Reviews

Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

aselkiereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ediereadsss's review against another edition

3.0

This book was fine, it was a cute middle-grade fantasy novel. HOWEVER, it was not Howl's Moving Castle. When a book as good as Howl's Moving Castle is written, it should be a standalone. There was never a chance for any sequel to measure up to the original.

oxlabyrinthxo's review against another edition

4.0

It's great, but as a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle I would have liked to see more of Sophie and Howl than we did.

kzuzanna'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

4.25

kayceeb's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

bronwynbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

anluu's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

sjrosen's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

giggle4amy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-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

3.5

dani_hart1864's review against another edition

3.0

I was a little disappointed when I started reading this because for some reason I assumed it would pick up where Howl's Moving Castle left off but this started out with totally new characters, setting, etc. I wasn't like super interested in the story either for most of the book I was just trying to finish it since I paid for this book lol
I was excited though when Sophie and Howl and everybody ended up being in the second half of the book. I think it's hilarious that Howl got turned into a genie in a bottle and how he was purposely making the wishes go wrong because he hates everyone. Also Calcifer as a magic carpet was pretty funny.
I definitely appreciated all the tie ins to Howl's Moving Castle and it made my heart happy to know that Howl and Sophie and Lettie and Suliman got married