Reviews tagging 'War'

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

14 reviews

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Torture, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Xenophobia

jiao_li's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Hell! The movie wasn't this sad! 😭

Seriously, I was annoyed by Draco Malfoy from book 1-5, but in this book... he was so miserable. Even Harry Potter himself pitied him. Malfoy was less cocky and more pale and ill-looking in this book. The scene in the bathroom somehow wrenched my heart; he was indeed just a boy.

Anyway, this book tells a hella good romance between Harry and Ginny. I liked the book version more than the film. I'm curious though, why did they add that muggle girl in the opening scene of the movie? It seemed unnecessary and made Harry look less interested in Ginny.

For someone who never watched the movie, this book delivered a big shocking twist at the end. And a big heartbreak as well! It was really well-written, so you could feel the thrill, sadness, and misery.

I didn't find any flaws in this book. I may be biased, but so far, this is my favorite book of the series! 5 stars deserved! ⭐

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Death, and Torture

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Death, Torture, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Bullying, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

ernie_8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, War, Medical trauma, and Grief

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Classism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Incest, Animal death, and Child abuse

sophie42's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

sdemo08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Another hard read and another hard death. We learn more about Voldemort and what Harry has left to do in order to defeat him. This one is always a difficult re-read but I'm ready to start the final battle.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Death, and War

lizzy_s4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Sorry about the author but this is the literal best book in existence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Body horror, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, War, Grief, and Violence

If you read this I can guarantee you will love it

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War, Classism, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

alyssakaluf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and War