Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

76 reviews

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cursing

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

I loved the narrator! 
The story is very wholesome, reminds me of the secret society of irregular witches, maybe even better:) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

kelisabeth's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

hypofocus's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

I was sucked right in and found myself sobbing on my eReader at 1am as I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing and Violence

hales_1243's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cannibalism

Minor: Drug use

There was no explicit drug use, but there was reference to drugs briefly by a side character.

abookwormspov's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kaimetcalfe's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

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pastelkerstin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Violence and Death of parent

sirkeili's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am absolutely floored by how much I love this book. From Linus' introduction, to his growth throughout the novel, to his final arc where he shines the brightest had me hooked.

Linus is both incredibly oblivious, and incredibly endearing. He reminds me a lot of Aziraphale; trying to do his job perfectly, but ultimately failing due to his endless compassion, empathy and boundless love.  The amount of times I was screaming both "Linus, for the love of god, LOOK" followed by me nearly crying at how soft he was is numerable.

The kids?  Arthur?  Zoe?  All of them were so endearing, and I loved them all so much. Theo and Lucy both are top contenders for my favourite kid, mostly due to their antics, but all of them are hilarious gremlins and their meddling is priceless.

I was not surprised Arthur was magical, as the hints were there, but the fact he was a FUCKING PHEONIX did actually.  The scene where Linus protects Helen from the rock, and you see how absolutely lethal Arthur can be in his form was absolutely cinematic.  The fact they have to have Zoe babysit the kids so they can bone each other in peace was absolutely hilarious as well, the poor things can't catch a break.  They're adorable dads, and the fact they are trying to save more children to give them a safe home, made me so damn emotional.

Overall, this feel-good story about found family and overcoming our own self-made limitations is a phenomenal novel.  I hope to see more of Linus and his family soon, I do miss them so! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, and Religious bigotry

tabear's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Forced institutionalization