for december lib thing

This book warms my heart every time I read it. My favorite in the series, by far.

It also causes me to really really really want chocolate. ( )

nice to get another of these books down. It's also nice that the main character is aging. I didn't like reading the book when he was younger ~ although I thought it was great that the author kept the audience's age appropriate to the boy's age...but to read the series, it's a little more painful to start with reading kids books.
I'm excited for the next one. ( )

re-read and I think I liked it even less this time....
I like that this one is starting to take the turn to more darker things where Harry is really starting to grow up.
But for some reason this one just does not interest me - I find myself being distracted and finding reasons to not read....

This is where I stopped in the series last time. I'll make it to the next book this time. ( )

2008 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature (for the series)

Of the books in the series I've read, this one is my favorite because of its central theme.

Rowling explores the theme of fear rooted in trauma and how it can only be overcome by love.

This story is where we also begin to see more of the history of what Harry's parents were like and who his father's friends were while he was at Hogwarts.

I also love the twist at the end as we realize the truth about Sirius Black, plus the time-travel stuff.

I'd actually forgotten about the revelation surrounding Scabbers when I re-read this, but it was interesting knowing other outcomes of the story and seeing how they were more heavily foreshadowed here (I have only read the first four books, but have seen all the films).

Probably the only reason I don't give this five stars is that it does slow down a bit in the second half. I'm not as interested in the quidditch matches. ( )