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A review by toffeebox
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rowling should have made this a YA series, starting from the 4th book. Not sure why it's a junior series and 7-9 year olds are calling this the "book of the year" in the blurb.
A recurring problem since the 4th book to deal with the age restrictions: we are given 2-3 pages on major darker events (e.g. Sectumsempra and Dumbledore's death, Sirius's death) while 100+ pages are dedicated to fillers such as Slug club, Quidditch World cup, etc. I'd preferred a more intense fight for Draco and Dumbledore. Both whom are characters which have featured from the debut book - not bloody Slughorn.
Given that 20% of this book is filler, Rowling has to catch-up in the finale. Happened once between Goblet-Order, and I'm predicting that it will happen again.
A recurring problem since the 4th book to deal with the age restrictions: we are given 2-3 pages on major darker events (e.g. Sectumsempra and Dumbledore's death, Sirius's death) while 100+ pages are dedicated to fillers such as Slug club, Quidditch World cup, etc. I'd preferred a more intense fight for Draco and Dumbledore. Both whom are characters which have featured from the debut book - not bloody Slughorn.
Given that 20% of this book is filler, Rowling has to catch-up in the finale. Happened once between Goblet-Order, and I'm predicting that it will happen again.