![]() ![]() His latest case takes him to the Marsyas Island Orphanage. In other words, he reports on how well the children are being cared for while their abilities are simultaneously controlled and stifled. His job is to evaluate these orphanages, making sure they are fit for purpose. Our ever-flustered protagonist, Linus Baker, works at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY) as a Case Worker. ![]() TJ Klune’s titular house is an “orphanage,” a euphemistic term for institutions that function as both home and school for magical children. ![]() No, my worry was-and is-far more mundane and frustrating: How do I review such a layered story without ruining the joy of discovering its nooks and crannies for the first time? What follows then, is my attempt at enticing you to pick up what has been one of the best reads of the past year, without telling you too much. Not out of any forced promise of objectivity reviews are subjective declarations of passion and opinion, after all. When a book is so meaningful, so poignant and so personal, it can be challenging to write a nuanced reflection on it. ![]() It was with a level of trepidation that I pitched the review for The House in the Cerulean Sea. ![]()
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