4.25 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really wish this book wasn’t YA because I really do love the story but everything happens so fast and it really doesn’t have time to show Sophie’s real feelings. She really just came off as bitter for a while.

Howl my beloved 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 

also, this edition of the book is BEAUTIFUL! the illustration that spans across the front and back cover is so detailed and the illustrations throughout add so much to the story

Review (8.6.20) One word to describe this: odd.

I haven't seen the anime adaption, so I went into this story completely blind. It really has children book vibes except the bit at the end. I feel there are still several loose ends, I think, but maybe I just didn't read carefully enough.

I don't know how I feel about this book. It's a very odd story.

Update (13.6.20) The movie is quite different from the original book. I think I prefer the book to the movie. While the basic idea was the same the made a lot of changes in the movie.

4,5 *
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DID NOT FINISH: 62%

not big on the audiobook version of this

will probably come back and read it traditionally at a later time since it's one of my favorite movies
adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

From their very first meeting, Howl and Sophie are written like an old couple who should’ve gotten divorced years ago but for whatever reason refuse to. But oh right, if a man and a woman have nothing in common and yell at each other constantly, that’s just love innit?
adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
adventurous 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: N/A
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes