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A review by sabrinz
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
3.75
It hurts to give this book only 3.75 stars - and the main reason for my rating is just personal preference.
The story is lovely and told in such a clam manner despite some of the heavier topics that it touches upon. The characters are amazing (esp. the children) and I could spend hours finding out more about each and every one of them.
In general, the story is about Linus Baker, a caseworker who lives and breathes by the rules and regulation of his company because that is how it's done (even if he might not be too happy about it). Extremely Upper Management send him to investigate an orphenage with very special children - they expect him to stay for a month and send weekly reports, ultimatley helping them decide if the orphenage is to remain open or not. And during this stay we see Linus opening up and slowly shedding the grey coat of his old life that he had donned becuase it was what people told him to do.
The story is lovely and told in such a clam manner despite some of the heavier topics that it touches upon. The characters are amazing (esp. the children) and I could spend hours finding out more about each and every one of them.
In general, the story is about Linus Baker, a caseworker who lives and breathes by the rules and regulation of his company because that is how it's done (even if he might not be too happy about it). Extremely Upper Management send him to investigate an orphenage with very special children - they expect him to stay for a month and send weekly reports, ultimatley helping them decide if the orphenage is to remain open or not. And during this stay we see Linus opening up and slowly shedding the grey coat of his old life that he had donned becuase it was what people told him to do.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Death of parent