A review by emilywemily6
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

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

3.75

I was surprised I didn’t enjoy this more. The writing was well done and immersive, but the story felt aimless and slow for quite a bit, and lots of major plots progression points were glossed over so quickly that I almost missed them. The ending had way to much going on in the last 30 minutes of the audiobook and it felt like a lot of conflict was suddenly resolved without a good explanation. I didn’t really like Howl, though I enjoyed Sophie’s character mostly except for a lot of the dumb things she was doing. Characterization was well written. Overall, it was a good book, but not a very good book, for me.
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