A review by pbraue13
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

4.0

I love Harry Potter, god knows I do, but this will always be my least favorite in the series. While it has peak sassy Harry and McGonnegall moments it is still very bloated and too long. Yet, I still love it! Umbridge is a wonderfully evil villain and while most people have a problem with angsty Harry I gave him more of a pass this time. Imagine handling the whole world telling you you're lying about your trauma whilst going through puberty whilst trying to fend off someone who wants to kill you whilst dealing with a person who is so narrow-minded they're willing to cause you bodily harm to shut you up; you'd be angsty too! Also some of my favorite lines of the series come from this book such as, "There is no shame in what you are feeling, Harry... On the contrary... the fact that you can feel pain like this is your greatest strength." or “We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.” It's a wonderful book, not perfect, but still wonderful.