Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle #1)

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Sophie is just dealing with the pains of her life when she unexpectedly encounters the Witch of the Waste. And then she is turned into an old lady.

Sophie knows she can't stay in her family's hat shop because they won't know who she is. So, she leaves, eventually finding residence in a moving, yes moving, castle. She later discovers the Howl is the owner of this castle, and that he doesn't eat the hearts of little girls. She then becomes his cleaning lady and makes a pact with the fire demon in order to find a way to break her spell.

I was actually very disappointed in this book; it is one of the few I didn't like. Sophie's character just gets plain annoying, and Howl is just strange. My favorite character was actually Michael, but you don't see a lot of him which was disappointing. There is also a lot of confusion over Sophie's sisters, which made the book difficult to read. I would not recommend this book.