I loved the movie version of Howl's Moving Castle done by Studio Ghibli so I was very excited to finally get to read the book series. Luckily, my friend Allison owned all three books and was willing to lend them to me, yippee! So here I am now done the first book and ready to dive into the second. This was the first time I had ever read a book by Diana Wynne Jones and find that I really want to read more by her, especially seeming how she has so many novels written in the same genre. She sucked me in with her awesome ability to bring inanimate objects alive with her descriptive writing; I can see why Miyazaki was able to make such a colourful film. Needless to say if you enjoyed the movie you will definitely love the book since it explores the back stories of each character in more detail.
