ONAT LOPERA

This book was speaking and calling me while it was still inside the box. LOL So after a mere 24 hours after it arrived, I prepared my “reading snacks” (carrots, that mysteriously disappeared before I got to Chapter 2) Hehe, removed the green book jacket, admired the deep purple bound and went to the balcony upstairs. And about 8 hours later, I finished the last page of “Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince“.

I always wanted to make one of those “quotes” you see on the books’ reviews section so here is mine:

“Rowling bewitched the world again! I laughed, got mad, shout the spells (and I do mean say the spell out loud) and sobbed while reading the book. It is indeed a shame to put down this book once you started it.”
- Onat Lopera, ONATLOPERA.COM

Good thing I just re-read “The Order of the Phoenix” 2 weeks ago, this book picked-up right where the 5th ended. It tied up the loose knots from the previous books and spins new ones for the next installment. As what I expected, this one is darker and more mature than the previous books. It would be better to freshen-up on your “The Order of The Phoenix” knowabouts before picking up this one, it is just one long story and as what it may seem, the 7th book would continue where it “paused” on this. Comparing from all other 5, perhaps this is the most different from all, but still, I have other favorites. This book has everything, from grand adventures, teenage hormones going wild and gut-wretching twists and turns. Looking for spoilers? Then you came to the wrong place. I’m just saying read the book “like you will never be able to read” (LOL), it is really great. It will leave you wanting more.

And about the “saying the spells out loud” part on my quote, I was really into the story and from the previous movies based upon the book series, I was picturing every line of the book based on the movies and when Harry said that “S” spell [seen also on the "Chamber of Secrets" movie, proves that some movie adaptations have lots of errors on them, you should know what I'm talking about if you have watched (and listened to) the movie and read this one], I did said it out loud! (without the swish-and-flick gesture though):D Good thing I was alone upstairs. LOL I really got caught up on that part.

Having 600+ pages, I have to say it is quite short (super bitin). After reading the last page, I was in the middle of “That was it?!” and “I think JK Rowling is going to do an akin-Matrix/LOTR cliffhanger also.” The book was more like a screenplay of a movie than a novel. And after hearing some rumors that the 7th will be the last, no such thing as “Harry after Hogwarts” book, (not entirely sure, but I’ll check on it) of the Harry Potter series, I don’t care even it has 1000 pages or more just as long as she concludes it “bloody good”. We’ll all see after …hmm… 2 years maybe?

OK, enough of this, I shouldn’t be doing this, it had been 4 days and yet I am still mourning.