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foxyknoxy 's review for:
Castle in the Air
by Diana Wynne Jones
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Castle in the Air is the second book in the Howl’s Moving Castle series, but it felt nothing like the first one.
We follow Abdullah, a carpet merchant who meets a princess named Flower-in-the-Night. When a djinn captures her, he sets off on a mission to rescue her.
This was a tough read for me. I really didn’t enjoy the main character. His overly flowery speech might have been meant to be charming, but I found it annoying. I also couldn’t connect with Flower-in-the-Night, whose main trait seemed to be that she was thin 🫠
What saved this book for me was the way it eventually ties back to the characters from *Howl’s Moving Castle*, along with Diana Wynne Jones’ whimsical writing style, which remains lovely even when the plot doesn’t quite land.
I’m really hoping the next one is better.
We follow Abdullah, a carpet merchant who meets a princess named Flower-in-the-Night. When a djinn captures her, he sets off on a mission to rescue her.
This was a tough read for me. I really didn’t enjoy the main character. His overly flowery speech might have been meant to be charming, but I found it annoying. I also couldn’t connect with Flower-in-the-Night, whose main trait seemed to be that she was thin 🫠
What saved this book for me was the way it eventually ties back to the characters from *Howl’s Moving Castle*, along with Diana Wynne Jones’ whimsical writing style, which remains lovely even when the plot doesn’t quite land.
I’m really hoping the next one is better.