2023 PopSugar Challenge: a book with a pet character

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


4.5 stars but I rounded up.

Linus has spent 17 years as a case worker for the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth. His whole world is his desk, his reports, this home, his cat and constantly re-reading the Rules and Regulations. Then one day Extremely Upper Management summons him for a ultra super top secret assignment. He's to go to an orphanage run by the Department for extremely rare and magical children and report back on it, the children and the headmaster.

Once he gets to this isolated house on an isolated island he finds that everything he believes may require rethought. Because who is more monstrous? The 6 year old anti-Christ who loves music? The shape-shifting Pomeranian who writes poetry? The gelatinous sentient tentacle creature that dreams of being a bellhop? Or the villagers bent on destroy them?

++++

This was not only a good story, it was a great social commentary on prejudice, acceptance and morality.

I now understand the hype and I am looking forward to the next book coming out.



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