Strange Blooms: The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants - Jennifer Potter

Advantages: C'mon!! We're talking about Harry Potter
Disadvantages: A loooong time for the next book to be released.

...in Spain soon after it was released in the U.K. but have not yet been translated to Spanish, if you’re curious about that :) ). I’ve been reading some of the opinions published in CIAO about the book, and I have to say that they’re quite good, so I’m sorry if this one is not as good and sorry if my English is not very good. I’m trying to improve, I promise… If you haven’t read the books, beware of the SPOILERS that follow… So, what was I expecting from the fifth book of the Harry Potter adventures? I was expecting what I found in the previous four: lots of well-written adventures and mystery. Plus, I was expecting a development of the characters (both in the relationship with other people and in their personalities). I’ve found that the books turn more and more complex every time. The language is not as simple as it was in the first... Read review

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Advantages: Un-puttable down book
Disadvantages: Book 5 has yet to be published !!

...year old baby and sent to live with his cruel and unimaginative Aunt, Uncle and Cousin – aka the Dursleys. Harry is banished to the cupboard under the stairs to live. When Harry turns 11 strange things begin to occur – and to cut a long story short, he finds out he has been offered a place at Hogwarts School of WitchCraft and Wizardry. Needless to say that these revelations shock the poor boy! Harry learns about his background and his parents – Lily and James Potter. Again he hears unfathomable stories! After an amazing experience at King’s Cross Railway Station and his introduction to Platform Nine and Three Quarters, Harry boards the Hogwart’s Express, bound for his new school life. Here Harry meets his new friends Ronald Weasley and Herimone Granger – who will stand by his side throughout... Read review

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Advantages: wonderful read for all ages
Disadvantages: not long enough

...finished it in under an hour. Now I have to wait until I see my friend at work next week so I can borrow the next one (unless I decide to go out and buy it first!). So, what is it all about? The book starts with an introduction to the Dursley family – a fairly ordinary family. But one day, Mr Dursley starts seeing strange things, people in cloaks, shooting stars, owls flying in daylight, and he hears a whisper about something happening to the Potter family. Mrs Potter is Mrs Dursley’s sister, but they do not talk about her. But that night, a baby is left on the Dursley’s doorstep – a young boy called Harry Potter whose parents have been killed. For 10 years Harry lives with the Dursley family, much to their annoyance. He is made to live in a cupboard under the stairs and treated like a second-class citizen. However... Read review

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