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jakej 's review for:
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Saccharine and unnecessarily quirky, and the central metaphor of magical abilities -> marginalized identities has been overdone for at least a decade.
There are some genuinely tender moments but it's so completely of the zeitgeist, not merely a fantastical story but a delusional one.
There are some genuinely tender moments but it's so completely of the zeitgeist, not merely a fantastical story but a delusional one.