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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

39 reviews

caitlyn_rehs's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

vampirerat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

had a really lovely time reading this, realised it's definitely one of my favourites of the hp series.

also i completely forgot about buckbeak attacking snape- iconic, wish that was included in the film !!

one downside is that my dumbledore hatred is at full strength in this one :///

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

kelly_e's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Author: J.K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter #6
Genre: YA Fantasy
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: July 16, 2005

T H R E E • W O R D S

Breathtaking • Fast-paced • Profound

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts has gotten off to an unusual start. It's the middle of summer and Harry is anxiously awaiting a visit from Professor Dumbledore in his bedroom at the Dursleys' house on Privet Drive. The last time Harry saw him - when he was in a one-to-one duel with Lord Voldemort himself.

💭 T H O U G H T S

There are parts of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that I absolutely forgot about (like the main thing that happens), and I loved the bittersweet feeling I got like I was reading for the first time. It certainly made me feel all of the emotions, and I think this will likely end up being my favourite in the series this go round.

This installment made me take a step back and really realize all of the difficult things that have happened to Harry throughout his life. Re-reading this series as an adult has opened my eyes to the reality that Harry isn't invincible, despite the magical world. This book is an ode to friendship and I think that was definitely needed. Harry and Ginny's budding relationship is one of my favourite parts throughout the whole series. When I first read it, I never saw all the foreshadowing, but with this re-read I have appreciated that so much and just love them together so much.

Book 6 has offered a lot of answers, but has also left so much unanswered. It has set up for the finally installment nicely. I really loved my re-read, and Jim Dale's narration is fabulous once again. I am not sure if I am ready for this series to end, but will look forward to reading book 7 next month.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• readers of all ages!

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more."

"Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth."

"Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Towards the end of the Harry Potter series, the books are increasingly more devastating. It doesn’t matter how ofter I reread them, they still hit me with the same punch. It’s hard to see characters we’ve come to love in such terrible distress. But the story is so compelling, and the books so clever, that they demand to be reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sdemo08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another hard read and another hard death. We learn more about Voldemort and what Harry has left to do in order to defeat him. This one is always a difficult re-read but I'm ready to start the final battle.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lizzy_s4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sorry about the author but this is the literal best book in existence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

If you read this I can guarantee you will love it

bookthief's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely love the Harry Potter series. This book is my favourite of the 7 since it starts to bring more about Voldermort’s past and it draws closer to the inevitable war. I love how we see Harry’s and Dumbledores relationship grow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

eib_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fatphobia and Misogyny