Author: J.K. Rowling
Series: Harry Potter #2
Genre: Fantasy/Middle Grade
Rating: 4/5
Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.Review:
And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girl's bathroom. But then the real trouble begins - something is attacking Hogwarts students, turning them into stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past reveals dark secrets? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects ... Harry Potter himself!
I was worried that The Chamber of Secrets was going to suffer from "second book syndrome." I was pleasantly surprised that I was entirely wrong. I think that even though this book started off a little bit slow, just like book one, that it progressed at a pretty decent speed as well. There was a TON more action in this book than there was in book one!
Harry has just spent a MISERABLE summer with the Dursley's and is ITCHING to go back to Hogwarts. Counting down the days! He's worried about his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, he hasn't heard from them all summer. While on his summer vacation we are introduced to Dobby the house elf. Dobby delivers some disturbing news to Harry but that doesn't deter Harry from going back to school.
There are several new characters that are introduced in this book, one of which is Ron's little sister Ginny. Then there is Gilderoy Lockhart, who I have a love/hate relationship with...in that I LOVE to Hate him. He's such a miserable character and once the truth is known about him I disliked him even more!
What I really enjoyed about this book was that NOTHING was set in stone. Just when you thought you had it figured out there was a twist delivered that totally derailed your thought process. When "stuff" hits the fan and things get so interesting that I literally could not put this book down it was an AWESOME feeling. Even HARRY is accused of all the bad things that are happening at the school! Once the final twist is dealt and we've figured out where the Chamber of Secrets is at I could not wait to see what happened next. I was quite surprised to see who the actual bad guy was in this book and how he was dealt with. Great stuff ladies and gents!
Overall, I can honestly say that though not my favorite Harry Potter book so far, it was definately good. I can only see this series getting better as Harry ages and becomes a more experienced wizard!
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