J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review

Overall Rating

Excellent explanatory plot. Wonderful ideas. Fantastic use of interwoven plots. Flamboyant expression of emotion. Delicious romances.

Shorter than I had hoped. Does not concentrate on classwork as much (not too bad though).

WARNING- This review contains *spoilers*
There is one word I can use for this book that will sum it up for all Harry Potter fans. A simple three-letter palindromic word. Wow.

This books displays remarkable key features, such as mature develpments of characters, as well as involvements in romances. J.K.Rowling has portrayed Tom Riddle's (Voldemort's) past exceptionally well, this main plot being an explanatory point for the predecessors.

The end is shocking, but well written and almost necessary or the reader to mature as Harry does. The invention of the Horcrux was marvellous and fits in so well with the plot. Harry's mixed ideas about Snape and Malfoy give the plot variety and suspense, as well as the mystery of the 'Half-Blood Prince'.

Overall, this book is one of my favourites in the series and along with everything going on at Hogwarts, is the most captivating in the series. Two thumbs up, and a lot of toes. Excellent, remarkable, magnificent, marvellous, super, awesome, powerful, emotional and just plain exceptional writing.