Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Name:Addison Shurtz
Class:A2
Book:Harry Potter 6
Author:J.K. Rowling
Pages:652
Rating:****

Recommendation: This is book six of the Harry Potter series. It's a terrific book and is great for all ages. It could be challenging for children younger then 10 or 11 but that's about it. Its an action with a little Mystery to it, which makes it great to read and discuss with others. J.K. Rowling's word will drag you into this magical book.

Summary: We then find Harry Potter is once again to staying with is dreaded Aunt and Uncle for the summer. He hates it there and is quite pleased when he receives a letter from Albus Dumbledore requesting to come escort Harry to the home of the Weasleys. After a few stops they reach the Weaslys home where Harry's friend Ron lives. They eventually head off to Hogwarts not fully comfortable with all the secrets and Mysteries going on. They do some spying on the Slytherins but don't fully understand whats going on. The Year passes on and Harry finds that there is only one way to defeat Voldemort is to destroy the six Horcrux's. Dumbledore is cautious about letting Harry get to involved. Until it is revealded that Harry is the Chosen One. No matter what he wants, he has to keep it aside if he is to defeat the Dark Lord Voldemort.

Explanation of Rating: I loved this book and have fully enjoyed this series. This book had action and mystery that always kept it mind bottling! J.K. Rowling put a lot of time and effort into this amazing book. But it was pretty dark at times with so much evil and death. It could sometimes feel disturbing. The book itself overall was the darkest one yet. Even though it was dark at some moments, it still taught many things such as friendship and obedience.

Favorite Passage: "Severus...please..." - Chapter 27

This was a heartbreaking moment in the book, but it shows Dumbledore beg his long time friend Snape to kill him instead of Draco. It Just shows Dumbledore had such a peaceful heart and always had others first. Him wanting Snape to do it over Draco just shows who Dumbledore really was!