It’s been 2 years since the last book of the Harry Potter series was released (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and no doubt fans around the world have been waiting with baited breath for book 6. Finally the wait is over; book 6 is well and truly upon us.
As with all the previous Harry Potter books, this one is full of magic, competition, trials and tribulations, as Harry and his friends enter their 6th year at Hogwarts. Since the return of Lord Voldemort though, Hogwarts no longer offers the safe haven of protection that it used to, even under the watchful eyes of Professor Dumbledore. Who will survive the school year? Who is loyal to good, and who to evil? Read it and find out!
Again, like the books before it, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I’d almost say it has been my favourite of the series; at the very least, it would be a close second behind The Goblet of Fire (how good does the movie look?!). Existing Harry Potter fans will no doubt share this enjoyment, but of course someone new to the series would be hopelessly lost if they tried starting on this book. My only criticism is that there were a lot of references to things that happened in Order of the Phoenix; and since it’s been so long since I read it, I had some trouble remembering certain events and characters.
And so, my recommendation to the fans that haven’t read the Half Blood Prince yet, is if you too can’t remember Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, perhaps go back and read that one first. gerrod.com rating: 9/10.
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Ahh, I will take your advice and read 5 again. Yep, I haven’t read number 6 yet. I haven’t even purchased that much anticipated work of fiction! <br>I know, I know… very slack, but had other things on my mind near it’s release date!!! <br>:)-
You can find some good summaries of all the Harry Potter Series <a href="http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/index_h.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
Yep – I agree it is probably the best book yet. I loved it! But it was also pretty gloomy, especially towards the end! But I better not say anymore at the risk of spoiling it for someone!
Just finished! I thought it was really good and quite enthralling. I found some of it quite graphic and wouldn’t want my (hypothetical) primary age kids reading it.<br><br>I’m only just starting to realise how cleverly it is written and how many hints and clues have been left in past books that point to Harry’s future.
Has it only just been released in the US or have just done the inevitable and finally got around to reading it?
Nope, the latter; we were a bit slow getting the book for ourselves.