Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Bloomsbury Publishing)

I read Harry Potter a lot and don’t get bored of it a thrilling story.An all time favourite book for me

I pre-ordered this book from Amazon, and did not expect it to arrive it on the day of release (Saturday 21st July). I was expecting to recieve it on the monday or tuesday, but I was surprised when I came home from work at one in the afternoon that saturday when it was released, to find that my copy had arrived.I'm not a Harry Potter fan or anything, though I do love the books. The Harry Potter series is the best books I've ever read; not just the stoies in general, but the way they're written. They don't drag as you read, yet they're not rushed either. A really fun read they are. They're the sort of books I can spend hours and hours reading.From the moment my copy arrived, I was sitting down reading the book and it was just over midnight when I put the book down for the day (I was just slightly more than half way through). I would've actually spent the whole evening reading if I had to, and I'm sure I probably wouldn't have put it down until I finished, and I ain't bullsh***ing about that either. The only thing that made me put it down that evening was the fact I had work the following morning.During work that Sunday, I wanted nothing more than to finish my shift and get back home to the book. As soon as I finally did I was back to reading the book and I finished it (about seven in the afternoon) that same day.The book I found simply amazing, from start to finish. There are twists throughout the story and certain gaps are filled, such as the identity of R.A.B, who stole Voldemort's horcrux and replaced it with a fake, which at the end of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry and Dumbledore took.The book in general isn't just the best, but the most different out of the lot, the reason being that the first six are set in Hogwarts, where this one isn't (not until the very end anyway). This book I had been looking foward to reading ever since I read book 6 (HPAT Half-Blood Prince). Off course I knew that the release of this book was an extra two years ahead.Book 6 ended with Dumbledore's murder (Snape was the culprit) and Harry's decision to never return to Hogwarts for his seventh year, but instead to continue on Dumbledore's mission (which he is certain Dumbledore left him) of finding Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes.As far as Harry and Dumbledore were aware of there were only six horcruxes in total; Tom Riddle's diary and Marvolo's ring had been destroyed. That leaves Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Salazar Slytherin's locket, Nagini (Voldemort's pet snake), and something that belonged to Rowena Ravenclaw.This book like the previous 5 starts of in the summer holidays (book 1 as you remember actually begins in November, that's why I've said previous 5 books, not 6). The Dursley's get moved elsewhere, due to Voldemort and the Death Eaters and Harry is waiting for some wizards to escort him to the Burrow.The day after Harry's 17th birthday, during Fleur and Bill's wedding, Voldemort siezes the Ministry of Magic, Death Eaters attack and Harry, Ron and Hermoine are forced to escape, where they begin their qeust to find and destroy Voldemort's horcruxes.To make things tougher, wizards are after Harry, so he must keep a low profile and avoid been seen. Nevertheless, Hermoine and Ron stand by him and help him out in this mission to destroy those horcruxes. This book is without doubt the best of the lot, though there are sad moments and many deaths throughout the book.I won't tell you wether or not Harry does die or succeeds in killing Voldemort, but I will tell you this; the ending is brilliant, and the final battle against the Death Eaters is similar to the one at the end of book 6. It will be a few short years when this book is made into a film, which I look foward to seeing, although I know it won't be anywhere as good as the book.If you've never read any of the books before and wish to read this, then I suggest that you read the first 6 first. These are the following titles...Harry Potter and the......Philosopher's Stone (6th best)...Chamber of Secrets (5th best)...Prisoner of Azkaban (7th best)...Goblet of Fire (4th best)...Order of the Phoenix (2nd best)...Half-Blood Prince (3rd best)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an excellent book and like I've mentioned in the title for this review, the best one out of the lot. I plan to (not yet but soonish) to re-read all seven books again. Excellent books you'd be crazy to not even consider reading them. I urge you to get this book now.

DOES CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS!And so the greatest literary saga ever written comes to a close. J K Rowling, probably the most read children's author ever, had a lot of fans to please and a massive weight on her shoulders to deliver something epic and awesome in equal measures.With Deathly Hallows she has definitely done that, this book could not be any bettter, it is moving, action packed, epic, entertaining, very well written and unbelievably fast paced. The descriptions are vivid and engrossing as are the characters. The events throughout are original and so well described you feel you are actually riding the cart through Gringotts or fighting beside the students of hogwarts as they battle to defend their lives and their school. Never has a series of books been so involving and engrossing - it is impossible not to be swept up in the wizarding world and become lost for a few chapter every night in this halls of Hogwarts or the forest of dean or the winding streets of Diagon alley.While i was reading this book the pages seemed to fly by as if they were enchanted to do so, i lapped up this final installment in the series with great enthusiasm and it never failed to have me reaching for it every night and yearning for it when i was in school. There was not a moment, whilst reading this, that i was not entertained or engrossed - i literally had to force myself to put it down at two in the morning when i should have been sleeping.As usual the story seems to be well thought out and very pleasing. Rowling uses her boundless imagination to deliver a roller coaster ride through thoroughly brilliant chapters. Each of the chapters gets subsequently better and seem vastly shorter than they are in truth. The final battle of hogwarts is gripping and brilliantly paced, the action (never overdone) blends seamlessly with the emotion and I truly could not put this book down.The revelation that Snape sent the silver doe, that he had vowed to Dumbeldore to protect Harry and that he was not in fact in league with Voldemort were a stroke of genius and a very wise plot twist to include.The Harry Potter novels and films have been a massive part of mine and millions of other peoples lives and Rowling could not have ended this phenomonal series any better. It has been unbelievable growing up in Hogwarts and the wizarding world and though it is over a part of me will never leave the Gryffindor common room and the big old castle that was our chance to be a part of something unique and completely extraordinary.Well done J K Rowling and thanks for making my childhood so much more.

More twists and turns than a writhing snake, I've seen the film's. But to read the story is really on another level. ....Probably have to read again, to take it all in. Amazing absolutely amazing.Do Horcruxes go off .? I'm in a room with four youngsters back packs , and to many discarded trainers, and a very suspect odour.

The thrilling climax to a wonderful story told through six previous books.

Incredible book. Incredible series. I loved the character development all the way throughout and loved the way everything came together in the end. The writing was simply genius!