I absolutely love this book. I thought it was so creative and different. Yes I've seen the movie and so I knew the general idea, but I loved the writing style and how Diana creates this world. This book is not an adrenaline-fueled ride or a swashbuckling adventure, but that didn't make it a slow read at all. I always wanted to know what happened next. I think this book would make a great bedtime story. If I had a single criticism it would be Howl's origin. The fact that (view spoiler)[he is from Wales took me out of the world for a while but I thought it ended up being well-handled in the end. (hide spoiler)] I would recommend this book to anyone that hasn't read it.