On the Third day of advent .....

 I thought I would write about this wonderful story "The House in the Cerulean Sea" by TJ Klune; which V.E. Schwab reviewed as " Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket ". This is such an accurate description to the extent I feel like there is nothing much more I can add.It is a book that leaves you feeling full of hope for humanity and that lovely sensation of being hugged.

If you only read one more book before the end of the year it should be this one.

HE EXPECTED NOTHING.

BUT THEY GAVE HIM EVERYTHING.

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, he's spent many dull years monitoring 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 choose between duty and his dreams.

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