Don’t you wish you were in The house in the Cerulean sea? - TJ Kune
A gay love story, a found family and a fantasy world. This wonderful story captures your heart from the start, it’s charming, heartfelt and just beautiful but still comes from a dark and sad story. TJ Klune captures my heart and many others and creates a beautiful story that will for ever be one of my favourites.
The story revolves around the clumsy Linus Baker, the lovely Mr Baker who works for the organisation DICOMY who is in charge of the protection (or rather the control) of magical youth. He is sweaty, clumsy, rather big and poorly respected in his own company. He is however very good at his job and therefore sent to a special mission to one of the orphanages. this orphanage is special, possibly dangerous? But, they’re are kids right? Well because of the discrimination that these kids have to go through, this orphanage has to be kept in secret with the six children, the master and the housekeeper being kept in a far-away island. Linus has to stay there for a month and recollect information on the children and the mysterious master of the orphanage.
Linus is hesitant at first, he believes that he has to be impartial when writing the reports. Mr Baker, to his surprise, forms an unforgettable bond with the children and ultimately falls in love with the master. TJ Klune creates unforgettable characters that all have a special place in my heart and Linus’ heart. Every kid has their own back story and own strong personality. A new family for Linus and a beautiful ending to the story.
TJ Klune has not only created one of my favourite books but he has also created a story where discrimination, acceptance and love is portrayed. With a touch of light he has discussed a hard topic that most people could find disturbing. The ending is happy and a good ending but it does not oversimplify the fact that discrimination is hard to overcome so, he shows how hard it is through a positive view.
This novel is filled with hope and love and I would recommend this book to anybody that loves fantasy. I would also recommend this book to anyone who loves to read love stories. this book not only shows the love that Linus has for the children but also for Mr Parnassus. I hope to read every TJ Klune book that he comes out with and i hope this book gets the love it deserves.