Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So last night, at about 11:10ish I left my happy little domicile for my local Barnes and Noble. Basically, the store was packed. I did reserve my copy and due to my apparent late arrival, I was the 238th person to check in. Despite all that, It only took about 30 minutes to get my book. The Barnes and Noble folks are troopers. I am sure it was insanity for them.

At any rate, I got my book (as well as couple of non magical sort of books), my poster and went on my marry way. Apparently, there were supposed to have been wristbands to those who reserved, but ... whatever.

So, of course I began immediately. And except to get a good night's sleep and some lunch, I didn't stop reading until I was done. That's the magic of J.K. Rowling's writing. After getting into the book, the general hype and excitement of finding out what happened had dwindled. What replaced the it, was excitement at have a darn good read.

Rowling, as always, captures everything vividly and honestly. It is obvious how much thought she has put into the entire series. And, as promised, this book ties so many loose ends from previous books. It also will make fans desperate for book seven as more questions are raised. The least of those being how it will all end.

I will not reveal any details of the book. Mostly because you really must read it! And I hate stumbling onto reviews that take all the fun away. Suffice it to say Rowling is as funny and brilliant as ever. Many wonder if she would be able to keep the Harry Potter magic alive and she does not disappoint.

A final note though ... this is indeed the darkest book yet and if you have little ones reading it, beware. That, I will say is something nice about Rowling. Despite her fictional world, she writes life as it is: it is has its good, its fun, its bad, its evil ... and its ends.

Last Words: Very good, I highly recommend it, in fact, read them all!