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

Apr 05, 2021 Krissy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-motherfucking-stars, audible-library, audiobook, lgbtq, cover-color-blue, cover-car-or-truck, pgs-300-399, group-rec-5-star

I loved this book! The kids melted my heart ❤

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Jun 07, 2022 Rachel N. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: play-book-tag, fantasy, love, magic, lgbt, read-in-2022

Linus Baker works for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's sent on a secret assignment to review the orphanage run by Arthur Parnassus. There are six unique children living at the orphanage, including the son of the devil. Arthur has spent all his life living by the rules working in a drab office with no windows when he's suddenly sent to this island full of color and life. I love this book. All the main characters were great, including the children. I laughed, I cried and I thoroughl ...more

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Apr 20, 2022 Sue rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, audio-books, magical

I listened to the audio and totally loved it. It's perfect for fans of fantasy and magical realism, but it has so much to say. The main character, Linus, is traditional, has never thought of doing anything different, just tries to fit in, & is slowly dying of averageness. His job as a caseworker for magical children in orphanages gives him some satisfaction for doing good, although the company is soul-stealing in its desire for conformity. When he is given a super-secret assignment to investigat ...more

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Apr 14, 2022 Avigail rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, own, everand, physical-book, challenges, buddy-reads, 2022, 5-stars

I had the best reading experience reading while listening to the audiobook of The House in the Cerulean Sea. It is my second T.J. Klune, but it won't be the last one. The story is a magical escapist story filled with whimsy and enchantment.
I loved it in the volume that he built the plot step by step, where he had to be honest to the utmost and not afraid to tell the truth to our eyes, and at the same time, he was light and heartwarming all the way. Not only did the characters make it special.
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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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Feb 21, 2022 Karen D rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, magical-realism, totally-predictable, lgbt, eccentric-characters, magic

Just about everyone read this last year, but I finally got my hands on a copy from my library. To me, it was cheesy, sweet, funny, quirky, heartwarming, relatable, and incredibly predictable. I did like it better than Under the Whispering Door because the character progression felt more natural, but it was basically the same setup.

It has great messages about acceptance, diversity, found family, and home. But these messages are not subtle in the least, you have no choice but to get these!

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Feb 22, 2022 Catsalive rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022

3.5*
I think this is a very sweet tale, maybe a little too saccharine on occasion but I guess it is a love story as well as a fable. It does belabour the point a bit at times & I couldn't help feeling I was being beaten over the head with THE MESSAGE - yes, yes, the injustice of it all. Linus Baker is a superb character & I enjoyed his personality, he might even be considered a mouse that roared.

The writing flows very well making it very easy to read. This was definitely better than Under the Whi ...more

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Apr 24, 2021 Beth rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sword-and-laser, childrens

This was really sweet, and I loved the found-family of kids and how Linus the inspector learned to care about them. All the stuff with the kids was great. I found the adult motives a bit harder to accept; it's not a sign of an evil bureaucracy that inspectors aren't supposed to start dating the people they are evaluating; that seems like basic ethics. And the huge angst over Linus's decision (view spoiler) ...more

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