Sneak Peek for Somewhere Beyond the Sea is an extended preview for the upcoming second book in the House in the Cerulean Sea series by TJ Klune. Currently available free from the publisher, it's 36 pages. The actual full book has an anticipated release date of 10th Sept 2024 from Macmillan on their Tor imprint.
This is a warmly supportive tale for anyone who has felt like a misfit. The characters are appealing and whimsical and the entire premise of love, generosity of spirit, kindness, and found family shine through. It is humorous, and often full of slapstick comedy (one of the kids has eyestalks on tentacles; they're -all- pretty special), but always, the theme of found family and misfits-against-the-world comes through loud and clear.
The audiobook version is marvelously narrated by Daniel Henning, who does a wonderful job with the wildly divergent character voices. His timing is perfect, and he manages to delineate the kids' and adults' voices perfectly. The sneak preview has a run time of 30 minutes 34 seconds. Sound and production quality are high throughout the read.
Five stars. Excellent excerpt and great story narration. Definitely one for public library acquisition as well as for fans of YA school fantasy.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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