Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

39 reviews

yellowcape's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The gays were gaying!!!!

This is one of the most beautiful books I have read in a long time. I struggle to write a review if not to just use words in a list. Heartwarming, wholesome, paternal, funny, beautiful, fantastic, clear, honest. 

I think the subject of discrimination is handled delicately and is well executed. I loved our main character Linus from the first page, J-Bone is also a personal favourite along with Talia. 

My sole criticism is that the first half of the book was paced a little too slowly for me but I am SO glad I picked it back up after a break - which I cannot state how rare that is once I put a book back on the shelf usually it is doomed to be ignored. However the characters were just so loveable (calliope I’m looking at you) that I was convinced. 

P L E A S E  read it. There were so many times I was giddy, grinning at the pages - honestly all but kicking my legs. The positive 2SLGBTQ+ representation is incredible and it’s so nice to read a book with queer characters where the relationship is so realistic and wholesome but not the main focus of the plot nor the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

bookishval's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this is my favorite book of all times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

miller8d's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I absolutely loved the personalities in this story and the palpable familial love. Everyone was very charming and it was delightful and charming to follow their stories. My only complaint is that

the actual core story of the book, about the rip-off Harry Potter ministry and the backstory at the end blah blah, was quite boring to me and took up far too much time in the book. I wish there had been a more original and more enticing foundation of logic/exposition for the story’s characters to work off of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Xenophobia and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

I really liked this book but, until the very end,

the main character is very frequently described as fat in a demeaning/self-hating way (from his own POV), until the VERY end when the author very briefly mentions that maybe now he doesn’t mind his extra fat so much because now he has found love/confidence (basically). In the end, I guess that’s technically a win, but the whole narrative is extremely negative toward fat bodies for the entire book, literally for no reason at all. It didn’t need to be in the story at all.

madelynfrank's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I think at this point I’ll give any book that makes me cry 5 stars. 
Truly funny, heartwarming, interesting world building, great imagery, cool characters. Felt very idealistic/wish fulfillment- which I absolutely loved. Do you want to go to a perfect island and have supportive dads that will stand up for u. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

martapsalvado's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

(4,25 ⭐️)
well maybe I like fantasy after all but only wholesome fantasy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

jlaz_13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nickel_'s review

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

transpercy_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book has had an enormous impact on me, it was one of the first times I ever read something with queer joy in it and I felt normal for once.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment