Author:  J.K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  10

• Action:  10
• Suspense:  9
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  5
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  9

Recommended Age Range:  12+

• Violence/Fear:  4
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  9
• Role Models:  10

Overview

The final battle with Lord Voldemort awaits!  Harry Potter is not returning to Hogwarts this year.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione are hunting the pieces of Voldemort’s soul known as Horcruxes.  On their quest, they lose many friends to the Death Eaters and Voldemort himself.  The battle draws to a close as Voldemort and his army attack Hogwarts itself, and Dumbledore is no longer there to protect them.  Who will emerge victorious in the final battle between Harry and Voldemort?  This is the final epic conclusion to the Harry Potter series.

Author:  J.K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  9
• Suspense:  8
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  3
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  8

Recommended Age Range:  11+

• Violence/Fear:  4
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  3
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  9
• Role Models:  10

Overview

Harry Potter is taken by Headmaster Dumbledore to the home of Horace Slughorn, with whom Dumbledore convinces Horace to return as a teacher to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for mysterious reasons.  Harry himself the returns to Hogwarts after seeing Draco Malfoy enter a Dark Arts supplier, which convinces Harry that Draco is a Death Eater, a minion of the evil Lord Voldemort.  Harry now is taught about Voldemort’s past by Dumbledore, and is asked to retrieve a memory from Horace of critical importance, but evil is inside the walls…

A thrilling addition to the Harry Potter series.

Author:  J. K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  9
• Suspense:  8
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  4
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  7

Recommended Age Range:  11+

• Violence/Fear:  3
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  9
• Role Models:  10

Overview

Harry Potter is home in Little Winging before the school year when he and Dudley are attacked by Dementors, the guardians of the wizard prison Azkaban.  He is then summoned to the Ministry of Magic and is very nearly kicked out of Hogwarts.  With the help of Dumbledore, he is able to return for his fifth year to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  There, he meets Dolores Jane Umbridge, the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, who was also one of the people who wanted him expelled at the Ministry.  She refuses to teach the students how to defend themselves.  The Ministry defies Harry and Dumbledore that Voldemort, the most evil sorcerer in history, has risen again.  This leaves the wizarding world vulnerable to the shadows creeping in…

Author:  J.K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  8
• Suspense:  6
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  3
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  7

Recommended Age Range:  11+

• Violence/Fear:  3
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  0
• Positive Messages:  9
• Role Models:  9

Overview

Harry Potter returns for his fourth year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry in the (duh) fourth book in the Harry Potter series.  This year, two groups of students from two other schools have come to Hogwarts to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, a competition between the wizards and witches of the three schools.  The names of the students are selected by the Goblet of Fire, which prevents anyone younger than a 7th year from competing, or so we think…  A mysterious presence is behind the Tournament, lurking in the shadows. (Cue dramatic music…)

Author:  J. K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  8
• Suspense:  8
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  4
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  7

Recommended Age Range:  10+

• Violence/Fear:  2
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  7
• Role Models:  10

Overview

The third in the Harry Potter series, and just as good as the others.  Harry Potter discovers he is being pursued by Sirius Black an old ally of Voldemort’s and the only man ever to escape the wizard prison of Azkaban.  Harry and friends then discover a horrifying secret which means Sirius is more closely linked to Harry than he knows.  This book is filled with excitement and more than a few plot twists.  A must for anyone who enjoyed the first two books.

Author:  J. K. Rowling

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  9

• Action:  9
• Suspense:  7
• Boredom:  1
• Romance:  3
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  7

Recommended Age Range:  12+

• Violence/Fear:  5
• Mature Content:  1
• Language:  1
• Alcohol/Drugs:  3
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  8
• Role Models:  9

Overview

Harry Potter returns in the second title in his series.  This year at Hogwarts, mysterious attacks begin as soon as Harry arrives.  Students (and a certain cat) are found petrified in hallways, literally scared stiff.   He and his friends Ron and Hermione must track down the culprit before the school is forced to close.  For the full list of books in the series, see the review of the original:  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Genre:  Fantasy

Ratings

Enjoyability/Awesomeness:  10

• Action:  8
• Suspense:  9
• Boredom:  2
• Romance:  8
• Magic:  10
• Thrills:  8

Recommended Age Range:  10+

• Violence/Fear:  7
• Mature Content:  2
• Language:  2
• Alcohol/Drugs:  2
• Advertising:  1
• Positive Messages:  9
• Role Models:  9

Overview

This book is sure to become a classic.  The series follows the adventures of Harry Potter, a boy who is raised by a cruel aunt and uncle until he discovers he has magical powers, and that his parents were murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort.  He then is taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he meets new friends Ron and Hermione.  The books in the series are:  The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The  Deathly Hallows.  As is said on few occasions in BookBrook, the movies are also excellent.