Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

11 reviews

anamustacho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

karlin0336's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This used to be my least favorite out of all the books in the Harry Potter series.  That's definitely not the case anymore (I'll give my new ranking for the series once I finish the final book).  The Voldemort backstory stuff (which I found rather boring before) is SO GOOD now.  The ending is extremely emotional and leaves you excited to read the seventh novel.  Just one more to go!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Slavery, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

cadybooks'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

xenia_li's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

sunnycollins_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This has been, by far, my favorite book of the series. Everything about it just felt... better; the characters, the writing, the world building, all of it.

The further I get into the series the more I find that it's not the characters that I'm drawn to, it's the world. Getting a look into

Voldemort's background + family history

is really cool and makes the world around Hogwarts feel more storied and realistic. 

That being said, I did really enjoy the arcs that each of the main characters went on over the course of the book. Everyone felt a bit more mature in this book which was much appreciated after five straight books of childish arguments between the trio. 

The last few chapters were

heartbreaking, especially the last chapter with Dumbledore's funeral and Harry coming to terms with the fact that he is now responsible for defeating the Dark Lord.

 

On a sillier note, Professor Slughorn is one of my favorite teachers so I'm always happy to see more of him. I think that his character does a great job of adding a bit of the, now classic, "silly wizard stuff" to this book's rather dark plot. 

Overall this book was an excellent read and I can't wait to finish off the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, and Alcohol

jorose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Classism

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