Reviews

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

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

I felt like at times the book really did take its time but the climax is really when things started to pick up even though there were parts before that that I liked

mollymahli's review against another edition

3.0

I felt like nothing happened in this book until the last 50-100 pages, and by that time I had a hard time caring at all about what actually did happen! Disappointing, since with the Order of the Phoenix I was actually starting to get into the series and was feeling like I finally understood the hype around these books.

cami19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

3.5

libellum_aphrodite's review against another edition

5.0

I've read this before many times and I just read it again after coming across it in the library shelves of ACCENT where I am taking study abroad classes in France and inhaled it once again as though I hadn't read it a bunch of times already, making it the sole diversion of a train ride to Germany. But someone has checked out the Deathly Hallows, which ACCENT also has, and I'm going crazy waiting for them to turn it back in!

marlene87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vespurr's review against another edition

5.0

This will always be my favorite of the Harry Potter books. The deep dive into Tom Riddle's history, the revelation about the horcruxes, the cracks that form in Draco's arrogant facade. Even the way this one ends - so tragic, yet so strong. This book is wonderful and never felt like it had all the unnecessary extras of the previous two (looking at you SPEW). I will never not love The Half-Blood Prince.

miamaria8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ikramxlek's review against another edition

5.0

*first read* : december 2019
*second read* : january 2020
*third read* : june 2021

maliatabs's review against another edition

4.0

The storyline, Tom Riddle's backstory, Dumbledore's death and the reveal of Snape at the end, I can DEFINITELY say I absolutely love this book. The way this left such a suspense I had to pick up the last book immediately is insane, J.K. Rowling did a phenomenal job with this book's writing.

karisbirchett's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0