Book Rating (1-5 Stars): 4 stars. TOO MANY DEATHS and not enough happy moments.
Setting of the Book: For once, most of the book does not take place at Hogwarts. Only some of it.
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 travel around learning more about Horcruxes and the Deathly Hallows in order to defeat You-Know-Who.
If I Could Rename the Book: Harry Potter & the Hunt for Horcruxes
Genre: YA Fantasy
Point of View: 3rd person limited (told from Harry's POV)
Favorite Character: The twins. Beloved Fred & George :)
Least Favorite Character: YOU-KNOW-WHO!!!! ARGH!!!! And Bellatrix Lestrange.
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. The villians are extremely well-cast.
Favorite Scene of the Book: The theft from Gringotts. The duel between Harry and You-Know-Who. There are a lot of great scenes.
Least Favorite Scene of the Book: The death of the Auror. The death of the joker. The death of the house elf. The death of the newly-married couple. RIP, all of you.
Did I like the Ending? Actually, I felt like the Epilogue was a bit lacking...
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? No idea.
This book left me feeling: Glad to be done. I'd forgotten how dark the series gets after You-Know-Who comes back to power.
How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: Six hours? Give or take...
So if it's not happening at Hogwarts, where IS it happening?
ReplyDeleteOoo, I like your rename. Nice alliteration. :)
Thank you :) And it takes place all over, because Harry, Ron & Hermione are on the run trying to find Horcruxes.
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