cayden :D’s Reviews > The House in the Cerulean Sea > Status Update

the gay bantering

“‘wouldn’t that be against your rules and regulations?’ he couldn’t meet her knowing gaze. ‘i don’t believe there’s a subparagraph for a situation like this.’” FINALLY LINUS ISNT LISTENING TO THOSE STUPID RULES FINALLLLYYYYYY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT

“that orphanage has been shut down almost immediately, and the master charged. he’d gotten away with a slap on the wrist. linus didn’t know what had happened to the boy.” 💔💔💔💔 this book yall gmfmfndmg

“i am but paper. brittle and thin. i am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me”

“these scratches are a history. they’re a story. they tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon.”

OH MY DAYS WAYAHHHHBDBDBFBDBBB

i forgot to update a few times but ik i at least read on the bus and just now (before bed), but THE KIDS ARE GETTING INTRODUCED YEAAAAAAAHHHH

more greek mythology references:

-the island the orphanage is on is named marsyas island (marsyas is a satyr who’s big in two greek mythology stories)

stoked, intrigued even

this book also has small greek mythology references 🔥🔥 the main character lives on “hermes way” and he named his cat after the muse calliope

i rly like this book

i went to a perrerria family party and i got donated queer literature and i’m HYPED THAT WAS SO SWEET (THANK YOU TYLER)