The House in the Cerulean Sea

Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary

4.2

(36.3K)

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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"No. Problematic. "

The Lazy Reader

"In a world were most supernatural children are put into orphanages and disconnected from society. Case worker Mr. Baker is assigned to what will be his toughest orphanage investigation yet...or so he thought, until it changes his outlook on life completely. This book easily became a favorite. the easiest explanation to this book would be a not-so-dark version of "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" however still giving its own very unique story and personalities in all the characters!"

Chena

"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

"…such a sweet, heartwarming story every adult should read…to be reminded what counts in life…💜❤️"

LeeLoo Dallas

"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

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ So this book was super cute and charming! A fun light read that made me giggle. It also had some hard lessons tied in in weird ways about racism, prejudice, and twisted foster systems that were definitely not made up for the purpose of the story. The children the main character is sent to observe and check up on are not normal in appearance but certainly do everything a normal child would. Their unique personalities and comments were my favorite part of the book. If fantasy isn’t your normal genre, I don’t think that should deter you from reading this great book."

Abby

"I could not put this book down it was so sweet and magical. The relationships between Linus and each of the children is so endearing. The writing and the imagery of the juxtaposition of settings was so fun to read as well. Absolutely loved this book! "

kelsey

"This was a wholesome and heartwarming story. Sadly, I felt like most of the dialogue from the children was not accurate to how kids talk relative to their age which kept throwing me off. The characters seemed very one dimensional even after 400 long pages. I also was sad to see the queer relationship only officially happen in the last few pages. I recommend it for those looking for a cutesy fantasy story, but I don't know how well it achieves the anti-prejudice moral it's going for. "