A review by liaweneryniel
Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch by J.K. Rowling

4.0

Five stars but my least favourite of the HP books together with the next one.
The characters are again great and the two big sporting events are awesome.
But I don't like bits and pieces that add up then to make this one my least favourite.
I hate Cornelius Fudge, who couldn't, especially in the end. it becomes pretty obvious that he has no backbone and basically is afraid of everything. I hate Crouch Sr. I just do.
And Hermione goes on my nerves with her stupid B.elfe.R. I have more understanding for Ron and his jealousy of Harry than her.

I like the idea of different wizard schools and I love both their concepts very much.
The triwizard tournament takes too long for me and the passages between the different tasks are too long, at least for me.

But the book captures perfectly the darker tone. Harry gets older and the threat of Voldemort becomes stronger. For the first time, we learn that he dreams of Voldemort and can see what he does. I think this shows, at the very beginning of the book, that the tone is changing and the darkness is spreading.