Rating: 8.5/10Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery.
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Unquestionably an excellent sequel to the first of the Harry Potter series. The unique magical environment of Hogwarts and it's occupants make for a ceaselessly engaging novel. I found that unfortunately the main female lead had more than her fair share of bad luck this novel and Potter had a comparatively easier year, with most of all intellectual challenges pre-solved and most battles fought for him, this in my opinion detracted slightly from his character role as 'hero.' However, the tiny imperfections in character roles serve more to amuse than to reduce in any way and in total I found that I unreservedly enjoyed the book.
Good Points:
- Funny, imaginative, timeless.
- Almost universally appealing to all ages.
Bad Points:
- Slight over-victimising of Hermione.
- Harry doesn't actually do a lot for himself in this novel, most things are done for him by others.
Buy/Borrow/Avoid:
Buy
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