I actually watched Hayo's movie before reading this book. I'm a huge fan of the movie, and now both the movie and book. It was a different take on of fantasy, and i especially loved howl <3! I ship Howl and Sophie 
 The whole idea was brilliant, but lots of different things between the movie and book, but same plot. 
 Anyway overall, it does deserve 5 stars. And i highly recommend it to readers who enjoy fantasy, curses, and romance.