J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Books

Pros: The story ends, and with a bang, not a whimper.
Cons: Rowling's prose seldom rises above being stilted.

Now that the assorted hoopla and terminally repetitive news coverage of the anticipated publication (both legitimate and unauthorized) of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has come to a close, we can now bear our attention upon the novel ...

Pros: It's a nice, long read that holds my interest.
Cons: The ending was a little too easy.

Since book four, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", I have been one of the first in line to get each of the latest Harry Potter installments. So, I was excited to get the seventh book. There were people surrounding me in the store that were sad that ...

Pros: I think this is in the dictionary under "page-turner"
Cons: falls flat in the details

~This review contains mild spoilers for DH~ If you’ve made it to Book 7 in J.K. Rowling’s astronomically popular Harry Potter series, you’re either a dedicated fan, an insatiable reader, a masochist, or just want to find out ...

Pros: Returning characters in a satisfying end to the series.
Cons: It is the last book. Some slower spots. Some characters underused.

Some of what I am about to discuss about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would be spoilers for people who haven’t read the first six books. I intend to be vague when I discuss certain things because I don’t want to spoil ...

Pros: nonformulaic action, mystery, well edited, twists, vivid details, wonderful message, well resolved
Cons: not a standalone book (hardly a con for the last in a series!)

I finished reading this book a few days ago and I’m still thinking about it and very anxious for my hubby to finish reading it so I can talk to him about it—I even keep trying to read chapters aloud to him to speed him up (yes, I would gladly ...

Pros: Lots of favorite characters make an appearance, I couldn't put it down.
Cons: I'm not crazy about the last 100-200 pages.

As much as I really, really, should have spent the whole weekend frantically last minute cramming for the Bar exam, I just couldn’t resist yesterday afternoon when my Amazon package instructing Muggles not to open until July 21st was dropped at the ...

Pros: Fantastic end to a fantastic series
Cons: Not one.

You don't understand how much I've been jonesing for this book. While sitting in the line for seats at Order of the Phoenix, I kept having flashforwards to the book release. Every time I thought about it, I started quivering in my seat. This book ...

Pros: Cathartic conclusion; many echoes and reminders of themes and images from the earlier books
Cons: Some story arcs of important secondary characters felt rushed

I woke up this past Saturday morning with a peculiar feeling in the pit of my stomach. It felt like a cross between the way I felt on my birthday morning when I was a child, and the way I now feel when I wake up knowing I have to do something difficult, ...

Pros: Excellent ending. Harry Grew Up.
Cons: Camping trips and too convenient escapes or rescues.

The final scene: Harry, Hermione, Ron, and The Order of the Phoenix surviving members gather around a table at The Three Broomsticks, when suddenly there is a flash of green and the screen goes dark. This, thankfully was not the end of this ...

Pros: Ties in a lot of things from previous books, superb final sequence...
Cons: ... very slow to get going, too much teenage angst!...

The final book of the Harry Potter septology has been with us for some time now, though for some reason I’d not got round to reviewing it before. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows bears some of the failings of two previous books (Order of ...

Pros: closure for characters
Cons: dark, depressing, boring

I have been a fan of the Harry Potter series since the first book came out. I'm not obsessive and never got into fan fic, theories, or even HP message boards all that much (except for right before the last two books release). I enjoy a good story and ...

Pros: an end to the kids' sojourn at Hogwarts
Cons: an end to the kids' sojourn at Hogwarts, derivative plot, does not stand alone

With all of the hype and hysteria surrounding the supposed end of the Harry Potter series, there is no possible way that this last planned installment of the series could measure up to all of the expectations placed upon it. Therefore, when I read the ...

Pros: Story--if I say more I will undoubtedly spoil something
Cons: It was only 750 pages long, but that's probably not as bad as all that.

I can’t think of a more difficult book to review. I am not typically a series reader—I’ve long been of the mind that if you cannot say it in one book, then pare it down or find another way to express what you want in one (I’ve believed this for most of ...

Pros: A departure from previous books, lots of action
Cons: Rowling is a little too liberal in her resolution

Warning- There are potential spoilers from books 1-6, but no big spoilers from book 7. As the old adage goes, all good things must come to an end. Last night- or perhaps more specifically, early this morning- the final book in the Harry Potter ...

Pros: it's the right ending for the story
Cons: god, it's long. And Rowling really needs an editor.

It's a little after 8:30 AM on Saturday morning, and I finished reading J.K. Rowling's tale of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows maybe 20 minutes ago. I didn't stand in line; I waited until Friday night to do my regular grocery ...