The House in the Cerulean Sea

This book really didn't work for me. The first quarter dragged on. The middle was definitely the best and the ending felt flat. Honestly at times I felt like I was reading a Middle Grade book (which, is it??? Am I missing something here????) - every conversation between Linus and the Magical Youth constantly was hard driving “lessons” into my brain about how to treat others different from us. It was beyond repetitive, and so much so that with every conflict you knew exactly how it would be resolved, nothing was surprising and it left me with distaste.