These books are breaking me. I admit it. I'm addicted to a children's book series. So sue me.
This book isn't as action packed as the other books in the series. It tells more of the back story and it's when I saw Harry truly grow up. My heart is completely broken over this little story.
The only fault I could give this book is that it doesn't have as much of my boyfriends George and Fred as the other books. So I'll just add them here.
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Really people if you are one of those and yes I was one..that had only seen the movies. Run don't walk and get these books.

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING

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4 out of 5 stars to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the 6th book in the Young Adult Fantasy series written in 2005 by J.K. Rowling. Although I could go on and on about this book, there are so many other reviews and reviewers who are likely to have a better one simply because they wrote it write after reading the book or watching the movie. I read it close to ten years ago, saw the movie at least 5 years ago, and though I would love to re-read them... my TBR pile is way too high. That said... it's a fantastic series full of wild imagination, great beauty and intricate sentiment. In this book, Harry must connect with the past and his dark side, trying to figure out who this half-blood prince is... and when he finds out, everything is different. The book is about relationships... discovering things about yourself and others that you didn't know. And when someone Harry absolutely adores is murdered right in front of him, and it's connected with the half-blood prince, it sends Harry on a downward spiral, out of control, but necessary for him to find the inner strength to fight Lord Voldemort. I can't even begin to write a review for this book... let's just go get some coffee or a drink and talk about it. It requires us having an animated conversation... right?

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1.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ★★★★★
2.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ★★★★★
3.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ★★★★★
4.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ★★★★★
5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ★★★★★
6.) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ★★★★★
7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ★★★★★
8.) Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ★★

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It never gets old, rereading this series. I love always picking up on new things I didn't notice the first 10 times around. Also, with these later books, I wish the movies had stayed truer to the books.

No quiero que esto termine.

↳ "Lo único que nos da miedo cuando nos asomamos a la muerte y a la oscuridad es lo desconocido."

Créanme cuando digo que, en verdad, intento ser más crítico y no tan obvio, pero las cinco estrellas vienen impregnadas a cualquier libro de esta saga. La facilidad y velocidad con la que termino estos libros es particular, nunca fluí tanto como con estas novelas.

¿Qué distinguió a Harry Potter y el misterio del principe del resto de la saga?

1. ¿Recuerdan ese primer libro, infantil, basado en unos niños inocentes en un mundo de magia misterioso? Olvidenlo. Ya no quedan rastros: la sexta entrega se caracteriza por su oscuridad, no teme ser siniestro ni despiadado: muertes, historias siniestras, injusticias. La evolución es inmensa.

2. Luego de Harry Potter y la orden del fénix y toda la euforia que nos dejó, es evidente que este sexto libro es, probablemente, el que más carece de esa acción (a pesar de que el final debería ser suficiente). Sin embargo, se aprecian las historias complejas y bien estructuradas, por lo que, la novela, se destaca por alimentar la trama y nutrirla de cierta complejidad. Es el caso de la historia de Voldemort, donde se puede entender que el pasado siempre es relevante para entender el presente.

3. Aquí, el romance entre los personajes, finalmente, aparece como algo serio. Vemos formalizar a las parejas favoritas (y no tanto) de esta saga. Funcionan como una buena subtrama, como siempre, sus interacciones siempre te quitan más de una sonrisa. Si no no es una sonrisa, es un llanto, sino es un llanto, una indignación. Pero cada parte del libro se siente necesaria.

Ya todos a esta altura de la saga, se sienten familiarizados con sus personajes. Cada uno se destaca y diferencia del otro, así como cumple su rol perfectamente. En mi opinión, el destacado de este fue Dumbledore, simplemente impresionante.

↳ "Y ahora Harry, adentrémonos en la noche y prosigamos esta peligrosa e indeseable aventura."

El final está a un libro, y no estoy seguro de querer acabarlo. Pero debo hacerlo. Así que pronto volveré luego de haber enfrentado, lo que deduzco que será, una conclusión difícil de olvidar.

Well I decided to come back and actually put in a review for this book since all I'd done is give it a star and go on my merry little way.

Hated this book. Flat out, this book was the worst of the whole seven-book series.

I bought HBP the day it was released and I was very excited to read something new in the series. To my shock, I couldn't believe how bad the story was. Something happened to JKR's editor. I think perhaps foul play was involved because apparently the editor was completely absent. Someone forgot to tell Jo that her book kinda (no actually "really really") sucked.

I'm not speaking from a shipping aspect because in the grand scheme of things I don't care who ends up with who. But it was the writing that made baby Jesus cry. The complete and utter abysmal writing. The rate of revelation in this book was appalling. The plot basically sucked and the use of flashback was overdone. The ENTIRE book was a "tell" and not a "show". Cardinal rule of writing. SHOW DON'T TELL.

JKR should have gotten some writing lessons before she wrote this one. Someone should have told her on the rough draft read-through that this was bad. Someone should have forced her to stay away from schmoopy romance because GAG.

What a complete stinker.

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02/22/12 - four-ish years later and although I still dislike this book, my opinion has mellowed. It's an amazing series, but this is my least favourite. I'm not editing the review as my opinion four years ago is still just as valid.

carry on

You knew it was coming, but it still hurt.
Anyone familiar with the hero cycle knows that the protagonist will usually lose his mentor figure. As this was the penultimate book, I think many of us knew going into it that Dumbledore would die before the end.


As this book is mainly about Harry spending time with Dumbledore, it was bittersweet. Like an ailing relative who knows they don't have much time left, trying to make the most of their remaining days. I would like to think that Albus saw Harry as a sort of adopted grandson.


Albus knew his time was coming and set his affairs in order. He even made plans to die on his own terms, with all of the courage one must have when gallantly facing their mortality.


Even though he was a fictional character, his death was still a blow. I remember reading fan theories about him coming back to life because his patronus was a phoenix, and I wanted to believe them even though I knew he had to stay dead for Harry to really become the hero he needed to be.

feels. that's all i can say.

Through this book Rowling works on the plot that will lead to the finale, makes it tricky, spell bounding and twisted.

Snape, the half-blood prince is shown working as a double agent for both Voldemort and Dumbledore. Draco is given a task to fulfill in order to gain Voldemort’s sympathy, as his father Lucius has repeatedly not been able to finish his tasks. Sirius, Harry’s Godfather leaves all his gold, house and the elf for him.

Together, Dumbledore and Harry start going through Voldemort’s past. Voldemort created 7 Horcruxes with his soul to remain immortal and they should be destroyed before he can be killed forever. While two, his diary and a ring are destroyed, the remaining need to be found and dismantled.

Dumbledore and Harry go on with the search of other Horcruxes, upon their return Snape kills Dumbledore (if you didn’t cry, don’t know what else will make you) which leaves the mission for Harry and his friends to complete.

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i dont want to talk to anyone
dont even look at me
i was expecting it and i still cried for like 30 minutes

I’m yet to mention one of the most important characters in this series in a review. I’m, of course, talking about Severus Snape.

Severus, the unsung hero.



Severus, who sacrificed his own soul.



Severus, who loved another more than life itself.



Severus, the half-blood prince- the truth about his character was, and will likely always be, one of the most surprising twists I’ve ever read in fiction. The set up is all in this book.