4.5 - We loved it! Only notes were that there was A LOT of Quittich, like almost too much, and I do wish the monologue that Dumbledore gives Harry at the end was from Lupin, like in the movie. I love how much less irritating so many of the characters are in the books lol.
adventurous emotional 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: Complicated

This is my favorite book in the series. You meet my two
Favorite Characters! Sirius, and Remus!
This book was just as good the third time as the first and it feels like coming home.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was ready to hate this book going into it, I’ve regarded it as my least favorite of the series since forever. But after reading it in its entirety, I must say that it has been dethroned by Chamber of Secrets, which in retrospect pales in comparison. Now while I’m not a huge fan of time travel as a concept, I think it’s use in this book is brief enough where it’s fine, and the rest of the book completely makes up for it. Lupin and Sirius are both top 10 characters in the franchise and are introduced perfectly in this book. It’s charming, it’s interesting, quidditch actually matters. I mean what’s not to love. The twist at the end of the book is the best one in the series up to this point. It blows book 2’s out of the water and imo beats book 1’s. Overall this book won me over, and I now recognize it for what it is, an absolute classic.

Definitely my favorite of the 3 I’ve read so far :)

This is a really intriguing book. The entire last part of the book is like reading a puzzle. It's really trippy and interesting. The main plot is also intriguing. My biggest problem is maybe that this causes plot holes for the rest of the series.