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

4.0

I...don't really know why I'm not giving this 5 stars but I think it's just because it didn't make my heart quite as happy as some of the others. It's getting darker, and while I appreciate that the series does get dark without becoming too annoying, it frustrates me that Rowling didn't really adjust her writing style to match it. These books feel like kids books -- the writing is simplistic even if the world-building and plot aren't. So I guess I just wanted more sophistication from it since the kids are growing up and the themes are getting more mature.