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leahtails's review against another edition
4.0
Once Howl and Sophie joined the story I began to enjoy it much more- I’m glad I stuck it out really. Now I really want to watch Howls moving castle xD
gorejoyous's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lionlauz's review against another edition
3.0
This was an enjoyable book that I read a couple of years ago after reading Howl's Moving Castle; a book that I didn't realize until years later was the inspiration of one of my favorite movies. However, as a sequel to that it left a bit to be desired. I feel it would have been better suited as a standalone novel for any reference to the previous book didn't come until far later. Still, I enjoyed it and still give it 3 stars.
matches's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
purpleacidboots's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
afinla22a's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
anethamroziova's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
wieso_auch_immer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Air is an exuberant joy of a book. It’s packed with great characters and events all the way to its satisfying conclusion. Jones draws deftly on the vibrant tropes of the Arabian Nights tales and delivers a cracking adventure .
shumphrey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Three stars may be generous. The novel is a bit racist at the beginning and takes me a bit out of the story. The racism tones down a bit, but then mysoginy and fat shaming pick up. It was a surprising experience.
Aside from that, it is also quite uninteresting for most of the first 180 pages - the new characters introduced in this book aren't ones that I grew attached to. I ended up at three stars because we get a number of twists and turns at the end that were pretty satisfying, but even those events don't make up for the struggle it took to get through most of the book.
Aside from that, it is also quite uninteresting for most of the first 180 pages - the new characters introduced in this book aren't ones that I grew attached to. I ended up at three stars because we get a number of twists and turns at the end that were pretty satisfying, but even those events don't make up for the struggle it took to get through most of the book.