Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Adult edition) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince is the penultimate book, out of a series of seven, written by British female author J K Rowling. The Half Blood Prince is currently being filmed and is due for release, I think, in Autumn 2008. Each book in the series is increasingly dark and in a more serious vein. The plot continues where the Order of the Phoenix left off. The book starts with the magical world's Prime Minster, attempting to warn the muggle world's Prime Minister, of the sinister events happening around the country, and to explain why they are happening. As any Harry Potter fan knows the muggle world is the non-magical world, that is the ...  Read the complete review

It’s nearly 10 years since the first of seven books was published in the Harry Potter franchise. Since the coming together of the author, J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury Books, global sales have been astronomical mirrored by a string of movie adaptations to match the content of the books. I can’t profess to have read every single book (I’ve seen all of the movies on release at the cinema though) but the sixth of seven i.e. “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” was the third book I’d chosen to read following on from the “Goblet of Fire” and “Order of the Phoenix” instalments. For anyone that hasn’t encountered the Harry Potter phenomenon, Harry Potter is a ...  Read the complete review

Well okay, there’s no half-baked potato in this book. But there is a lot is snogging, in fact that word is chronically overused in this book. But first… Background If you’re not familiar with the Harry Potter books, let me give you a little background. When he was 11, Harry found out that he was a wizard, and who his parents really were. He also found out that he himself, at the age of one, had become a celebrity in the wizarding world by somehow not only resisting the attack of Lord Voldemort (or, “He Who Must Not Be Named”), the biggest, baddest wizard of them all, but in the process taking away almost all of his powers. Harry starts ...  Read the complete review

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here there seems to be a mixed reception of this book. Personally I loved it. It arrived in the post on the Saturday morning, and I read it in six hours. Unfortunately that six hours was interrupted half-way through by a family party, which I couldn't enjoy quite as much as I'd have liked due to constantly wondering what would happen next. If it hadn't been for the party, I don't think I'd have eaten until I'd finished the book. One aspect to consider about this book is that it is undeniably a lot darker than the others. In fact, it would probably be true to say that it's just a lot more mature in all ...  Read the complete review

Harry potter and the half blood prince is the latest book that I have gone out and bought and the latest in the Harry potter range. So far at the start of this review, I am almost at the end of my book. Can't wait but apparently it ends on a cliffhanger I shall wait and see, but let you know by the end of this review. A quick summary of the main characters Harry potter Harry is the famous boy who defeated the dark lord, Voldemort (which no other witch or wizard can say without flinching). Harry's parents were killed by Voldemort trying to save Harry's life. They succeeded with they're wish, but Harry was left with a lightning shaped scar on ...  Read the complete review