I received 4 chapter excerpt from NetGalley. My review will be from only that for now.

Much like the first book you are immediately transported into their world. This short part of the book has definitely left me wanting more. My only critique is that it was a bit hard to follow the political part of it but it was a short piece of it. I am also never the biggest fan of political systems in books so take it as you will. I can’t wait to read the rest! I miss it already!

ARC EXCERPT Review

Read this book if you like:
•good queer representation
•found family
•magical misfits
•self discovery
•the power of nature vs nurture
•books that feel like a warm hug

Thank you to Net Galley and Tor Publishing for an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review. I got to read an excerpt including the prologue and Chapters 1-4.

It felt so good coming back to Marsyas Island 🏝️ The story picks up right where the first book ends and this time, we get Arthur's point of view.

Once again, my magical misfits absolutely steal the show and MY HEART 🖤

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for this delightfully cozy read that takes you right back HOME to the Cerulean Sea 🖤

Here I am, sitting in the middle of a restaurant SOBBING because I am so happy to be back with my favorite found family. Although I was only able to read a few chapters of the upcoming book, I am confident this will be in the “favorites of all time” list for me.

We start with Arthur going back to the island for the first time since childhood to reopen the orphanage, and then we jump to where Cerulean Sea left off. The characters in this story are some of my all time favorites and I just can’t wait for the rest of this story!

I will say i absolutely loved what I read! I am disappointed in myself for not realizing it was the full ARC but that’s 100% on me. I loved how the story opened up and showed Arthur before all the children came about and how he fixed up the house to make it a wonderful home for them. I also really liked how the author chose to dive right back into the story instead of overlapping the story from what we already had in Linus’s POV. Overall I’m pleased with what I read but super disappointed in the cliff hanger I was left with at the end of chapter four but extremely grateful that I got to read what I did! I cannot wait for the book to com out.

🪄📖 I have been excerpted-only, NetGalley!!! Thank you so much for the briefest peek at Linus and Arthur and their magical children’s long awaited return…. My heart will forever be In the House in the Cerulean Sea❣️ I cannot wait to read the rest of the magical Somewhere Beyond the Sea by the amazing T.J. Klune ✨ I am already hooked! 5/5

I loved The House in the Cerulean Sea and was anticipating anxiously this book. I loved the excerpt and having the second book be about Arthur. My only bone of contention was that the ARC was an excerpt and not a full copy. I'm on pins and needles now, waiting to see what will happen with the hearing, the adoption, and whether Arthur and Linus get married.

"A time will come," she said, "when all of us will have to make a choice between what is right and what is wrong. I worry that time is closer than we think. And I don't know that we're prepared."

It seems odd to write a review when I have only read an excerpt from the book, but what I was able to read was excellent. It appears that Somewhere Beyond the Sea will allow us a glance at what Arthur's childhood was like, him getting started as a foster care provider, as well as, picking up where the first book left off - trying to make the world a better place. I absolutely adored the first book and I am happy to see what all the children have gotten up to. It looks like this book will mirror the current political climate in the US, having to deal with people's prejudices and being denied medicare based on personal religious beliefs influencing laws and regulations.

I cannot wait to read the whole journey that Arthur, Linus, and the kids all go on. I'm certain it will break my heart, but I'm hopeful it will also put it back together even better than before.

Thank you for NetGalley and Tor Book for allowing me early access to read this excerpt early in exchanged for my honest review.

It’s incredibly hard to write a review for an excerpt, so all I can really say is that I adored this. Klune keeps the same magical, warm feel that is all throughout Cerulean Sea, and immediately draws you back into that world. I loved reading from Arthur’s perspective, and I loved seeing all of the kids again.
I hope the full book is released soon, because this ARC has left me practically vibrating with excitement. Please read everything Klune has ever written, you won’t regret it.

Authors are amazing creatures, aren’t they? They walk around with highly imaginative worlds, magic systems, and quirky, lovely characters in their minds and find a way to write us into those dreams with books. Somewhere Beyond the Sea is my most anticipated book of 2024. After reading this excerpt, I fell in love with this world all over again. Excuse me while I go listen to The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Thank you Tor Publishing Group and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy excerpt. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely love TJ Klune’s writing. I was so beyond excited to hear he was making a second book for this series!! Just from reading the ARC excerpt I can say this book will not disappoint! It will be just as good if not even better than the first one!!! Highly recommend!! Now I have to wait until the full book comes out in September ahh!

Thanks Tor Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Wow! What a book. The only thing I didn’t like is that this is just an excerpt, and I will need to wait to read the full book. I might recommend going back and reading the first in the series. Klune does a good job at describing the intricacies of the characters and the relationships, but this would help. I love how Klune develops characters and approaches important issues, I’m not even a fan of fantasy, but I love this series. Can’t wait for the release of the full novel!

The first few chapters of this book gave me all the feels and I can’t wait to read the entire book.

It was a little disappointing to have this amazing teaser and then have to wait until September. But I am sure the book will be worth the wait!

This little bit was amazing though and I can’t wait to read the rest. This just reminded me just how wonderful all of the characters in this story are. I wish it was September already

Oh, I am emotionally wrecked...

I am beyond thrilled to go back to the world of Arthur and Linus and those wonderful, magical children. This four chapter excerpt has done absolutely nothing except to get me even more excited about September, when we will be able to fully immerse ourselves in their world once again. Reading this little teaser was like coming home, and I did not want to leave them even for a few short months. Somewhere Beyond the Sea promises to be every bit as much fun and heart tugging as The House in the Cerulean Sea...and with a Yeti, no less!

What I’d really love to be doing right now is finishing the book. The excerpt was wonderful! I loved the first book, and I think I’ll be re-reading that to get me more pumped up for this release. As soon as I started reading, I was completely immersed in this world once again.

Thank you Toe for allowing me to read an excerpt of TJ KLUNE new book Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

One of my favourite authors I was so excited to read these few chapters. This is one of my anticipated reads of 2024 and I cannot wait!

These first few chapters were very enjoyable and o cannot wait for the full book.

Is it September 10th yet!? This excerpt has gotten me more excited for this book!

This book starts as if we never left Arthur and his magical kids! I really enjoy that this story is from Arthur's perspective. We really get a look into his mind as he goes to testify in front of the government.

From this short excerpt I can also see a lot of parallels to the current political atmosphere in the Southern United States and I'm here for it!

I cannot wait to read the rest!

The world the TJ Klune has created is so bright and descriptive that I find myself wanting to visit the is home that Arthur and the others have created. This excerpt is so engaging and I can’t wait to read the rest of the book.

This excerpt definitely left me needing to read the entire book!
From the first chapters, we can see that the heart of the story is still beating by the way that the family on the island interacts.
Then we have a healthy dose of political intrigue and then that "why?" !!
I can't wait until the rest of this becomes available!

I loved the house in the cerelulian sea and this is no exception. Love the characters the warm feeling you get when reading. Automatic buy book