Ratings2,114
Average rating4.4
My journey reading the harry potter books continues. As I've mentioned in my previous reviews, I never read harry potter as a kid, but now in my 20s I've decided to read them and see what all the hype is about and this one was the best by far.
This entry is the best one at the moment. With a thrilling story, no deadbeats to make the book longer, and no BS to save the main character.
The fact that this book happens during the Tri-Wizzard Tournier is an excellent plus because there are events happening throughout the year and there is no dead time where nothing happens. In the other books, I felt that the book was about the school year and at the and after the exams coincidentally Voldemort strikes... It was very nice of him to wait until after the exams since it could affect the academic performance of Harry and his Friends.
But in this book, since Harry does not have to write any exams there is action all year around.
There were several great twists, which are slightly hinted at, making the twist surprising but not unbelievable. Except for one which I will be commenting on at the end since I want to keep this review spoiler free.
I also liked that this book is no longer as childish as the previous ones since this book treats more serious topics such as Death and love since harry is slowly becoming a teen. That's great writing from J.K. Rowling.
All in all, until this date my favorite Harry Potter book. I am excited for the next one since the books have gotten better with time.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
————————————————————-
Now I will be commenting on the one scene which I thought was a little BS.
The Duel between Harry and Voldemort. The fact that now twin Wands lock with each other and force the Previous incantation is all a bunch of BS. This scene gives me the feeling J.K. Rowling found herself in the duel and dint know how to save Harry since Voldemort would have won. It is true that he is weaker than in his prime, but harry is an inexperienced teen wizard, he doesn't stand a chance against the Dark Lord.
She could have hinted at it in the class of defense against the dark arts. We could have visited one of Lupin's classes and he could have mentioned: “btw twin wands when they fight against each other they lock and one of them makes the other cast all previous spells in reverse order.”. Just the same explanation that Dumbledore gives, but between phases of the Tri-Wizard Tournier. Or maybe the Waesly twins could have twin wands (bc they are twins idk) and in the summer when Harry is visiting for the Quidich Championship, they could start an argument and fire at each other, such that Harry sees that twin Wands can indeed lock.
Don't Interpret me wrong, I don't have a problem with the wands locking but at least mentioned it before it happens.
Al in all this not a deal breaker, I still enjoyed this book a lot.