TEEN BOOK WARNING

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I review TEEN BOOKS. These books tend to deal with some slightly more mature themes and ideas that are not necessarily what your parent(s) (unless you are a parent, in which case you (Or you're a teacher in which case the parents of your students)) would want you to read. If the authority figure which may be your parent(s), the parents, or you the parent says go for it, have fun, or if you have any questions come to me etc., then fine by me go ahead but as the friendly blogger behind the screen I feel the need to present this information before I delve into the nitty-gritty-fun stuff.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

My dear bibliophiles,
My father once told me that all great stories begin with "It was a dark and stormy night".  This series proves that statement false. For none of the Harry Potter books begin with that sentence. Hopefully you read my review of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and have been awaiting the next installment which is this: Harry Potter and the Chamber of the Secrets. I also hope that you enjoyed reading Harry.
Soooo, characters. Since this is the second book you already know about the majority of the main characters which leaves me with this guy:

  • Gilderoy Lockhart- Since something happened to Quirrell at the end of PS (I am going to refer to the books by the letters of the secondary part of the title so PS is philosophers stone) a new Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) teacher is needed. Enter Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. He's quite the piece of work. Not in a psycho way but more of an arrogant celeb way. Blond, bright white smile, cocky grin, etc., etc. Everyone knows the type. 
More importantly: The Plot! (and yes to all the potterheads out there, I do know I left out one character. Yes of course I love him, but I want him to be a surprise. Don't fear I maybe a pureblood but I'm not an elitist who ignores him.)
So from the second book you can guess the plot has some thing to do with Lord Voldy. And perhaps you are right but that would ruin your fun. Basically Harry goes back to Hogwarts for second year, which is an adventure in and of itself. When he gets there, its pretty normal other than Lockhart and voices. Then the Chamber is opened and nine kinds of chaos ensue, providing lots of whacky hijinks for the trio to get into. It gets pretty hairy at one point.
I love this book just as much as the first. And don't ask what my favorite Harry Potter book is because like any true potterhead I could never choose. So yeah I loved it. I would recommend for the same age group as PS but with a little more caution around bed time with small children as while its not Stephen King material it's still more frightening than PS.
I give it twelve paw prints.🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
Tata my dears,
Merlin:)
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