Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)

by J.K. Rowling

Suspicion and fear blow through the wizarding world as news of the Dark Lord’s attack on the Ministry of Magic spreads. Harry has not told anyone about the future predicted by the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, nor how deeply what happened to Sirius Black affected him. He’s desperate for Professor Dumbledore to arrive and take him away from the Dursley’s – but Hogwarts may not be the safe haven from Voldemort’s Dark Forces that it once was.

In his sixth year, the names Black, Malfoy, Lestrange and Snape will haunt Harry with shades of trust and treachery as he discovers the secret behind the mysterious Half-Blood Prince – and Dumbledore prepares him to face his own terrifying destiny.

These adult editions with glorious jacket art by Andrew Davidson are now available in hardback for the first time.

• ISBN10: 1408865440
• ISBN13: 9781408865446
• Publish Date: 13 August 2015 (first published January 1970)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 560
• Language: English

Reviews

[celinenyx]

I don't know, after book 4 it just seemed to me that J.K. Rowling didn't enjoy writing any more. The plot feels forced and heavy.
Also, why did Harry's dad had to be such a bully? That he wasn't perfect, sure, but as he is discribed here you just can't like him anymore.

[ladygrey]

In rereading Rowling I find that I skip a lot of things. Possibly they need to be included because it fully forms the world, but once I know them, elaborate setting descriptions and character descriptions and the minutia of Harry's thoughts and feelings, then I don't need it anymore. I read a lot of the dialogue and the scenes I find most interesting.

The good thing about this book is that there were a lot of interesting dialogue and scenes to go back to. Most of it made it into the film, which indicates how well the filmmakers did in the translation. The things unique to the book I enjoyed are more of the memories (especially the Gaunt memories), Dumbledore's conversations with Harry as they go in and out of the memories and the aftermath of the Astronomy Tower. Interestingly, I felt really bad for Snape at the end as everyone was vilifying him.

[ibeforem]

I’m going to try to sum up my feelings on the book without giving anything away. I liked this one more than I liked the last one. So much happened in #5 that you were almost relieved when it was over. This book ended really giving me a sense of what was to come, and that’s not something I’ve gotten from the previous books. And I didn’t feel overwhelmed with information when it was over.

Yes, it’s a kid’s book, but it entertains me and that’s all that matters.

[alindstadtcorbeax]

My favorite book in the whole series 3