The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune | Book Review
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2020
- My thoughts and feelings on The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! I really enjoyed this one, so let me know if you had any similar feelings to mine!
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This is my favorite book I can remember reading. I finished reading it a couple days ago, and I can’t believe how perfect it is
YAAAY! I love hearing about all the people liking this book as much as I did!
I loved this book for all the same reasons you have mentioned. Lucy is hilarious with his “scary talk” and threats. I wish this would become a series as well.
Lucy 🖤 I love him. He’s so intense, and I love his scary talk haha
After finish the book for myself yesterday morning, I question if Lucy even IS the "Anti-Christ" as DICOMY claims
I picked up this book because of you and I am so glad I did because I loved it! I cried so much on the last 20% of it. The characters were so pure and the story was captivating and heartwarming. I also really enjoyed the audiobook. The narrator did a great job with the different voices of the children. Thanks for the awesome recommendation! I wouldn’t have found this book otherwise.
Super love this novel! It asks a lot of questions, while being lively and exquisite, wild and propulsive. Its narrative is often playful, but its themes are far more serious.
“True friendship and family,” the novel says, “are treasures waiting to be found.” And once you learned where to find it, you’d wish you were there.
I’m definitely picking this book up tonight!! and i must tell you (bc i myself only found out today) this book is now a part of a series!! the cover and title is on goodreads and it comes out sep 2024!! you probs know that but if you didn’t i needed to complete the full circle and help scratch off that con!! 😊😊
I've been hearing good things, so I just bought it today.
Oooo I hope you really like it! The audiobook is also very good if you like audiobooks and your library has it.
This book has been on my radar for a while. I've got it saved on Scrib'd but haven't quite gotten around to it yet. I might have to bump it up on my priority list!
I support you bumping it up on the list!!
I just finished reading it today. In fact, my best read of 2020. After reading it, I went straight here in yt to watch reviews and comments AND we all did feel the same! Such an amazing book
Okay not only do I adore this book, but I LOVE THE SIMS AND NOW I NEED TO SEE YOUR CREATION. Amazing!!
Lol I can’t believe you built their house and family in the Sims! That’s amazing! I absolutely loved this story. I listened to the audiobook as well and I’m glad I did because the voices of each character were so perfectly done. I plan on buying this book and reading it this time. Thanks for sharing your review!
Loved this review 😂 I don't think I've read anything quite like this before. I lived every bit of it. I seriously want to listen to it on audio now!
Okay! We need the Sim's video.
Lmao I need to figure out how to do it first. I’m not experienced with recording and playing games at the same time.
I have read many a book, this was totally a surprise in the best of everything. I enjoyed listening to it on tape and felt so compelled to get the book to look it over because there were some truly beautiful lines in the book. A favorite, right up there!!
I didn’t think I’d like this book and boy was I wrong 😍 thank you for your review as well 🤩
This sounds so fun! This book is on the Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer reading guide and I was on the fence about it but now you’ve convinced me to buy it!
It is really fun! I hope you get to it soon! Linus interacting with the kids warms my heart! I may need to reread it soon lol
This book also reminded me of the movie Short Term 12 that looked at what it's like for children to live in the system. Sal's poem reminded me a lot of a lighter version of Marcus's rap in particular.
I always find it funny when people talk about how happy this book is cos I cried alllll the way through it whoops.
I wondered what you would do for cons 😂. This book has gone straight to my favourites of all time list.
I was very recently recommended this, I finally need to read a TJ Klune book!
I haven’t read anything else by him, but I plan to read more of his works soon!
This book 😍😍 I would love to see how you made this house in the Sims! I wish I would've thought to do that haha. I agree with you again, everything you mentioned was exactly how I feel. Everyone needs to read this!
This book is precious lol I need to get on filming that video of my Sims 4 build. It took me forever since I'm such a slow builder. It would be fun to see what people think of it. I even made the dining room cluttered with files and the gazebo with the correct color lanterns!
This is definitely the perfect pick-me-up read. I'm so happy you liked it as much as I did!
Omg what a completely beautiful and joyful book… one of my all time favourites❤️
Hey Connor. Great review, hope you're having an enjoyable holiday weekend. Nice to have seen Nook, too. Stay safe, see ya next time.
Thank you!! I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!
Hah! I want to see your Sims house! That's great.
I've heard sooo many good things about this! It sounds like such a good comfort read. I totally want to see what your Sims version looks like 😂
It really is a comfort read! Like, if I didn’t have such an enormous amount of unread books, I’d reread it right now. I’ll see if I can figure out how to show the house and the characters. I’ve never recorded playing a game, so I’ll need to look into if I can even do it or not.
This book was so wonderful that I sent the audiobook version as a gift to all of my friends to force them to listen to it! Haha! It filled my heart with so much joy that it just needed to be shared! 💖
hahah I hope your friends have all loved it as much as we do! It's such a wonderful story.
I just read (listened to) this book and loved it.
I need to see this Sims!!!
One of my fave reads this year. Connor needs to recommend this book to Alastair Reviews It.
Alastair commented on my book haul, saying he’s read another book by Klune (which he loved), so I wouldn’t be shocked if he picks it up sometime soon!
I just finished it and came to your channel because I just neeeed to talk about it!!! So wonderfully done, I borrowed it from my library and ended up buying my own copy halfway through because it's just so precious. My favorite character was Chauncey
hahah that's how I felt about it, so I made the review! I loved it! I also borrowed it from my library first and then bought myself a physical copy. I've now read it a second time. Chauncey is precious! I'm so happy you loved this book as much as I did :D
This and Lightning-Struck Heart were the first two TJ Klune books I read, and I absolutely adore his stories. I'm off to see your review of Heartsong now. I don't know how many of his books you've read, but I love how heavy the theme of found family is throughout his stories. He does it so well.
So far I've read this, the Green Creek series, Bear Otter and the Kid, The Lightning-Struck Heart, Into this River I Drown, Withered + Sere, Under the Whispering Door, and the Extraordinaries. I do love his found families a lot too!
Oooh I have an e-ARC of this one and I can’t wait to dive in!!
You should soon!!
You are not helping with my book buying addiction. I don't usually watch reviews but I thought it was a romance I'd never want to read, and now I found out it's a funny fantasy. Great review Conner. I shared to facebook , twitter, and Linked In
Haha! Gotcha! Honestly, Talia and Lucy are the comedians and are so enjoyable!
loved your review!
Thank you!! I’m happy you liked it!
I just had to subscribe. I was looking for reviews for Our Dark Duet and when I checked your profile I see you read this book too!
Welcome! Lol I didn’t love Our Dark Duet as much as I hoped, but this book is so good!
I swear this book made my heart grow 3 sizes! I absolutely adore all the characters :')
I might pick it up just because of your comment about rebuilding the house in the Sims XD
i was randomly recommended this when i was looking on the goodreads article about upcoming queer releases and it had a Q&A for each author and Shaun David Hutchinson suggested this book. i clicked on the goodreads page, read the blurb, and immediately ordered it off of amazon. it sounds like such a wonderful, warm and fuzzy book and im so happy that i stumbled across it completely out of the blue.
Open Doors I really, really hope you love it!! I obviously had a blast and a half. I ordered a couple more of his books, so hopefully they’re just as good.
I absolutely loved this book! My only complaints is that some of the children didn’t get as much backstory as others,and that it is a standalone (just like yours lol)
That’s fair. Phee wasn’t really as present as some of the others, but that may be because she spent more time with Zoe than with Linus and Arthur. Theodore also could have used to more limelight, I think. Gosh, I hope with all the great feedback that book has gotten so far, that Klune is given and wants an opportunity to expand the story.
There's actually a sequel to this book coming out next September
Great video :) I loved this book and gave it 5 stars
I've read it twice since this video lol I still love it just as much
I agree with everything you just said!!
I loved loved loved this book. I just finished the audio book this evening, and I can’t wait to listen to it again. Daniel Henning’s performance of the children, especially Chauncey and Lucy, had my LOLing. My only cons were, due to the language, they were clearly meant to have a British dialect, which was ignored in the audio performance. The other con is that Klune down played the fact that Linus went back to fight for them. Yes, it is acknowledged in the end, but I thought he was too apologetic and judged for leaving. If he hadn’t gone back, the orphanage would have been shut down, and I wish he would have gotten due credit for that. Yes, Linus was scared to stay, but if he had not left, there wouldn’t have been the happy ending we got. This book is a joy from start to finish, and I hope that TJ Klune will someday write a follow up novel.
The audiobook is truly fantastic! I have an audiobook that I'm currently making my way through, but I hope to listen to The House in the Cerulean Sea again soon! I didn't get the impression that they were clearly meant to be British. I thought it was more meant to be a book set a little outside of time with some historical elements. For some reason, I assumed the house was set in northeast US, like Maine.
With Linus's decision to finish his assignment, I thought it fit his character extremely well. Linus would have a hard time not following through with a commitment, but the children would equally have a hard time understanding why Linus would do what he did. I agree though that Linus is painted a bit more villainous than maybe he should have been. I saw that Klune would suggest a sequel on twitter a little while ago, but the requirement wasn't quite met. I think he has a lot of ideas that Tor will publish instead though.
Chauncey is my favourite.
I just finished this book (and same, i listen to this as an audiobook lol) and i completely agree with all the things that you said. I started reading this because I was searching through the LGBTQ+ tag and got interested in the summary (best decision I've ever had). I really wish there was a sequel because I'm just really REALLY invested in all of the characters, very curious about the new kid in the epilogue, and just wish for more casual everyday life of parents Linus-Arthur and their seven children
We basically picked this up for the same reason lmao! I was browsing my library's audiobooks and saw that it was tagged as LGBTQ+ . I was like, alright let's see how this is. I generally like a lot of Tor titles. I saw on Twitter that he would pitch a sequel if the book reached a certain milestone for sales. I'm not sure if it was reached it, but it recently (today) was a USA Today bestseller. Fingers crossed!
There IS a sequel coming out, next September
I cant wait to read my copy
MrRorosuri I hope you love it!!
I totally agree with you that I wish there was a sequel! I want to spend more time with these characters. I love the the in the book of how to accept love and give love. Linus is so uncomfortable with receiving love and kindness from Arthur at the beginning and by the end he makes progress in accepting it, but still gets all tongue tied.
You're making me want to reread it again lol Arthur's patience in slowly getting Linus to get more and more comfortable with his and the children's affection is so cute.
The sequel is actually set to come out in September of 2024
Ooo my next read
I'm jealous you get to read it for the first time!
TJ Klune is just a master of writing in my opinion
I've really enjoyed most of the books I've read by him so far! This and The Lightning-Struck Heart might be my top two so far followed closely by Wolfsong.
Now I wanna see all the Sims videos, show us!!! :D
I’ll have to see if I can figure out how to do it lol I’ve never tried to record while playing
Conner I found a series about Stone Trolls, since you like fantasy I thought you might enjoy it. In The Shadow Of The Black Sun series, have you heard of it? By William Kenney. I fell for the covers and synopsis. Beautiful covers and illustrations are my book crack
You should read more TJ. He’s a genius and his Tales of Verania series will change your life.
Rachel Methvin I have read a bunch since I posted this video 😄 I’ve read Wolfsong, Ravensong, Bear Otter and the Kid, Tell Me It’s Real, The Lightning-Struck Heart, Withered + Sere, and The Extraordinaries. I have some reviews up already, but I’ll be reviewing the others soon!
All of tj klune books are like a roller coaster of emotions that I'm addicted to.
We need to see a video tour of the sims house you created!!!
Okay! I’ve never recorded while playing before, but I need to just give it a go and just make it work.
I read it and loved it. But.... I love TJ Klune's books. He's one of my favorite authors, so it wasn't a surprise I liked it so much. He wrote another young adult novel called "The Extraordinaries", which is also a really fun book. Be warned though. If you decide to follow TJ Klune, he writes several different genres. The "Green Creek" series is one of the best shifter series I've read. "Tales from Verania" is total whimsical fantasy that is hysterically funny and also incredibly moving at times. The same with the "Tell Me It's Real" series. Other books are gritty or gripping or emotionally devastating. So.... be warned that reading one TJ Klune novel does not necessarily mean you know what to expect with other novels.
Robert Carnevali I’ve since read quite a few of TJ’s books. I have posted some video reviews for some of his other books since, if you want to check them out. So far, I think BOATK, Wolfsong, Ravensong, and Withered + Sere are out. I’ve definitely become a fan!
@@ConnorOBrien BOATK is, I believe, the first book he wrote. He's said he had problems going back to read it as he was writing the sequels because, well, it was his first and he didn't like seeing what he thought were mistakes. LOL. I've read all of his books with the exception of John and Jackie, but that's because the subject matter sounded like it would hit too close to home for me and open old scars. Murmuration is one of my favorite sci-fi books. Do you find that the descriptions of the books in Amazon don't do them justice? I held off on reading his books for a long time because the descriptions made them sound different than they really were. Like, The Lightning Struck Heart and Tell Me It's Real are hysterically funny, and that didn't come off like that in their description. Wolfsong sounded like a sappy shifter romance, so I didn't read it for a loooong time, but when I did, I realized it was one of the most epic stories I had read! I was totally hooked and empathizing with Ox by the 2nd page, I never got hooked so quickly before.
Good review. Great book. Just wanted to let you know that you can let go of the book tho. If we forget which book you are reviewing we can just look at the title. ;)
*adding to TBR
YEEES!
I really hope they make a TV series out of it…
: )
Or a movie
This book sounds so up my alley it’s not even funny! Something about this entire premise really resonates with me.
I feel like you it’s something you would enjoy too! Well, hopefully. I’ve oversold you books in the past lol
I think I will have to start playing the Sims!!!!!!
It's pretty fun lol Addicting for periods of time and then you wont play for a while. Then you get back into it all over again.
I loved this book to the moon and back and I was about to be like “what cons does this book have??” And you also couldn’t think of any 😂😂 it’s so perfect and sweet and well written. I feel so warm inside just thinking about it and I would love another book 😭 This book also reminded me of The 1988 scooby ghoul school movie if anyone has seen that one 😂
Haha right? I adored this story and its characters. Someone said they would have liked the children that weren’t focused on as much to be explored a littler more which I can see in Phee’s case. She’s there, but I felt like Linus only bonded with her through his interactions with the others of that makes sense. Regardless, I looove this book.
Omg the Scooby Ghoul Movie! I haven’t seen that in forever! It used to show on TV a lot during Halloween.
Connor O'Brien oh I guess you’re right about phee! But I also kinda felt like that was real you know? You just bond with some children more than others
De'Siree Fairley I also thought she started spending more time with Zoe to learn more about being a sprite, so she wasn’t around as much
Connor O'Brien yeah and I thought that relationship was sweet too. I want another book but he doesn’t plan on writing one 😭😭
anyone else having or had a really hard time getting into this book??
Umbrella academy meets 1984
I am almost finished with this book but one thing bugs me. I also it but would caution others to give it time,
don’t give up on it right away. Also i have one complaint. The author really seems to use language, items and things from multiple times. It was a bit confusing, is it 1960s, 70s or when?
Hi Connor this stupid yt wasn't giving notifications. I thought you stop you channel.
That’s frustrating! Well, now you have some videos to catch up on!
I thought it was very boring and preachy.
I am raising a red flag on "The House in the Cerulean Sea". This book is rather controversial, to say the least. Klunes source material for this book was Canada's Sixties Scoop. Considering the history of Canada residential boarding schools and the latest news (the remains of 215 unidentified indigenous children have been found at a former residential school), this should not be praised without proper education on how this book came together. This author is exploiting indigenous trauma for profit.
Dying to read this book now! I've heard so many great things about it. I don't read a huge amount of middle grade books but this is definitely going on my TBR.
I think it’s an adult novel, but it could appeal to a wide range of readers. It’s published by regular Tor, but I’ve seen others say that it reads a bit younger. It doesn’t have any sexually explicit scenes which may be why. It would be hard though to get middle graders to want to read about a 40 year old man, I think lol
I just finished this book and I don’t think I’ll get over it for a while. Had to watch your review because I don’t want to move past it. 😭
It's so sweat. I've since reread it, and I enjoyed it just as much a second time!
@@ConnorOBrien I know I’ll be rereading it soon again. 🥰