This one is darker than the previous books, but the story really starts to develop here. It feels less like a standalone story and more like a piece of a longer saga. Good stuff.

With this installment in the HP series, Rowling seems to have realized that she has the opportunity to hook readers who are older than 12. Ergo, 800+ pages, a slightly more complicated, less formulaic novel. This is my favorite so far. Three more to go.

This volume seems to be where Rowling decides to make the novels a little more involved. This one is more detailed and more complicated than the first two volumes, which to me makes it even more enjoyable. I’ll keep reading.

I have resisted the HP craze until now, but with all the furor both for and against the books, I figured it was time to read them for myself. You know what? It was a fun book. Fairly imaginative, good characters, fun to read. I’ll go ahead and read the next one.

I don’t know that I’m a die-hard Harry fan yet, but I’m interested enough to keep reading. Another entertaining book.