I'm a bit annoyed that this was only an excerpt and not the whole arc...how am I supposed to give a review based on only four chapters? What I did read was interesting, but I'm only comfortable in giving 3 stars.

How wonderful is is to step back into the world of The House in the Cerulean Sea. The magical children are just as lovable and funny as I was expecting, and it was a pleasure to see how Arthur and Linus have settled into a life together. It seems that this novel is going to be higher stakes than the last, and I can't wait for the novel to be fully released so I can dive into it.

This was not enough! I am absolutely dying to fully immerse myself in this world again. I live and breathe the wonderful characters of this universe, with the softest of spots in my heart for Chauncy. I am so, so, so freaking excited to read the rest of this!!

I'm practically frothing at the mouth with excitement to read the full book! Klune is a genius and this excerpt bodes SO well.

I adored this excerpt and CANNOT WAIT for the book to come out. My only complaint is that it was only an excerpt!

Okay, this excerpt was both a blessing and a curse.

I am so excited and it was so incredibly amazing. But - WHAT A TEASE!!!

I need it all, ASAP.

I am so excited for the rest of this story and will be foaming at the mouth waiting for release date.

I had the honor of receiving an excerpt of this book as an ARC, I absolutely adored the first book in this series as well as Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune.
I frankly was unsure how to proceed in giving this review, I received about 60 pages of the book and tore through it (I’m not so patiently waiting for a completed copy!) After some thought, I decided to write this review as I would any other. What did I think?
I will update this review when I finish the full book, however this made me extremely excited! In my opinion the themes we all loved from The House on the Cerulean Sea (And TJ Klune as an author) have been again perfectly
portrayed in this sequel!
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I did not leave my review in my StoryGraph as I have not yet finished the book. ◡̈

I’m so excited to read the full book. It sounds just as warm and sweet as the first book! It is so exciting to revisit the characters we loved and to meet some new ones. It feels like a warm hug.

I apparently completely missed that this was just an excerpt but even so it makes me SO excited to read the whole book. The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my all time favorite novels and I can't wait to be back in this world with these characters.

It turns out I had forgotten very much of the first book in this series. I was reminded of the lovable characters early on, but much of the plot still escapes me - I’ll need to revisit it.
That said, I was provided a preview ARC of this book and it does pique my interest. TJ Klune is a fantastic writer and his well written LGBTQ+ (plus meaning Magic) themes are important especially in these literary-restricting times. I will need to read the full book and comlmete my review at a later date. Thanks NetGalley!

I cannot wait for this book to come out. This little excerpt was just the right amount to peak my interest, and I want more!! I love the first book in this series and I cannot wait for this one to come out! I definitely will be reading this sequel! Somewhere Beyond the Sea sounds absolutely magical and I cannot wait to have it in my hands!

Somewhere Beyond The Sea
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Not to sound dramatic, but opening up this book literally felt like coming home. I was given the excerpt to the second book in the Cerulean Chronicles and I was so beyond happy because The House In The Cerulean Sea was one of my top books last year and this is a highly anticipated book for me, but now I am so mad….because it was only four chapters and I NEED MORE! Ugh I’m already hooked, TJ Klune is such a breath of fresh air. The characters are just as amazing as I remembered and chapter four is giving Professor Umbridge vibes, I seriously can’t wait to devour this story, I will be thinking about this book until I can read the rest and way after I’m finished! TJ Klune can I please have the rest?!
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Thank you NetGalley, TJ Klune, and Tor Publishing for the e-ARC. Somewhere Beyond The Sea comes out September 10th, I already preorder one for my friend, you should too!! I’m not rating this right now since it was only an excerpt, but I’m definitely recommending it and make sure you read the first one if you haven’t already!

SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA is my most anticipated book of the year. Unfortunately, I cann0t judge a book by an excerpt. I expected to receive a full arc or nothing at all, and after thinking about it, decided not to read these four chapters. I prefer to wait. THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA is one of my favorite fantasy books. But so was LEGENDS & LATTES and its prequel was so terrible that I DNF it. So no. Sorry, but I can't ask anyone to read this book without reading it by myself first.

I cannot Wait to get my hands on the full book I cannot wait to read more than what I just got. One of my favorite reviews of the first book was a big gay hug and I feel like this one is also going to be just another wave of love, I’m so excited to get this in my hands

How dare you Tease me with this?! Lol Klune is a great writer, and this excerpt has just made me want more of it. His writing style is always fun and I’m ready to finish this story sooner, rather than later. I was so ecstatic when I received the email and a little disappointed that It was only an excerpt however I still loved it!

Gosh I am sooo excited for this novel!!! I knew that it would be a tease to read it, but man do I love the characters so much!

While I was sad to see it was an excerpt (got all hyped up), it was worth it! I am excited for this book to come out!

I absolutely cannot wait for the follow up/full version of this read. This was one of my fav reads of 2023

Cute snippet!! Very exciting to be back in this world. I was so excited to see my favorite kids Lucy and Chauncey. I’m really excited to see what this book brings us :)

Although the four chapter excerpt was only a big tease...it was amazing! I was a HUGE fan of the original work and this lives up to the first book in the series. The first four chapters are everything you'd hope it would be including all the usual characters, Linus, Arthur, and the gang of amazingly talented children. It is heartwarming and fun with a writing style that makes you want to do better in this world. I can't wait to read the full story.

Thanks to Netgalley for the preview of the first four chapters.