2021 read!

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What Members Thought

Grace
Apr 01, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, queer-themes
This was cute!

I have somewhat complicated feelings about this author and generally don't read their works anymore, but when this got rave reviews, including from friends of mine who aren't big MM readers, I figured I'd give it a go and was pleasantly surprised! There's still the trademark humor, but despite the themes here which would be easy to run away with, it definitely doesn't get cracky, nor are any of the characters totally exhausting to read as in so many of their other works. Very sweet
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Silverin
8.5/10
A book to re-read... and cry happy tears over.
The first three chapters literally gave me a headache- Linus Baker is so stressed- but fun starts near the end of the third chapter. As one character puts it: "Your life is at its lowest this very moment, and you need to start fresh, which leads you to finding your true love. It practically writes itself!"
This is basically the plot of Mr. Baker's story but it is also so much more. It's about the journey of meeting people, of experiencing life's
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Penny Wilder
Apr 11, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
An absolutely lovely happy queer story!
Ng
Oct 04, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Penny Wilder
Sep 01, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Emily
Jul 20, 2019 marked it as to-read
Tara
May 04, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Emily
Nov 11, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jill
Nov 14, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Doris
Feb 20, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: hoopla, audio
Charlinda Jenkins
Jul 07, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Rodney B
Jul 21, 2020 is currently reading it
Nina
May 01, 2023 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Brin
Jan 24, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: bought-2021
Brin
Sep 19, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: bought-2021
Brin
Dec 31, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: bought-2021
Lillian Francis
Jun 10, 2022 marked it as to-read
Jolene
Jul 23, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Jamey
Oct 21, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jay
Aug 05, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Emily
Aug 05, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Autumn
Dec 27, 2024 marked it as to-read