Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
I ran out of things to read and looking over my bookshelves, I realized I never read this after buying when it came out.
The sixth in the Harry Potter series. Harry’s 16 now.
What can you say about these? They’re great. Some dismiss them as fluff, but I disagree. Several years ago when #4 came out, I was travelling through an airport in Greensboro, I think, and every kid in the place was reading it. Anything that gets kids (and adults) to read like that is a good thing. Period. Full stop.
So anyway, Hogwarts is under attack and Harry must help Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix do battle against You Know Who and his minions. Malfoy and Snape play an increasingly important role, and this volume the Weasleys are even more prominent. It picks up where Order of the Phoenix leaves off and ends on a cliff hanger such that the wait for the next volume will be a long one.
Excellent, excellent.
