A review by sarahmae531
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A really sweet book! Loved seeing Linus’ relationships with each of the characters grow and evolve. 

A few reasons it didn’t get 5 stars:
-I found Linus kind of insufferable at times, he got on my nerves a lot
-The romance in this book just didn’t make sense to me. I feel like a slow burn was attempted, but wasn’t well executed.
-The book read a little too YA for my liking
-This didn’t play into my rating but
Arthur falling for both the past case worker and now for Linus made me go ???