The House in the Cerulean Sea

Very whimsical and charming, with the sort of dreamy reality that you'd find in a Roald Dahl or Lemony Snicket novel...I'll admit I was not immune to the sweetness of the adorable kids, and I was tearing up at the end. I have a lot of complicated feelings about the inspiration and the author, but I will not tell anyone else how they should or should not feel about that.

Book-wise, I felt that the writing could get a little repetitive (and redundant) (and repetitive) (and redundant) at times and though the romance was nice enough, it felt a little insta-lovey and I wasn't quite sure I understood their connection. But overall I enjoyed the humor and gentle tone. 3.5 bellhops out of 5, rounded up.