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Castle in the Air
Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle, #2)
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Start date
January 15, 2017
Finish date
March 14, 2017

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Katy
Feb 09, 2017 rated it liked it
Cute story
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Tam G
Jan 20, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy, adventure, children, series
I liked it very much, especially at the beginning. Sometimes Jones gets a bit caught up in her endings. Her pacing can be uneven as you get down to it. Even an expected and welcome happy ending can feel overdone.

What she does do well is cast enjoyable characters behaving simply and humorously. Despite my original bother that this wasn't a direct sequel to Howl's Moving Castle, I found myself enjoying Abdullah and the other characters far more than the direct descendants of HMC. She has a gift w ...more
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Molly Ringle
Sep 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: paranormal-romance, witches
4.5 stars. I'll be contrary and give it a slightly higher rating than 'Howl's Moving Castle' itself. I do so partly because this one's plot is more straightforward and less random and confusing, and also partly because romance is more a central concern, and that always sways me. Plus, bonus points for Abdullah's special brand of eloquent politeness, which he uses to tact up his natural (and equally appealing) young-guy impatience. Any girl would jump on a magic carpet with him.

"Picaresque," by t ...more
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Annette
Apr 09, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: books-by-women, audiobook, youth, into-the-forest-2017, 2017
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Joyce (The book worm)
Nov 05, 2010 marked it as to-read
Mindy
Jan 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites, mine
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Jan 01, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fairy-tales
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Mar 02, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, childrens, 2012, 2021
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Sarai
Mar 17, 2012 marked it as wish-list  ·  review of another edition
Erika
Mar 19, 2012 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, 2012
Sarah Kay
Jul 10, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 07, 2012 rated it liked it
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Aug 25, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Nov 01, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Dec 16, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: british-authors, trilogies
Eric Orchard
Jun 29, 2019 marked it as to-read
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