A review by ladybird4prez
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

I don’t think I would’ve picked this up on my own, but I read this for a book club, and I feel like maybe I’m heartless for not loving this? The children are certainly endearing and it’s sweet, but I kept having to check if this was a children’s book. All the moral lessons lacked any subtlety and felt repetitive. It also felt like there was no faith in the readers being able to make connections ourselves, and everything had to be spelled out.