The House in the Cerulean Sea
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- Create Date：2021-10-11 05:50:30
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：T.J. Klune
- ISBN：1250816491
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Isabella Hood
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This book is literally a cinnamon roll。 I laughed and cried and fell in love with every character 😭❤️ one of the sweetest books I’ve ever read
Adrian
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If you want to feel warm and fuzzy， this is the book for you
Nicole
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This book was a charming little delight。 I don't know the last time I've fallen this in love with characters （mostly Talia）。 This book was a charming little delight。 I don't know the last time I've fallen this in love with characters （mostly Talia）。 。。。more
Sachee
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This book is like a warm blanket around your heart。 So cozy and uplifting。
Jill Norman
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this book on the recommendation of people who loved it so much， and who are people I LOVE， so I thought I would enjoy it more than I did。I have to say that I STRUGGLED to get through it， as the characters never really seemed to grab me。 I feel as though we were supposed to see the children as odd and “scary” and then grow to love them， but since I love quirky kids- I liked them immediately and then spent the whole book feeling like something needed to “get on with it already”。 Lucy and Ta I read this book on the recommendation of people who loved it so much， and who are people I LOVE， so I thought I would enjoy it more than I did。I have to say that I STRUGGLED to get through it， as the characters never really seemed to grab me。 I feel as though we were supposed to see the children as odd and “scary” and then grow to love them， but since I love quirky kids- I liked them immediately and then spent the whole book feeling like something needed to “get on with it already”。 Lucy and Talia were， by far， my favorite two characters- and also the best developed。 I feel like they started to touch on what an interesting person Sal could be， but then it went nowhere except for Linus to recite his poem as a grand gesture that just felt flat to me。 I can’t quite put my finger on what was missing for me- maybe too many characters that got a little development， but not enough。 A tepid love story that didn’t have any real conflict and got written more like a middle school crush than a relationship that changed an entire human’s life。 An underlying battle of magic vs human and resulted in one argument and a rock being thrown。 This book just felt like a lot of exposition， and very little depth other than some pretty words and smushy family drama。 If you’re looking for something heartfelt and gooey， this is just fine。 It just didn’t grab me and make me want to read。 。。。more
Alissa
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Perfection。
Blaire Nelson
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Beautiful read。
lucia
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I was afraid I would be let down by the book despite all the glowing reviews， but it was such a lovely read。 It’s a slow moving story at first， and as it goes on it just becomes more and more touching。 I enjoyed how the romantic love wasn’t the main focus， instead showing how deep familial bonds can grow to be。 10/10 book that made me cry sometimes because it was touching， and I rarely cry over books。
Tiffany
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Amazing book， well written great store and really refreshing to read。
Sarah
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i need 12 copies of this book。 i want to read it over and over and over。 such a wholesome， amazing， perfect story。 i’m not crying， you’re crying 😭 i wish there was more
Robert A DeBellis
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This was the best book I ever read。 Outstanding characters to learn about。An excellent artist， deserves a reward。
Donna Walczak
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The House In the Cerulean Sea is a delightful rom-com with delusions of grandeur。 I'm sorry， but this book was vastly overrated when you look at the hype。 And despite that， I genuinely liked it。 It's saving grace was it's wonderful characters。 Specifically the children。 This could simply be because I have a huge soft spot for kids。 And these kids were absolutely adorable。 The 6 year old anti-christ who sins oldies while dancing around in the kitchen; the blob monster who wants to grow up to be a The House In the Cerulean Sea is a delightful rom-com with delusions of grandeur。 I'm sorry， but this book was vastly overrated when you look at the hype。 And despite that， I genuinely liked it。 It's saving grace was it's wonderful characters。 Specifically the children。 This could simply be because I have a huge soft spot for kids。 And these kids were absolutely adorable。 The 6 year old anti-christ who sins oldies while dancing around in the kitchen; the blob monster who wants to grow up to be a bell hop; the wyvern whose wings are to big for him， and who collects buttons; the gnome girl who likes gardening and the idea of violence; my precious， abused， and introverted， pomeranian shape shifter， and a young， forest sprite whose grown her own forest。 Infact， anytime the kids were off page， I found myself disinterested and impatient for their return。 That's because the plot is severely lacking。 For most the book there is no source of conflict to drive the story， so there's nothing keeping me invested except the characters。 So when the characters I'm actually invested in are of screen it's like trudging through mud。 Linus is white bread， and without any other characters to give him flavor， he's not particularly appetizing。 His purpose in this story is to learn a lesson and grow as a person， but there's not much of a person there to stay with。 He has no goals or aspirations for me to root for。 He's basically a device for the "plot" to move through。 Arthur was more interesting， but had very little agency。 We hint at him losing his cool once in a while， but it never amounts to anything。 His plot twist had little impact， because most the book is spent in this slice of life daze。 We're told about the prejudices and hardships the characters face， but they're never made to face them on page。 There's a lot of tell， and little show， so there's not a lot of emotional pay off。 And anytime there's any hint of conflict is solved immediately with a speech。 It's very anime esque， minus the cool fight scenes。 I would have loved to have seen the promised "burn the world to ground" the blurp boasted， but I didn't even get as close as a lit match。 Which made what should have been the most impactful scenes， usually the most boring。 I wish the author would have explored and done something with the struggles presented to our characters。 I would have liked to have seen more done with Lucy and his struggles with morality。 With Sal， and him grow out of the mental cage his emotional trauma pit him through， and stepping into the role of a leader that his character so easily could have。 There was so much left untouched when it came to the characters。 The book is really this shallow read， that when you catch the surface， there's more surface。 Another thing this book love to do is preach these empty platitudes。 It's full of morals it never explores， which adds to that aforementioned shallowness。 It so desperately wanted to be something thought provoking and profound， but never put in any of the work。 What this story is is a wonderful rom-com。 It's written like one， the plot that's there lens itself to this genere， and when read as one， it's a fantastic little book。 There's lots of comedy and fluff， and an emphasis on finding one's self and being a better person。 The majority of the book is written like a slice of life where the kids have family dinners， go on imaginary adventures， and get ice cream。 And I could honestly read another book like this。 Especially if we cut out all the posturing and pretense。 The romance is sweet and wholesome， the found family bond are pure， and the moral monologs of dialed down could actually lend to it。 I did really like this book。 Maybe it doesn't sound like it， but my disappointment comes from a place of truly wanting to see this story reach its full potential。 As it is， it's a strawman that almost feels like a mockery to the morals is trying to teach at times by not giving them the just amount of time and effort they deserve。 It often leaves an icky feeling in one's gut when it's underlying metaphors for racism are held up， and a lot of that build down to a lack of effort and research。 But what the author does do well， he does well， wonderfully。 Read this for the characters。 Read this for the humor。 Read this for the romance。 Read this if you're having a bad day and want something warm and happy to soothe your mind， but don't read this for anything else。My only regret is that I could not bring myself to grant this 4 stars。 。。。more
Loryn
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What a lovely story。 I’m glad I finally fit it in。
bruna
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Sinceramente， não sei nem por onde começar e nem mesmo como organizar o que se passa na minha cabeça no que diz respeito a esse livro e o que ele significou para mim。 Foi o meu primeiro （e espero que não seja o último） contato com o autor， então fiquei totalmente encantada e apavorada com a forma que eu simplesmente fiquei de QUATRO pela escrita e pela forma que a história foi contada - acho que essa sensação só se compara à primeira vez que li Cem anos de solidão， o que foi um verdadeiro aconte Sinceramente， não sei nem por onde começar e nem mesmo como organizar o que se passa na minha cabeça no que diz respeito a esse livro e o que ele significou para mim。 Foi o meu primeiro （e espero que não seja o último） contato com o autor， então fiquei totalmente encantada e apavorada com a forma que eu simplesmente fiquei de QUATRO pela escrita e pela forma que a história foi contada - acho que essa sensação só se compara à primeira vez que li Cem anos de solidão， o que foi um verdadeiro acontecimento。 As palavras que insistem em rondar minha cabeça nesse momento e que para mim definem esse livro são: simplicidade e conforto。 Os diálogos entre os personagens， o sistema mágico simples， as relações interpessoais complexas mas ao mesmo tempo descomplicadas， a criação de mundo， o sistema e crenças políticas enraizados e entrelaçados na história como um todo， OS PERSONAGENS！！！！！！， a história de cada um， a excentricidade e subjetividade única de cada um， a forma que eles se relacionam e lidam com o cotidiano， a forma que eles veem o lar， o amor， a família， a solidão， a vida。 Esse livro me tocou LÁ no fundo， mexeu comigo de uma forma que nem mesmo consigo colocar em palavras que façam sentido。 Eu me senti acolhida， abraçada， amada por esse livro - faz sentido？ Sei que não faz， mas é assim que eu me senti e ainda me sinto。 Eu vi nessa família a minha família。 E eu me vi em Linus Baker。 Que livro。 Sério， que LIVRO。 Conseguiu reunir em si mesmo tudo aquilo que eu mais amo: simplicidade， conforto， cumplicidade， amor， família， casa。 Foi o primeiro livro em inglês que eu li， então por si só já tem um lugar especial guardadinho no meu coração。 。。。more
Daryl
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Incredible！ I was worried that this was overhyped。 But no， not in the least。 This is the best book I've read all year and EVERYONE NEEDS to read it！！The character development was flawless。 The world building was done insanely well and the writing， oh， it was all so good！ The message this book has is so dang important and was so wonderfully delivered。 Please read this！ Incredible！ I was worried that this was overhyped。 But no， not in the least。 This is the best book I've read all year and EVERYONE NEEDS to read it！！The character development was flawless。 The world building was done insanely well and the writing， oh， it was all so good！ The message this book has is so dang important and was so wonderfully delivered。 Please read this！ 。。。more
Marci
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A delightful escape
Holly Freese
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Full review to come later…But omg。 This book。 What a sweet， joyful， warm hug。 Finding a home， family and place to belong outside of what you were born with resonates with me on another level。 This book stole my heart。 What a gem。 🥺🥰😭
Viviana
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I loved， loved， loves this book。 A book that will hug you like a blanket while letting you know love comes in all shapes and form。
Jill McCallum
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Absolutely loved this！！ I haven’t felt so much emotion during a book in a long time。 I laughed and cried and laughed and cried some more。 Recommend whole heartedly！！
Mitchell Gronowitz
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What an incredibly wonderful book with all the feelings。 If you want to feel all warm and fuzzy inside， look no further。 The plot was predictable every step of the way and it didn't matter one bit。 So much fun to read。 I miss it already。 What an incredibly wonderful book with all the feelings。 If you want to feel all warm and fuzzy inside， look no further。 The plot was predictable every step of the way and it didn't matter one bit。 So much fun to read。 I miss it already。 。。。more
Emma
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A wonderful， heart warming story。 A great read during lockdown to take you to another world。 If you like The Umbrella Academy or Harry Potter， this one's for you！ A wonderful， heart warming story。 A great read during lockdown to take you to another world。 If you like The Umbrella Academy or Harry Potter， this one's for you！ 。。。more
Tuja
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Considering knocking off a star or two due to the difficulties that came with reading this book; The blinding amounts of tears that pooled in my eyes were embarrassing， and the way my heart ached for the characters throughout the whole book wasn't any fun。But I'm an emotional mess， and I honestly think that this book is one of my favorites， so I'm rating 5/5。 Considering knocking off a star or two due to the difficulties that came with reading this book; The blinding amounts of tears that pooled in my eyes were embarrassing， and the way my heart ached for the characters throughout the whole book wasn't any fun。But I'm an emotional mess， and I honestly think that this book is one of my favorites， so I'm rating 5/5。 。。。more
Idomeneo
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Beautiful， quirky， soul mending， hope instilling， the best of fantasy
Mellie
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Wow！ What a wonderful book！！ ❤️
Jenna
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Quite possibly one of the best books I’ve ever listened to。 ☺️Chauncey will forever go down in history as one of my favorite little characters ever。
Stefanie139
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It's a been a few months since I found a book I could devour and I thought maybe I've become jaded。 Thank god this book proved me wrong。 It's a modern fairy tale。 It's sappy and heartwarming and the hurt is mostly in the past。 The last sentence of the book brought me to tears （still does when I remember it）。 It's a been a few months since I found a book I could devour and I thought maybe I've become jaded。 Thank god this book proved me wrong。 It's a modern fairy tale。 It's sappy and heartwarming and the hurt is mostly in the past。 The last sentence of the book brought me to tears （still does when I remember it）。 。。。more
Jane
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Such a beautiful read。 Read it to enjoy the story， read it to initiate reflection on the deep messages。
Moira Quiroga
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This is probably the most wholesome novel I've read in my entire life This is probably the most wholesome novel I've read in my entire life 。。。more
Magnea
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This book emotionally wrecked me and I don't think I will recover for another month or so 😭😭😭。 This book emotionally wrecked me and I don't think I will recover for another month or so 😭😭😭。 。。。more
Kala Bland
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