Summing Up "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince"

Why I Chose This Book:  You should know by now.

Book Rating (1-5 Stars):  4 stars.  Too much Snape in this.  And SOMEONE ELSE WONDERFUL DIES.

Setting of the Book: Mostly Hogwarts (School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in London).  I'm a complete nerd, I know.

About the Author: J.K. Rowling - this is obviously her claim-to-fame series.  She wrote another book about some kind of political something or other in England (also fiction), but the synopsis on the back of the book really didn't interest me.  Also, I'm pretty sure she wrote the first Harry Potter book in her mid-twenties but didn't actually get it published until her early thirties?  Or something like that.

Plot of the book in one sentence:  Harry, Ron and Hermione try to find out what You-Know-Who is up to while EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS APART.  I just can't even.

If I Could Rename the Book:  Harry Potter & the Death of All that is Good and Sane

Genre: YA Fantasy

Point of View: 3rd person limited (told from Harry's POV)

Favorite Character: Dumbledore <3 p="">
Least Favorite Character: Snape. Malfoy. Snape. Malfoy. Snape. Malfoy....

Other (Main Characters):
Harry Potter - the main character (obviously).  In this book, he's in his third year at Hogwarts.
Ron Weasley - Harry's best friend.  Comes from a poor family (all redheads).  His dad works for the Ministry of Magic, his two oldest brothers have already graduated from Hogwarts, his third oldest brother is a know-it-all rule follower at Hogwarts, his fourth-and-fifth oldest brothers are twins who are constantly causing trouble, and his younger sister is in love with Harry.  lol
Hermione Granger - Harry and Ron's other best friend.  Even though they can't stand her at the beginning of the first book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), they grudgingly grow to admire and like her.
Albus Dumbledore - The Headmaster of Hogwarts.  He's so wise.  And super beardy.  Seriously.  He has a super-long beard.
Severus Snape - The Potions teacher at Hogwarts.  He is SO MEAN to Harry all the time.
Draco Malfoy - a self-entitled bully who picks on Harry, Ron and Hermione all the time.
I could go on, but I don't want to bog you down with too many Harry Potter characters. lol

If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
It's already a movie, and the characters are spot-on.  Especially Snape - he's so easy to hate.

Favorite Scene of the Book: Honestly, I can't really think of one.

Least Favorite Scene of the Book: In the clock-tower after Harry and Dumbledore return from retrieving the locket....

Did I like the Ending? Hated it.  Hated it.  Why so much death?!

Which of my friends could I see loving this book? Amy - I know she loves it.  haha

Which of my friends could I see hating this book? Probably so many people.

This book left me feeling: Honestly, depressed.  But I press on for the ending.

How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: Too long.