Somewhere Beyond the Sea

A little less charming than [b:The House in the Cerulean Sea 45047384 The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) T.J. Klune https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569514209l/45047384.SY75.jpg 62945242], and a lot more heavy-handed. But in the four years since Cerulean Sea was published, homophobia and transphobia have only gotten worse, so perhaps subtlety is a luxury we can no longer afford. “Do you hear that?” [Bad Woman] said, raising her voice to the crowd. “That's what they think of you. Even though none of us would've been alive when this (persecution of magical beings) occurred, we're still supposed to pay the price of those who came before us? Balderdash! Were mistakes made? Yes, of course. But that doesn't mean we're not in the right now.” “It's like they can't hear themselves talk,” Linus murmured. ****************Lucy (short for Lucifer) nodded. “I'll open up a dimensional doorway in the fabric of reality and send [Bad Woman] to a place where even demons fear to tread. What is this evil place, you might be asking? Great Question!” He spread his hands wide in a practiced display of showmanship. “It's called...Florida.”Ladies and Gentlemen, T.J. Klune, or as he would like to remembered, “the Anti-J.K. Rowling.”