Review of Harry Potter 5

A Review of
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling

This book is far more grown-up than the first four. If you aren't sure, you should read it yourself before allowing your children to do so. The book is quite long, but the writing (and printing) style makes it a far quicker read than you'd think.
    As usual, in this book things happen throught the book that don't make sense until the end. This can be very frustrating, but it is also one of the big driving forces of the story.
    At the ending of the previous book, a major disagreement between Headmaster Dumbledore's allies and the Ministry of Magic began. In this book, that conflict plays out. Throught the book, folks from the ministry are interfering in the running of Hogwarts, creating lots of nice tension. Fred and George Weasley have their finest moment toward the end of this book, quite impressively. The poltergeist Peeves even plays the role of a good guy for a time.
    I won't say what the ending is, but it does include the answers to some questions that will tend to nag the more observant readers from the first couple of books. At least in terms of mysteries, this ending is far more satisfying than those.

I give this book a 7/10

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

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