The House in the Cerulean Sea
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
4.2
(36.4K)
TJ Klune
A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!A 2021 Alex Award winner!The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!An Indie Next Pick!One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies”Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger)Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world.Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours."1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless
Fantasy
Lgbtq+
Magic
Mystery
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Author
TJ Klune
Pages
400
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Published Date
2020-03-17
ISBN
1250217288 9781250217288
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"This book was so good! I really didn't know what to expect going into it, but it did not disappoint in the least! Definitely going to be one of my new comfort reads, and I wish I had read it sooner! I loved Linus and Arthur so much! Lucy was probably my favorite of the kids, though I loved them all! Such an amazing book! Love the found family trope! Definitely worth the read! 10/10 would recommend! "
Madison C
"Really sweet, cute book. I recommend for kids as well. "
Skye Edelson-Bennett
"Adding this to the wish list! "
Victoria
"This book was much better than I thought it would be! This book has magical children, they all have their own personalities, troubles, worries, and personal growth! You can see that they have their childlike innocence though the whole world tries to call them monsters. The main character, Linus, has so much growth throughout this book and shows the importance of doing what makes you feel happy and fulfilled in life. He also makes note that following all the rules isn’t always the best decision. I’m not big on love stories but this has a queer love story that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy!
Although this book wasn’t high fantasy or big on world building, that characters and the story line really carried me through the book and kept it interesting. It was very much a warm hearted tale and made me want to read more books like this one.
It gives Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children vibes or The Umbrella Academy, and made me very happy. It shows creating safe spaces for children and letting them know it’s okay to be themselves. This overall was just a very cute book!"
Leeann Smith
"5/5 I loved this book. I kept putting it off for some reason and I wish I hadn’t. I would love to keep reading about this characters because I fell in love with all of them. "
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Sabrina
"This book definitely has a slow start but once you start getting introduced to the full cast of characters it drew me in. It's a sweet story about acceptance and found family"
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Pet
"It was happy. It was a feel good book you should read when you want like a calm comfort book. I loved the growth of the characters and the descriptive details. It was a little slow but overall all very good."
Olivia Kaltner
"No. Problematic. "
The Lazy Reader
"Finished February 25th. The pull quote on the cover says “this book is very close to perfect” and that’s really all that needs to be said. Read it. Fall in love with these characters. Don’t you wish you were here? "
Nikki Nienhaus
"Very enjoyable book, it’s so wholesome!"
Courtney W
