Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - Castle in the Air

A devourable romp of a story, with a young male protagonist, a carpet seller who falls in love with a princess, who is kidnapped. Adventure ensues, with a djinn in a bottle, a dishonest soldier, a cat, and her kitten.

The line that made me pause and laugh was when the djinn says how he tried to leave someone who cared behind when he kidnapped princesses so they'd follow him, yet most showed "remarkable lack of spirit, like the king of High Norland, who is merely attempting to catalog his books on his own, without his daughter's help."

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theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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deluna's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

This was just boring. I will be reading the last book, so hopefully that's better. I just don't think I like the writing that much.

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rcsreads's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

Nowhere near as good as the first book in the series. It's basically a retelling of Alladin and it's as problematic as the Disney version, plus loads of added fatphobia!
I did really enjoy how it wrapped up and tied into Howl though, and Tabitha screamed with excitement when Calcifer finally put in an appearance!

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mxpringle's review

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adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Overall this whole series was so wholesome and light. Definitely not as cathartic as the Howl's moving castle movie in my opinion, but still very much enjoyable

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sophmcgraw's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

3.25

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