A review by tylergranate
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones

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

2.75

I really didn’t like this book as much as HMC. Little moments with fatphobia and “not like other girls” stuff really irked me and took me out of the story, and it just kept happening. Then the ending comes and wraps up the plot with a large bow of fatphobia. I loved Flower-in-the-Night, but i didn’t like Abdullah’s perception of her. I don’t know, this book just didn’t do it for me. 

I will say I loved Calcifer’s role in the story, he deserves every bit of praise he ever got and also the world.
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