Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

A fitting finale

By the time Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in 2007 fans of the series, including me, were at fever pitch. It was inconceivable to wait until Saturday morning for the book…

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Harry Potter BooksPublished: 2005 Author: J.K. Rowling   Penultimate adventure sets up a cracking finale   Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince begins in a scary time in the wizarding world.  Voldemort’s return is now widely accepted and his desire to regain his position of […]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

A long, frustrating wait is well rewarded

JK Rowling made us wait for three long years after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came into bookshops. Three years for us to speculate….

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

The threat becomes real…

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth book in the series about the boy wizard and is, in many ways, markedly different to the previous three novels…

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

The book that changed it all

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the most significant novel in the seven-book series and almost, almost the best of the books. This is where everything starts to change…

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

The difficult second novel – not quite up to par but still a great read

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book of JK Rowling’s massively successful Harry Potter series. Second books are notoriously tricky and many authors just can’t seem to make it work. If JK Rowling did feel that pressure it certainly didn’t show …

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Harry Potter Books

A magical new world – and the beginning of a legend

To begin with – a confession. For the first two or three years the Harry Potter craze totally passed me by. I had – of course – heard of the books and the backstory of Joanne Rowling, the single mum who created a phenomenon …