Read-alikes

Books Like The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea is found family, slow burn & grumpy / sunshine — sweet (1/5), third-person, ending on a hard-won happy ending. These 12 romantasy read-alikes are ranked by how much they share with it, closest first — each one explained.

Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker for a government agency that oversees magical children, sent on a classified assignment to a remote island orphanage housing six 'dangerous' creatures — including the literal Antichrist. As Linus observes the warm, unconventional home run by the enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, his rule-following instincts begin to crack, and he finds himself falling for Arthur and the ragtag family of magical misfits he never expected to love. A cozy, heartfelt fantasy about belonging, prejudice, and the courage to choose the right thing over the safe thing.