Descriptive writing is used throughout the entire book. Sometimes the details are too much, it becomes restrictive to the imagination and dragging to the story in general. Expect many architecture, furniture, and fabric jargons. It's unbelievable it's written for kids because there are a LOT of unfamiliar words, get yourself a dictionary.

The suspense and thriller scenes are very well written. The themes of the confine and freedom of Arrietty is beautiful and can be observed by word choice and description. It has its sense of humor, sometimes. Chapter 18 - 19 honestly my favorite chapters. I absolutely LOVE the complicated relationship of Arrietty and Homily. I love when the boy and Arrietty's parents found solidarity with each other, I wish I could stop time there :')