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  So today I’m talking about The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. This is a book that, as far as I’m aware, has been out for a good few years, but I’m only getting around to reading it now. I’ve previously read Under the Whispering Door , and it’s one of my favourite books, so my hopes were high for this one. The blurb says that Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY), he’s spent many dull years managing their orphanages. Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside, including the Antichrist. There, Linus must somehow determine if they could bring on the end of days. But their guardian, charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. As Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must ch...

So today I’m talking about When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao. This is the first book I’ve actually read by Thao. I know that he has another book, You’ve Reached Sam , but I never read that – in the sense that this is the first Dustin Thao book I heard of, and You’ve Reached Sam wasn’t. And now, before I say literally anything about the book, even recite the blurb for you. I’m going to tell everyone that this is now my favourite book, like of all time, and that’s not even a joke. To give you an example of how much I loved this. Going off my Goodreads account, that I just use to track what I’ve read. It took me roughly two weeks to read the last two books I read, The Spells We Cast and Prince of the Palisades . I think it was less for the latter as I took a little break between books. But I marked this book as fully read four days after I marked Prince of the Palisades . Like, I have not read a book this quickly in a long time. The blurb says that after the death of his best friend, ...