Reviews

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

thedavis42's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5

vilma12345's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

amelia_shakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

chelsayoder's review against another edition

5.0

My favorite of the series...so far- one more to go!

mcfrills's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

aksolotli's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

4.5

melody_petersen's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? No

4.75

soulkissed2003's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

beckca03's review against another edition

5.0

Another great HP! This time, I was tipped off to some key plot developments when I happened to be watching Jeopardy one night and the category dealt with Harry Potter. Stupid me - I thought, "There's no way they'll ask any questions that would give the plot away," and when I got to a question about the alter-ego of the Half-Blood Prince, it was too late. Plus, another question dealt with the love lives of a few of the characters so I knew the eventual coupling of Harry and Ginny was coming too. Glad it all happened in this book versus the last one, which I'm really nervous to read.

Am I alone in that up until the end, I expected some explanation that Snape was really a good guy (a bit of a beat-up, spiteful dweeb, but a nice guy nonetheless) and didn't really kill Dumbledore? I'm still hoping for an explanation as to why Dumbledore trusted him so much, and I'm hoping that its a good one because I definitely fell into that category too.

I also love the return of Moaning Myrtle (my favorite, at least in the audiobook version).

jordancfield's review against another edition

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

5.0