The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped harry potter and the half-blood prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "is it worth the hype?" the answer, luckily, is simple: yep
Amagnificent spectacle more than worth the price of admission, harry potter and the half-blood prince will blow you away
However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review
It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know
Just sit tight, despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head in your handsas you hope the words will rearrange themselves into a different story
But take one warning to heart: do not open harry potter and the half-blood prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for agood long read
Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page
A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, harry potter and the half-blood prince moves the series intomurkier waters and marks the arrival of rowling onto the adult literary scene
While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depictionof a community at war
In harry potter and the half-blood prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong
With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watchedj.k
Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate.