Ahhh just this little snippet of this story and I’m craving more. I can not wait until I have the complete book in my hands!!

Just enough to get my excited for the real book! I’m so looking forward to revisiting old friends! I have my copy preordered already.

I absolutely adored TJ Klune's "House in the Cerulean Sea" - it's essentially a big warm rainbow hug in book form. So when I saw that a sequel was coming, I could not have been more delighted. And after reading this early excerpt, I am even more excited. Whereas the first book was all about finding (or creating) a world where you can be accepted and loved for who you are, it looks like "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" will be dealing more directly with the struggle to keep that world safe, for yourself and for everyone around you.

I can't wait to see where the rest of the story takes us!

This is such an exciting premise for what’s to come!! The House on the Cerulean Sea is one of my favourite book of all time and going back to these characters feels like going back home. I’m so excited to read the entire book!

Book Title: Somewhere Beyond the Sea Excerpt
Series: The House in the Cerulean Sea #2
Author: T.J. Klune
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group-Tor Books
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pub Date: September 10, 2024
My Rating: 4.2

Awww another great Klune cover!
Story is the sequel to " The House in the Cerulean Sea' which I read and loved.
A bit of a recap - Linus Baker is a forty year old, quiet, simple man who is a government case worker investigating orphanages. He is assigned to check out and shut down the orphanages. There are six so called ‘dangerous magical’ children-believed are out to destroy the world.
Only a something Linus didn’t expect and that is his love for Arthur

Welcome back to Marsyas Island
In this story Arthur Parnassus hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six ‘so called’ dangerous and magical children who live there.
The six children are:
Chauncey, Lucy, Sal, Phee, Talia and Theodore all special and unique.

This copy is only the first four chapters which of course, left me with wanted to reading the rest.

Want to thank NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group-Tor Books for this tease of an early eGalley.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for September 10, 2024.

I did the mistake of not checking the title properly. I didn't realize it was just an excerpt. I find those pointless and impossible to review.
Potentially 3 stars for the excerpt? It seems to retain much of what readers loved about the first book but for only an excerpt it was also a little slow at times.
I would like the full book. Until than I really am not sure. It has potential. TJ Klune is an amazing writer. But is it going to be as good as the first? No idea.

There are some authors you read and you have a full on emotional breakdown in belief that you do not deserve them.

That is TJ Klune.

He brings me to my knees with each and every book he publishes.

Each and every time, without fail, I fall more and more in love (and destroyed) in all the best ways possible.

My first Klune book was The House in the Cerulean Sea, this was the beginning of the end. After concluding, I realized, I will never ever read a book that would touch my soul the way that this one did. It was game over. I was a thriller loving, murder seeking, black soul who had just fallen in love with? idealism? fantasy? family? Well, when I heard the news that Somewhere Beyond the Sea was being written I knew there was no way I could wait, I HAD to get my hands on this book.

Although this is only an excerpt, I can tell you I love it, I can't wait, I am completely and totally freaking out.

I find myself in the grocery store line and chatting it up with the person behind me "hey, did you know TJ Klune is coming out with a sequel", Starbucks, neighborhood bar, you name it, im shouting it..

Everyone needs to have this on their wishlist!

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.

Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there.

Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. And he is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth; Zoe Chapelwhite, the island’s sprite; and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children.

But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.

And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they’re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart.

Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur’s story.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.

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❓QOTD: Did you read The House in the Cerulean Sea? It is one of my favorite books!

𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕖𝕒
𝙎𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙋𝙚𝙚𝙠
Cerulean Chronicles - Book Two
𝗧𝗝 𝗞𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗲

I am thrilled about having a chance to read this sneak peek! 👀

Klune’s wording immersed me in this magical world. The characters throughout the first few chapters put a smile on my face. This family of magical beings grabbed my heart from the get-go. I will be reading the rest of this book in September.

Pub Date: September 10, 2024

Thank you to Tor Books and TJ Klune for an advanced excerpt of this book.

I loved House in the Cerulean Sea, so I was so excited to be able to read the first few chapters of Somewhere Beyond the Sea. Reading these first few chapters, September 10th cannot come fast enough. I fell in love with the characters in the first book and to come back to them and read their growth, even in these short chapters, made me wish I had the rest of the book. I already know this is going to be a favorite of mine.

Just got through the four chapter excerpt - thank you NetGalley and Tor. Can't wait for the release!

This excerpt made me very excited to read the rest of the book! TJ Klune always writes in such a beautiful way, I'm always drawn into her stories. So excited for Sept. 10!!

Unfortunately I did not realize this was an excerpt when I requested, but I still enjoyed the little bit I got to read and I’m waiting in anticipation for the full story

I very much appreciate being gifted this excerpt of SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA, and the opportunity to read & review it. Thanks to the publisher.. I'm very much looking forward to reading the book.

I want to cry that this only an excerpt, but truthfully I’m just excited I was approved for the ARC at all.

House In The Cerulean Sea remains one of my favorite books. It’s adorable and sweet just like all of TJ Klune’s writing. This book is proving to be the same. The short bit I was lucky enough to read showed me I’m in for more warm fuzzies and feel good moments. There’s definitely a bigger political layer in this that I’m curious to continue reading about.

I really loved the pre story story. I want to know more about Arthur, and I think this is the book where we find out his past.

I cannot wait until September. I wish the company had given us a full ARC, but beggars can’t be choosers. I can’t give this an accurate rating for the book overall, but the first 4 chapters are the beginnings of what I think will be a 5⭐️ read.

Fantastic author! Great pacing and great development for the characters. I was heavily invested in the plot and descriptive settings.

I will probably always endorse a TJ Klune book. I have tried downloading this book for review both on Netgalley and Eideelweiss+ and only received the first four chapters both times, so I feel somewhat unequal to the task of a review. I unfailingly sell and buy Klune's books, and having read part of this one, I expect to give it 4-5 stars. So far, the story set-up is interesting.

I absolutely loved the first book in this series, it was adorable and heart warming. I loved Arthur (and basically all of the characters) in the first book, and this follow up does not disappoint!

TJ MF KLUNE CAN DO NO WRONG! I absolutely love his writing and I'm beyond excited that the House in the Cerulean Sea is getting a sister. That book made me sob and I know this one will do the same. I cannot wait to read the rest of the book!

Thanks for the opportunity to check out this preview! It was so fun to drop back into this world and get a hint at what we have to look forward to. I've preordered the book and will most definitely do a full review once I've received it. I have attached a link to all of TJ Klune's books that I have reviewed on my blog, and once I've read the full book, you'll be able to see the review there. Thanks again!

Getting to read this excerpt made me even more excited for September 10th. I'm interested to see where the story develops especially as it relates to residential homes for children.