#talia the house in the cerulean sea

[unckiescott]

The house when it's in the cerulean sea or whateva

[theitalianerd]

Don’t You Wish You Were Here? - The House In The Cerulean Sea Playlist

1. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brother

2. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

3. I Want You To Be My Girl - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

4. Come on, Let's go! Ritchie Valens

5. Searchin - The Coasters

6. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

7. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper

8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

9. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

10. Why do fools fall in Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

11. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin

12. That'll be the day - Buddy Holly

13. Ten Commandments of Love - Moonglows

14. We Belong Together - Ritchie Valens

15. You send me - Sam Cooke

16. Earth Angel - The Penguins

17. True Love Ways - Buddy Holly

18. Smile - Nat King Cole

19. Donna - Ritchie Valens

20. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Doris Day

21. You Will Be My Music - Frank Sinatra

22. Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

Yes, I wrote down all the songs mentioned in the book because I have no self control and I needed to dive into the book’s vibes completely. Still do. And I have found I love 50’s music! It’s not just the mentioned ones actually, as some by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and some others are only mentioned without their songs being played, still I added them because they’re Lucy’s favourites. Read the book again and play the songs when mentioned: it’s a totally different experience. Hope you enjoy! 🌊💙🎶

[skutternomed]

More fan art of TJ Klune's lovely novel, The House in the Cerulean Sea.

[leticiahorta]

Recently I’ve read the house in the cerulean sea and I loved it SO much!!! I couldn't stop thinking about them so I HAD to make a least a sketch of these lovely characters who have my entire heart

[aglioeoliocat]

a little family portrait

this book has altered my brain chemistry, made my life better, my days brighter and made me very happy and now I can't stop thinking about it

[lucky-numberme]

[Comic ID: Four panels of a conversation between House in the Cerulean Sea characters. In the first panel, Lucy (whose eyes are glowing red) whispers to a distressed looking Chauncey. Chauncey says "Mr. Linus, do you support gay rights?" In the next two panels, a dirt covered and sunburned Linus is holding a shovel. His expression shifts from baffled to fully flustered as he says, "It's just Linus and— Chauncey, I'm gay!" The "I'm gay" text is boldened and emphasized. In the final panel, Talia and Phee look unimpressed and say in unison, "He's dodging the question." End ID]

Lucy is causing problems on purpose during Linus's first few weeks on the island, and Talia and Phee are so ready to back him up.

(also shout-out to @aroalin for brainstorming this with me 💛)

[umactuallycallie]

Linus Baker I miss you.

[magiccowboyhat]

Talia 🥺💕

[is-mise-setanta]

House on the Cerulean Sea is a banger.

However, I must have missed SEVERAL character descriptions while reading because I went to go see people's fanart and they were WILDLY different to my interpretations

[beetlegoose01]

hey to those who love fantasy and queer stories might I suggest house in the cerulean sea? it's one of my favorite books and I highly recommend 🥰⛱️🏖🧚‍♀️

I'm so tempted to write fics about it

[sharry-arry-odd]

"I know what she was or wasn't," Talia said lightly. "I've seen it before. It's awful, but it's not anything I haven't dealt with. But it's funny, right?" Linus didn't find anything about this to be humorous. "What is?" "That there's so much hope even when it doesn't seem like it." He was gobsmacked. "How do you mean?" "The little girl. She wasn't scared of me. She was nice. She didn't care what I looked like. That means she can make up her own mind. Maybe that woman will tell her I'm bad. And maybe she'll believe it. Or maybe she won't believe it at all. Arthur told me that in order to change the minds of many, you have to first start with the minds of few. She's just one person. But so is the lady." Talia grinned. "Can we go tot he graveyard now? I want to try out my spade. What did you get, Lucy?"

The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

[unckiescott]

The boys !!! And talia ig

Been reading the sequel lately and fell in love with it instantly

[theitalianerd]

Rating: T

Pairings: Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus

Characters: Linus Baker, Arthur Parnassus, Charles Werner, Zoe Chapelwhite, Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Phee (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Talia (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Chauncey (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Theodore (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Sal (The House in the Cerulean Sea)

Additional tags: Jealousy, Jealous Linus Baker, Insecure Linus Baker, very light mention of suicide, no one dies no one wants to die, charles is just being a bastard, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Light Angst, Lucy’s Nightmares, I think that they need their own tag, Spiders, Declarations Of Love, Kissing

Summary: The thing is, Linus wished that DICOMY, the department he had worked for 17 years, would have at least warned him. Sent him a letter. Called, or sent a small telegram.

Instead, Linus found out in the worst way.

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Or, how the one visit of Charles Werner to Marsyas island shakes Linus’ certainties.

[vivianna06]

My favorite quote from The House in The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

[theartofangirling]

part 3 of the 2023 version of this post: adult books!

part 1: middle grade books | part 2: young adult books

this is a very incomplete list, as these are only books I've read and enjoyed. not all books are going to be for all readers, so I'd recommend looking up synopses and content warnings. feel free to message me with any questions about specific representation!

list of books under the cut ⬇️

yerba buena by nina lacour

if we were villains by m.l. rio

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily r. austin

i want to be a wall by honami shirono

portrait of a thief by grace d. li

the thirty names of night by zeyn joukhadar

on earth we're briefly gorgeous by ocean vuong

love & other disasters by anita kelly

take a hint, dani brown by talia hibbert

boyfriend material by alexis hall

almost like being in love by steve kluger

the charm offensive by alison cochrun

something wild & wonderful by anita kelly

red, white & royal blue by casey mcquiston

something to talk about by meryl wilsner

honey girl by morgan rogers

one last stop by casey mcquiston

once ghosted, twice shy by alyssa cole

kiss her once for me by alison cochrun

a spindle splintered by alix e. harrow

finna by nino cipri

every heart a dooryway by seanan mcguire

the starless sea by erin morgenstern

under the whispering door by tj klune

space opera by catherynne m. valente

light from uncommon stars by ryka aoki

dead collections by isaac fellman

the city we became by n.k. jemisin

light carries on by ray nadine

an absolutely remarkable thing by hank green

feed them silence by lee mandelo

summer sons by lee mandelo

upright women wanted by sarah gailey

lavender house by lev a.c. rosen

fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe by fannie flagg

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

a master of djinn by p. djeli clark

witchmark by c.l. polk

a marvellous light by freya marske

a restless truth by freya marske

when women were dragons by kelly barnhill

plain bad heroines by emily m. danforth

a lady for a duke by alexis hall

infamous by lex croucher

passing strange by ellen klages

even though i knew the end by c.l. polk

the chosen and the beautiful by nghi vo

whiskey when we're dry by john larison

wake of vultures by lila bowen

silver in the wood by emily tesh

the once and future witches by alix e. harrow

the kingdoms by natasha pulley

a tip for the hangman by allison epstein

she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan

the song of achilles by madeline miller

spear by nicola griffith

this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone

gideon the ninth by tamsyn muir

some desperate glory by emily tesh

all systems red by martha wells

a psalm for the wild built by becky chambers

the mimicking of known successes by malka older

winter's orbit by everina maxwell

fireheart tiger by aliette de bodard

empress of salt and fortune by nghi vo

legends and lattes by travis baldree

the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune

other ever afters by melanie gillman

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon

a day of fallen night by samantha shannon

a strange and stubborn endurance by foz meadows

the unbroken by c.l. clark

real queer america by samantha allen

fun home by alison bechdel

in the dream house by carmen maria machado

better living through birding by christian cooper

why fish don't exist by lulu miller

[lucky-numberme]

Linus's first Yule!

[Image ID: Digital illustration of a family portrait of The House in the Cerulean Sea characters.

Zoe, Sal, Arthur, and Linus stand in the back. Zoe wears bright patterned dress and a white turtleneck. Her white afro is pulled back behind a bandana and wreathed in flora. She smiles somewhat skeptically at the viewer and has a hand on Chauncey's hat. Sal wears a bright button up and has short locs. He grins genuinely, but somewhat nervously at the viewer as Theodore (an iridescent wyvern) rests on his arm. Theo is grinning, a fang sticking out of his mouth, eyes shut in happiness. Arthur's grey-blonde hair is windswept and chaotic. He wears a striped polo shirt and smiles lovingly and tiredly at the viewer. Linus is next to him in a thick knit sweater, doing the same. His hair is polished, dark, and receding.

In the front stand Chauncey, Talia, Lucy, and Phee. Chauncey wears a holly wreath as a hat and his tentacle is holding Talia's hand. Talia wears a cuordoroy overall dress and smiles nervously at the viewer. Her white beard and hair are down and flowing. Lucy is wearing a shirt with a blushing skull that says "Live your best life" and he makes an incredibly innocent expression at the viewer. His black hair it's choppy and unkempt. Next to him is Phee in a floral shirt and plaid skirt with leggings. Her red hair is full of flora. Phee stands with her arms crossed and smirks knowingly at the viewer. End ID]