The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea

2020 • 400 pages

Ratings1,107

Average rating4.3

15

Wow. Just wow. I don't usually do written reviews for books, but this one resonated with me so deeply that I might have to start.

The House on the Cerulean Sea made me smile through tears more than maybe any other book I've read. At least in the last year. By the end of it, I just wanted to give every character a hug, and I dreaded the fact that I could never read the book again for the first time. The story and prose aren't anything complicated, but the way I found myself discovering the world and the children of the orphanage alongside Linus consistently felt like being curled up in a warm blanket by the fire, even when I found my eyes welling up with tears.

I will definitely be checking out TJ Klune's other works

February 18, 2022