Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Book 2 - J.K. Rowling Reviews

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a childrens novel written by author J.K. Rowling, and published in 1998, making this quite an old book nowadays, but still incredibly popular. I have recently been re-reading the whole set of Potter books as I find them quite easy going as I know the plot now so well. This is the 2nd book of the ...  Read the complete review

First of all I must say that honestly, in all my years of reading books (which is not many, to be honest!) I haven't come across a series of books better than Harry Potter. They are so well thought out that it's like witches and wizards and Hogwarts are all actually real. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is book two is ...  Read the complete review

Well I have finally gotten past the first Harry Potter book (not for the first time I hasten to add!), so it's time to review book number two! I can remember getting this book at the same time as the first one, and being so frustrated when I actually had to wait for the third book. I can remember being a little creeped out by this book, ...  Read the complete review

While it's not necessarily my favourite book in the Harry Potter series I still think that The Chamber Of Secrets is definitely essential to the series as a whole. Also, new and interesting characters are introduced such as the well meaning but also quite troublesome Dobby the house elf and the new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, ...  Read the complete review

This is the second book in the Harry Potter series and there is certainly no drop in quality from J.K. Rowling. This second book is every bit as good as the first and continues in combining great adventure with great laughs. This time following a horrible summer in Privet Drive Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year ...  Read the complete review

After reading the first in the series, and thoroughly enjoying it, I knew I had to get stuck into the second in line, though film wise this was my least favourite so far! The book I will now review is - "Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets by J.K. Rowling". It's nearly Harry's 12th birthday, and nearly ...  Read the complete review

This book is the second instalment in the series that follows the young boy Harry as he grows into a wizard, in a world where he was a celebrity in without even knowing it existed. The Plot: After missing the train at platform 9 ¾ thanks to some mischievous house elf, Harry and his friend Ron Weasley crash land at their ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter is about to start his second year at Hogwarts School and Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his summer holidays are looking gloomy. With none of his friends' contacting him and his own own locked up (by order of his horrible Uncle Vernon) he's not having a good time at all. To make things worse, Dobby, a house elf, appears in his ...  Read the complete review

This is the second book of J.K. Rowling's famous Harry Potter series, and a thoroughly enjoyable read. However, I must admit this was by far my least favourite Harry Potter book until recently - as a child there was something I really didn't like about it. (It is still my least favourite book of the seven, but only by a little ...  Read the complete review

The chamber of secrets is the second installment of J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series, and follows the students in their second year of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The Plot - After a hellish break at home with the Dursley's, Harry finally escapes with the help of best friend Ron Weasley and his twin ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets begins 6 weeks where the last book left of Harry is pining for the end of the summer holidays, (this should immediatly alert you to the fact this is no ordinary boy, wanting to go back to school!) so that he can return to Hogwarts. It is there where his friends are, and it is there that he is ...  Read the complete review

a great second novel, very similar in vein to the first book in that it feels more like a children's book at this point (they start to get darker and longer from prisoner of azkaban) Summery - Harry's 2nd year at Hogwarts see's him trying to solve the mystery of students being attacked by a mysterious monster supposedly living in ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second instalment of the 7 Harry Potter books. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is the first book where you are introduced to many of the characters who re-appear in this book, including Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and cousin Dudley (his hated 'family'), as well as Ron and Hermione, ...  Read the complete review

This is the second installment of the Harry Potter story written by J.K Rowling and published by Bloomsbury. Harry recieves warnings by Dobby the house elf not to return to Hogwarts for the new term and on his return the school is thrown into turmoil after a number of muggle born pupils are attacked. A message is daubed on ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter returns for the second installment of his adventure at Hogwarts and the book gets off to a flying start - literally. Having missed the train, Ron and Harry enlist the help of a flying car to get them there. Once safely at Hogwarts, Harry must try to deal with a mysterious voice that only he seems to hear. Attacks are ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets Harry is fresh from his first year at Hogwarts, and eager to return. However Dobby the house elf visit's his home to try and stop him from returning to protect him from the danger of another year at the wizarding school. Harry is no stranger to danger having battled non other than Lord ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets picks up where The Philosopher's Stone left us... Harry Potter is no ordinary boy, he is a wizard learning the ways of wizardry with his friends Hermione, Ron, Neville and co at Hogwarts School. After his first year of school he came face to face with the dark lord Voldermort and he must ...  Read the complete review

The 'Camber of Secrets' just like the first book has little or no relevence to the larger plotline that develops later in the series - but just like the first book is still a very good book to read as a singualrity. It follows Harry Potter and his adventures as he enters his second year at Hogwarts. Natrually, for a boy like ...  Read the complete review

* This books does contain minor spoilers in relation to the book's plot, although nothing is given away in great detail. However, do proceed at your own risk.* 'Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets' is the second installment in the record breaking, worldwide phenomonm of a series that is based on the teenage wizard of the ...  Read the complete review

Published on 2nd July 1998, nearly 11 years ago, Chamber of Secrets (CoS abbreviated) is the second novel in the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling. In this review I will not contain any book spoilers, but an overview of the storyline and what I like and dislike. CoS starts by continuing the story from the first book. Harry ...  Read the complete review