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friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a favorite book. I loved everything. (It isnt perfect of coarse but is quite close.) Everything. It made me think,laugh, stare at a wall for a couple of minutes straight. Everything.
It's very interesting how much society at those times affected one. It’s all about
the ^unsaid^, be very careful of what you do and what other people think of you out of worry for your reputation. Get a husband in time. Be polite, neat and pretty. Do not dare atract attention with anything other than light flirting, politeness and charm, do not dare be different, rumors about you will affect you and your family.
It's very interesting how much society at those times affected one. It’s all about
the ^unsaid^, be very careful of what you do and what other people think of you out of worry for your reputation. Get a husband in time. Be polite, neat and pretty. Do not dare atract attention with anything other than light flirting, politeness and charm, do not dare be different, rumors about you will affect you and your family.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Slavery, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexism
howl's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
*Mr. Darcy voice* This is a charming book. Described as “Pride and Prejudice meets Howl’s Moving Castle” with “the spirit of Susanna Clarke or Erin Morgenstern but with less commitment,” this little novel perfectly embodies a fantastical Regency setting and throughly cheered me while reading. It takes no time in getting started, immediately introducing the reader to the confines of Regency England and to the wild and unpredictable fantasy element, opposing forces which produce an intriguing setting that still seems fresh despite the fair amount of Regency fantasy stories I’ve previously encountered. The novel follows a young woman named Dora, whose childhood encounter with an evil fairy (from whom she was saved by her close friend and cousin Vanessa, brandishing a pair of steel scissors; insert Bernie Sanders meme here) has changed the course of her life. When the two travel to London in search of a cure for the fairy’s curse, they encounter a difficult but highly skilled young sorcerer named Elias who might be persuaded to help. The plot is admittedly rather thin, as you might expect from a novel under 250 pages, but I couldn’t bring myself to care much given the interesting and unique heroine and a romance that really ended up getting its hooks in me. There was one scene in particular near the end that nearly made me sigh dreamily; if the sequel manages to be as good then I’m in danger of turning into a cartoon character. Note: If you’ve only been exposed to the movie version of Howl’s Moving Castle, be warned that the love interest in this starts off much more like book Howl, i.e. a bitchier and more arrogant version of the beloved wizard. He gets better the more you read, as you would expect given the Pride and Prejudice comparison :3
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
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