A brilliant end to an absolutely terrific series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows truly satisfied my need for a thrilling end to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

This book is totally unlike any of the previous HP books - Harry, Ron and Hermione do not go back to Hogwarts, but instead go off to try to defeat Voldemort, armed with only the (somewhat confusing and seemingly not very useful) tools Dumbledore has left them, with rumours of Dumbledore's not-so-rosy past ringing in their ears. This book is a much more emotional book than any of the previous six - Harry, Ron and Hermione are totally alone (although not in spirit) and are forced to think fast all the time, coming face to face with magic they never have never before encountered.

This book is littered with deaths of reasonably important characters - not too many and not too few. Most of them genuinely made me cry (particularly one at the end, when I had to put down the book for a whole fifteen minutes because I couldn't stop crying!).

We are introduced to all kinds of new people and places, and really get to know a lot of characters that were previously less important. The action never stops in this thrilling book, and the end is brilliant - everything that has been left hanging right from the first book is finally explained.

I know quite a few people who didn't like this book (although many more who loved it!), and to be honest, I can't figure out why anyone would dislike it. It is amazing, absolutely captivating, and the epilogue is brilliant - again, made me cry! This book really is well worth a read.