I was sure this book was going to be a 5 star and it was. I enjoyed this just as much as I did The House in the Cerulean Sea.

In the sequel we revisit Arthur, Linus and the children as they hope to all officially become one bit family.

The government try to stick their nose in and they are met with the full force of love from the characters we came to love in the first book.

I just love the characters so much and really liked the new addition to the group. I found myself smiling the whole time I was reading it. There's self-development of the characters, a great plot line - it was just a great book. I didn't want it to end.

So this was only a sample and had I read it before I bought the book I would have been so frustrated and so wanting more.

I was beyond ready to be back with these characters and see where they are now and in just the first few chapters we see they are still their same brilliant selves!

We get glimpses of Arthur's life as a younger man returning to the place that traumatised him and instead of wanting to destroy it he wants to create something beautiful and I think that right there is the moral of the story.

The full book is beautiful perfection And I count the series among my favourites and I hope TJ gives us more from this world.

"Only a sampler" but what a sampler. Left the reader wanting more. And I liked the start with the children acting a bit more grown up than the end of Cerulean Sea. As it should be. A full review will be left on retail sites when I have read the whole book.

"Only a sampler" but what a sampler. Left the reader wanting more. And I liked the start with the children acting a bit more grown up than the end of Cerulean Sea. As it should be. A full review will be left on retail sites when I have read the whole book.

With thanks for the sampler e-ARC to read and review

I have now read the whole book and it's a great sequel to what fast became my favourite book. The kids are older, Arthur and Linus's relationship grows and DICOMY and DICOMA are on the warpath. Well written with 'dead people' musical references nicely woven in. Zoe is amazing. Just read it and enjoy. I am a fast reader but savoured this one by reading just a chapter or two each day.

I absolutely loved The House in the Cerulean Sea so I was overjoyed when I received the excerpt for Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

This was the perfect snippet to get you straight back into where the story left off and I really enjoyed having the story told from Arthur's perspective. It left me intrigued and wanting to find out what happens next for Arthur, Linus and the children.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the advanced copy excerpt - I'm now listening to the audiobook of the rest of the book and am loving it!

I think it says it all that I was tearing up within about 20 pages of starting this book; the nostalgia just hit me as soon as I opened the book and reading it felt like returning home. I didn't realise how much I missed all of the characters, and David was a great addition! I absolutely loved having Arthur as a main character in this one. I don't want to give away any spoilers so I will keep my review short and sweet but if you enjoyed the first book I don't think you'll be disappointed by this one!

This makes me so excited for the full book! I fell in love with these characters in the first book and now returning to them feels like coming home. I love the new things brought into the story without spoilers and I can’t wait to read the full thing!

I was so happy to get this to read as I absolutely loved the first book in the series, the second certainly didn’t disappoint!

I really hope TJ Kline writes more of this series. The messaging within the books is so important and relevant to what’s going on in the world.

Great excerpt of the sequel to House on the Cerulean Sea - looks to be a brilliant start to the continuing story

Perfect snippet of the sequel to the first in the series. Loved the continuation of the characters and the emotional language used. Klune is an amazing author for creating atmosphere.

I loved this book! I gave 5 stars to the first book and couldn't wait to read more about the kids and Linus and Arthur's relationship. This sequel was as heartwarming as the first one and I loved seeing how the kids came to their won powers and how we got to see the more vulnerable side of arthisl, as the story was mostly told from point of view. I hope there's a third book!

I enjoyed the excerpt of this book and definitely will be reading more from this author in the future. The writing style is very engaging and flows very well.

It is hard to gather a full review based on a few chapters but from what I have read so far it is enjoyable and a very interesting fantasy

I enjoyed the few chapters made available to me but unfortunately I do not feel I can properly review just part of a book.

First I would like to say thanks to Netgalley for giving me early access to this book prior to release. All opinions on the book are my own.

Coming into this I don’t know why I thought this was a prequel for the House in the Cerulean Sea, but after the first couple chapters it was clear this was not the case and it was a sequel. I had the fear that this would be a sequel no one wanted and it wouldn’t live up to the hype but boy was I wrong.

This book is a great example of when power is used in a way to create fear, which in turn silences and censors a minority just because it doesn’t fit their specific mould of what normal should be. But with a dollop of humour and a sprinkle of magic it makes this story a beautiful balance which makes it so easy to devour.

I also highly recommend the audiobooks for this series as the narrator Daniel Henning does a fabulous job of bringing the wonderful characters to life. Honestly one of the easiest 5 stars I e given out this year.

Absolutely loved the sample of this book! I've read the house in the cerulean sea and couldn't put it down so I had high hopes for this one and it did not disappoint! The characters, the writing style, everything about this little snippet was perfection. The only problem was that when I read the sample I wanted to read the rest of the book! I've been out since and purchased the hard back, signed edition and sprayed edge book and can't wait to pick up from where I left off!!

I loved this sampler of Somewhere Beyond the Sea and I am immediately going to purchase the full book!

I forgot how much I loved this family. Returning to Arthur and Linus and all the children was amazing and emotional. Lucy is still my favourite, the whole birt scene was hilarious and I genuinely burst out laughing at the “choke the chickens” comment. Then in true TJ Klune style, I was crying over Sals beautiful poem for Linus’s birt less than a couple of minutes later.

TJ Klune has recently become one of my favourite authors and can’t wait to read more from him in future.

I would highly recommend this and can’t wait to read the full book!

This book had a great plot with intriguing characters. I’ll definitely be looking out for more from this author.

An interesting start, honestly much more so than the beginning of the first book. Though, I didn’t realise this was only a sampler when requesting it, I am excited to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea in full once the paperback edition is released.

Klune's books always leave with you a warm feeling and this was no exception. Look out for Frank the Fish!

After a harrowing court case, Linus and Arthur are settling into domestic bliss and bonding with their children, They are also joined by a new child a Yeti called David. David is unsure about everything as he has previously been neglected and abused, so the new situation brings up concerns for him as he adjusts to life with his new siblings.

Enter an evil inspector (think Dolores Umbridge despite Klune's aversion to Rowling) who wants to break up the family and seize Lucy .
At first Arthur despairs in the face of overwhelming odds. How can he beat such a system?
There is a lot more detail on how to parent- including making "mistakes". We find out more about each of the children who appeared in the previous book. The scenes of family life are lovingly portrayed with Klune's trademark humour

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a teaser sample. Of course as soon as the whole book was published I bought it instantly.

Like having a cup of hot chocolate !

I was so excited to see an ARC available for request for this book that I didn't fully read the details and so I didn't realise it was only a 4 chapter sample. I was honestly, really disappointed. It's actually quite hard to review a book based on just 4 chapters. That being said, it was lovely to return to the Cerulean Sea world with all it's loveable and unique characters. What I read in this excerpt made me really want to read the rest of the book so I guess it did it's job as I then went and pre-ordered the book.

I read the first four chapters and is like going home. The characters are so familiar and lovely, I really like the premise of the book and although I think that The house in the Cerulean Sea didn't need a second book I'm glad this is out, because I really needed a heartwarming, cute and wholesome book.
This excerpt puts you directly into the story and makes you want to read more.
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