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

Oct 26, 2020 Danielle Gypsy Soul rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, fantasy, m-m, magic-witches, glbt

I adored this book! It was just so much fun. It made me laugh, cry and smile. There isn't much of a romance in this book and normally that would bother me but in this book it didn't. I was enjoying all the characters and the story so much it didn't matter. The secondary characters in this book are amazing - I just loved Lucy with his over the top death threats and his love for "Golden Oldies". I loved Chauncey the gelatinous boy with dreams of being a bellhop and Theodore and his love of buttons ...more

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Feb 09, 2023 Shivam Tiwari rated it really liked it

The House in The Cerulean Sea (⭐️ 4/5)
For me, it really came close to being perfect in all sense...

It is based in a world where magical beings live among humans. A case worker is sent to a mysterious orphanage to investigate the treatment of the magical children that reside there by their warden, a charismatic but peculiar man.

I stopped counting how many books like these have I left in the middle. I don't go for the sappy/emotional types usually. This one made me believe that I still have some f ...more

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Jul 01, 2023 christene_littlelibrary rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: g-fantasy, all-time-fave-reads, read-in-2023, z-ttx-nbrc-2024, gcac_2020, fave-reads-2023

The House in the Cerulean Sea is a beautiful and full of emotion novel about magical creatures. I like and enjoyed this book. Amazing world building and character development! The author is so creative in making each characters in this book. I cried on the last few chapters! So much love. Highly recommended! 4/5

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Aug 01, 2020 Colleen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, reviews

I just loved this book. It took me back to childhood -- I have never been a high fantasy fan but liked a lot of kids' fantasy series like Half Magic and, obviously, Harry Potter. This one in particular reminded me of Eva Ibbotson. It was just so delightfully quirky and fun. It dealt with an obvious issue in society (prejudice) in a way that mostly avoided being heavy handed. I felt like the discussions characters had about prejudice against magical creatures were pretty analogous to IRL conversa ...more

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Jun 08, 2023 Keli rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: enjoyed-quite-a-bit, lgbtq, i-love-this-book, oooh-that-is-a-good-character, fun-and-engaging-main-character, now-i-know-what-the-hype-was-about, 4-5-rounded-to-5, very-enjoyable, magic, vwf-5-star-2023

TJ Klune writes the world as it should be: saccharine, kind, respectful, considerate, lovely, hopeful, wonderful, and magical. Why do we want anything other than that?

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Jul 30, 2021 Tina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle, home, tower-team-2021

This book was adorable! It was really funny, sweet and I loved all the children:)

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Mar 19, 2023 Tina rated it liked it

Shelves: akvamarin-in-rubin, 2023-around-the-year-in-52-books

This is a book about difference. It is a book about different persons.
Lots of wisdom words.

And it says here you are quite alone. No spouse. No children. No one to miss you if you had to leave for any extended lenght of time.
But still- I have a cat.

But we must pick and choose our fights. Just because someone else acts a certain way, doesn’t mean we should respond in kind. It’s what makes us different. It’s what makes us good.”

“The way some people can be. But as long as you remember to be just an ...more

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Mar 14, 2022 Kaity rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 300-pages, romance, fantasy, magic, tor-books, macmillan, reread, lgbt, 2020-mar, author-gay

I am so sad that I can’t go home to this island and its inhabitants. My heart literally breaks with joy every time I revisit this book. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.

MM, cozy with tough themes, found family, mature mostly average mmcs, slow burn, magical cast

“Hate is loud, but I think you’ll learn it’s because it’s only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as you remember you’re not alone, you will overcome.”

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Feb 11, 2024 Lu rated it really liked it

Shelves: coming-of-age, lgbtq, fantasy, romance, magical-realism, children, cozy, 52-2024

Es una hermosa historia que la re imagino hecha por Pixar, con un protagonista burócrata en una vida gris, burocrática y aburrida que tiene que ir a una isla llena de magia y encanto por un encargo del trabajo. La historia es hermosa y tierna, hace mucho incapié en no juzgar un libro por una portada y en no encasillarse en lo que la sociedad dice que tenemos que ser. La historia es bastante autoconclusiva, aunque tiene una segunda parte que supuestamente sale este año

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Jun 14, 2021 Ami Blackwell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What a beautiful book! This was my first TJ Klune book and it was everything I’d read about it and more! Heartwarming, charming, enchanting, and enlightening. The message of inclusivity and acceptance was presented with skillful prose and I loved the magical descriptions of the children. This one will stick with me for a while, I think!

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