Paperback, 429 pages
Read: Nov. 6
Rating: 5/5
Genres: Fantasy, Magic, Adventure
Summery: Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.
Review: The story starts with Sophie Hatter, the eldest of three, talking to hats. I loved this story. I had seen the movie that was based of/inspired by this book so I knew a good amount of what was going to happen in the book, but there were quite a few sub-plots that were not in the movie, and were really interesting, they also lent more to the main plot as well. I had seen the movie before finding out that it was based of a book, and since I had seen and loved the movie I decided to read the book. I was honestly not expecting to love the book as much as I did. It had me hooked from the first chapter. I loved all of the characters, the main character, Sophie, and Calcifer, were my favorites, but all of the characters seemed to have something that I liked or at least enjoyed about them. The adventure Sophie went on was definitely exciting. I normally don't read larger book (429 pages) in one day, but the first third, to the middle third, to the last third all had funny and exciting chapters that made me not want to put the book down, and keep reading through to the end. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good fantasy/adventure book, and if you have seen the movie I would definitely recommend reading it. It was a very fun read for me.
Now onto the movie
Book-to-Movie Rating: 4/5
Thoughts on the Book to Movie Adaptation: I love this movie. If you have read the book and decide to watch the movie, there are going to be some differences. Some main one are the witch of the waste, the scarecrow, the relationship development between Sophie and Howl is slightly different, the race and age of Markl (Marukuru)/Michael (which did disappoint me when I found that out, there are a few other minor differences as well. Even though there are some differences it is still a very enjoyable movie.
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