Plot - Welcome to the fourth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, which as always is packed with more adventures than you could shake a firebolt at. The book begins in a creepy old manor house with whispered voices, a muggle and a murderer! How can this all be relevant to the story of Harry Potter?! For the members of the wizarding world this book starts with high excitement. It is the Quidditch World Cup, and wizards from far and wide are meeting up to celebrate the best Quidditch players in the world. It is the final between Bugaria and Ireland and their fans are out in force, hidden from the Muggle world in a very ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Why read this one? I have read the first instalments in this series of books and the magical tale with its fascinating characters has me hooked. I was eager to continue with the adventures of Harry Potter. The cover drew me in due to the fact that it includes a dragon and these mythical creatures fascinate me, always have done, and always will. The blurb is extremely intriguing and the praise from a number of sources is enthusiastic. I had little doubt that this would be fun. Short synopsis..... Another birthday arrives and we see young Harry Potter join his friends as they attend the marvellous ...  Read the complete review

As I slipped on my mystical hat replete with stars and half moons, I found myself standing, staring at the magical bookshelves of the omnipotent Tesco. What strange forces would draw me in, what with me weak from disillusionment at having tried to have read "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King but given up part way through? Well, it was something like that although I suspect many an adult has found themselves shifting from foot to foot at the thought of succumbing and buying a Harry Potter book. So it was that I recently joined the enraptured millions who have tried and tasted the schoolboy adventures of the be-spectacled phenomenon that is ...  Read the complete review

This is your final warning!!!!!! If you don't want me to spoil this book for you then don't read what I've written!!! On the other hand if you have absolutely no intention of reading this book but are fairly interested in the outcome ( ie you just want to spoil it for all your mates who are Potter addicts!!!) then read on! This book opens with the creepy tale of the Riddle House, veering slightly from the norm as all the others open with Harry. However it's not long before a couple of familiar names are thrown in; Wormtail and Voldemort and we know exactely where our story is destined.... yep you guessed it this tale is all about Lord ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the 4th book in the series about the character Harry Potter as he completes his education at Hogwarts School of Wizardry. Published in 2000, about one year after book 3 was published, this book is for me moving away from childrens fiction into young adult fiction at least due to the themes covered in the plot and the sheer size of the book. My version has the adult cover with a black and white imagae of a dragon rather than the cartoon picture shown above, and it comes in at a hefty 636 pages of text. I think that this one is most suitable for children who are competent readers, mature enough to deal with the content and able to ...  Read the complete review