Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Дом в лазурном море by TJ Klune

23 reviews

lonely_tardigrade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

this book genuinely felt like a warm hug. it was the first book i’ve finished in probably a year or more. the vibes it gave off (not content) felt like the vibes of watching the owl house. a wholesome story with a bit of danger. and the characters are all so unique and lovable in their own ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

abbiechron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Seriously cannot recommend this book enough. The audiobook added lots of quirky character building with different voices. There were many smiles, heartaches, and times where I just sat laughing literally out loud. Fantastic comfort book with an undertone of mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

isaaah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, and Death of parent

bookishchef's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-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

2.0

So I gave this a 4,5 when I originally read it. 

But I have since then v much changed my mind about TJ Klune and whether I condone him taking the Sixties Scoop as a form of inspiration. 

So now it's 2 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

faranae's review against another edition

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

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

The book handles a wide range of potentially difficult topics with the lightest and gentlest of touches, so I think most of them will not pose a problem. However, Lucy's a bit morbid and has "spiders in his brain", and these elements recur frequently. There is a past confinement incident that is described in some detail towards the end of the book, but it is softened by

knowing the person it happened to has already mostly healed from that trauma.

thereadinglemon's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? N/A

3.5

This book was a warm, comforting book to read and the characters were very loveable, i enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

eligru's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

New favorite!! 
This is a story about an orphanage for children with magical powers narrated by a forty-something government official with a huge heart. Hence, it is not a children's book (but still ok for older kids/young teens to read).
It was all so cute and the world-building so beautiful, that I couldn’t stop reading it. Too bad, it’s a standalone cause I would love to keep following these character's lives. But I guess TJ Klune’s other books will have to do ;)

Also the audiobook is amazing! Already looking forward to re-listing/re-reading this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent