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4.38 AVERAGE

adventurous inspiring relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a re-read for me and I enjoyed it more this time. Having read the whole series I now have a much greater appreciation for the thought and planning that went into the story as a whole. There were some terrific hints laid out for the much later books! Great fun.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was the weak link to the series (And I better still be able to say that after the seventh and final book). If I weren't sick and laid up on my couch, I might have never moved on to the third book. I am glad I did, because the series is nothing short of flawless after this hiccup. If you aren't a huge Harry Potter fan, don't feel bad just skipping this book to get to the bigger, better and badder Potter stories that follow.

Update: I revisited this book on audio with Stephen Fry narrating it, and it was excellent. Highly recommended. I also want to add that a lot of plot threads that become more important later in the series are first brought up in this book, so I'll rescind my suggestion to skip this installment, even if it isn't as compelling as the others.
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No