Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

60 reviews

briochebun'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? It's complicated

4.0

4 out of 5 ☆’s.

“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”

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While I appreciated getting to learn a bit more about the world and certain families in this novel, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was a bit of a frustrating read for me.

Dumbledore’s riddles about the Horcruxes were rather grating to read (I mean it’s not like we’re on a time crunch here or anything 🙄) and the constant repetition of the flashback scenes / meetings became monotonous to read about after awhile.

I also understand why Dumbledore was so quick to brush aside Harry’s concerns about Draco’s allegiances, but I feel as though some others (Ron + Hermione + etc.) should’ve believed him after a certain point? 

I know that Harry was mistaken about the situation that occurred at the end of OOTP, but it’s not as though his theories haven’t saved everyone’s lives numerous times before? 

He even began to have more concrete reasonings to support his beliefs as the story continued, and yet everyone just brushed his findings aside as though they were unfounded. :(

#JusticeForHarry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Bullying

a_alves00'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

abbyisabellas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death

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

quinn_07's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A great well-rounded book that kept me hooked throughout! All the characters are lovable and it’s so fun seeing more of Harry’s personality and who he is growing up to be - sass-master Harry. The story is quite focused with most chapters furthering the plot and gradually peeling back the layers of the story and mystery within. There are themes of teen romance and class shenanigans mixed in foreshadowing of the more serious themes approaching in the final book of the series. Loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

joey1914's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Child death

cathy_alice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

johannarose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Abandonment, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

caitlyn_rehs's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Murder

vampirerat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

had a really lovely time reading this, realised it's definitely one of my favourites of the hp series.

also i completely forgot about buckbeak attacking snape- iconic, wish that was included in the film !!

one downside is that my dumbledore hatred is at full strength in this one :///

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail