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Editorial Review:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling's bestselling series, picks up shortly after we left Harry at the end of The Order of the Phoenix. Lord Voldemort is acting out in the open, continuing his reign of terror which was temporarily stopped almost 15 years beforehand. Harry is again at the Dursleys, where the events of the previous month continue to weigh on his mind, although not as much as the impending visit from his Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. Given their last meeting, Harry is understandably confused as to why the old wizard would want to visit him at home.
Rowling opens with a chapter she had wanted to use for the first book, of The Philosopher's Stone--Lord Voldemort has been creating chaos in the Wizard and Muggle communities alike, the war is in full swing and the Wizarding community now lives in fear. The press have been questioning the events at the Ministry which led to the admission of Voldemort's return, and of course Harry's name is mentioned a number of times. Harry's got his problems, but his anxiety is nothing compared to Hermione's when the OWL results are delivered. There's a new Defence Against The Dark Arts teacher, an assortment of new characters and creatures, and startling revelations about past characters and events.
Gone is the rage-filled Harry of The Order of the Phoenix--he's not being kept in the dark any more, his unjustified Quidditch ban has been lifted and he has matured considerably in his short time out of school. Half-Blood Prince follows Harry into the world of late-teens, and his realisation that nobody is infallible has made his growth that much easier. Accepting his destiny, Harry continues to behave as teenagers do, enjoying his time with his friends, developing his relationships outside of his usual circle, and learning more about how he must, eventually, do what he is destined to do.
J.K. Rowling delivers another fantastic tale which will have the readers gasping for more, capturing the characters perfectly and continuing a tale which readers will enjoy over and over again. --Ziggy Morbi
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
My favourite Harry Potter book This was my favourite Harry Potter book it was a real page turner.I read it in a day.
brill book Harry's sixth year in school is filled with problems and adventures. There Snape is the Defence against Dark Arts teacher and the Potions teacher has something important that is needed by Harry. Slughorn is very impressed by Harry's potion making and rewards him with a lucky potion. He has parties for good students which to every single one Harry and Hermione are invited but not Ron. The guests can bring along a friend but Harry has more important things to do with Professor Dumbledore including seeing and... more info
Horcruxes Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth Harry Potter book in the series. I got a copy of this book just before I turned 17, shortly after the release (a little over two years ago now). This isn't as good as book 5 (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but it's my favourite after this. Out of all seven books, this book is my third favourite and book 5 is my second. Once again it was great when I got it, not just because it was a new Harry Potter book, but because of the way the... more info
A bridge from book 5 to book 7, that's all. I was so looking forward to this book and feel very deflated for having read it again. After the first read when it was released I was not the happiest of Potter fans because it took such a long time to get nowhere and lacked anything particularly appealing. So I left it a couple of years and went back to it as I read the whole 7 books again and yet it seems even worse now, reading it knowing what was coming up in Deathly Hallows. A lot of this is simply making the story last long enough to see Harry inton... more info
