by J.K. Rowling
The sixth book in this series of seven brought events to an ominous end, clearly prepping for the final showdown in book seven. I was particularly happy to see Rowling follow the hero archetype as the plot progressed. Breaking away from those universal concepts is a great way to kill a series (hint: George Lucas), so Half-Blood Prince succeeded in that respect. What perhaps surprised me the most was the actual mystery of who the Half-Blood Prince was; Rowling chose to deal with his identity in a very different manner than I expected. As with the previous book, there were some elements I found tedious—in this book it was all the hooking up and going out with each other—but I realize I am not the target audience. The end seemed to imply a very different seventh book, which I am somewhat reluctant to accept because any drastic break from the formats of the first six books would eliminate a lot of the appeal of the books. But I won’t make any predictions yet; Rowling has already shown herself well-capable of surprising us all. My final judgement: Half-Blood Prince was good, and unless she really screws up on book seven, Rowling will deliver a successful complete series.
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