fantasy/romance/adventure 
 Sophie is really a beautiful, young girl but is put under a curse that makes her appear like an old woman. To free herself she seeks out the wizard Howl, a feared personage in the land. But it turns out that really Howl is just an insecure, slightly immature young man trying to figure himself out a little more. Sophie, Howl, his apprentice, and his fire demon go on several adventures in the moving castle, ending up accomplishing more and confronting more than they expected. 
 This book was an okay read. It was easy and whimsical, but at times the book felt too long. I've never been a big fantasy buff, but this book was okay for fantasy, maybe because it's not your typical fantasy book. It's fun to see how Wynne-Jones plays with conventional fantasy and twists it to her own ends. Sometimes I wondered what the point of the book was, but perhaps one of the points is to not have a point, to just have a bit of fun.