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Book Review of The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea
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The writing in this book is beautiful and eye-catching. It is very hard to make me laugh out loud with a book but this one got me with its clever writing quite a few times. The kids are fun and memorable; I really enjoyed their crazy antics. Unfortunately I was letdown by Linus and Arthur. I didn't feel the chemistry between them. Their interactions that weren't focused on the kids were dull, such as talking about philosophy by only saying names of philosophers without actually elaborating on their idea. I was very excited for the queer romance between them, it was the reason I first picked up the book, so I was disappointed that they didn't catch my attention like I'd hoped.

All in all, a cozy read, even if the two main leads didn't strike home for me.