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

77 reviews

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

moreta1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

simply_stvrlight's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

comradeant's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Harry had a lot of adult putting even more weight and responsibly on his shoulders and honestly has more expected of him than anyone else in this universe. It was annoying that everyone and the kitchen sink knew that there was more information that Dumbledore was keeping from Harry but no way to figure it out. Interesting to see Harry with a new perspective with Ginny and Slughorn. Ginny plays such a bigger part than the movies let on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

5.0

"It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world."

Aaaaah. This was so good. I think it's my favorite one so far... the relationship drama, the high school drama, the Voldemort drama... it was all so juicy and I loved it so much. And this book was gut wrenching too. Like... what in the twists and turns, and how does she come up with things like this??? I can't believe I only have one book left. I'm not ready to say goodbye. At least I can binge the movies after this...

Ranking:

1. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 
6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

rafacolog's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Murder

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail