For a Young Adult market, I thought this book held its own for the adults also, and I thoroughly enjoyed Half Blood Prince. I'm normally a mystery, women's fiction reader, historical novels once in awhile, but I heard so much about Harry Potter that I decided to buy one of the books and satisfy my curiosity. We were on vacation and I read it off and on while I was spending time with my parents and friends. Once I got into the story I couldn't put it down. The author has an excellent way of bringing you into the story and before you know it you just want to find out what is going to happen next. Overall, it was a terrific book and I'm sure I'll be reading more about Harry Potter and his friends.

1) Not a good book for younger children. I'd recommend they stick to Books 1-3, maybe Book 4.2) Better than Book 5, but not as enjoyable as some of the earlier books to me.3) Definitely getting darker and more depressing as Harry and his compatriots grow older. Of course, the world seems darker and more depressing than it used to be too.4) The Half-Blood Prince is a very interesting character. I look forward to seeing how events tie up in Book 7.5) Book 6 seemed a little short. Some of the other books stood alone better.6) I missed the usual Hogwarts Express ending.

in all honesty, i don't think brain power was even INVOLVED in reading this.i was impressed with horcruxes, and the coming of age of harry, but...1) too predictable.2) overly lengthy-- what could have been saicd in a few words, she used a few pages.3) there isn't any magic or charm to the story. maybe its her style... its strangely dry and monotone compared to the first five books.4)people are saying that its more of an adult book.... they couldn't have been more wrong. after spending a summer reading so called "grown-up" books, the sixth installment doesn't verge deep enough into character development, deeper universal themes, or description of scenes/places/peoplesi appreciate it for preoparing the readers for book 7... but i dont think i wouldve missed anything had i read a CliffNotes version of this. cheaper and quicker.

I am a die-hard HP fan, but apart from Voldemort's history and the extremely heart-wrenching ending, there was not much to the story.... Too much "snogging" and too many pages devoted to teenage crushes....... I found this story extremely disappointing for the most part... Seems like a filler for the climax.... with nothing better to do, Jo Rowling turns to commercial means to fill the pages. Not a word more, else I'll give it all away.

The last two installments of the Harry Potter series were excellent. This one is like a mediocre The Empire Strikes Back, a book that contains a lot background and hints of future events, but doesn't hold up well on it's on. At the end, there are too many unanswered questions. At the end of the previous installment in the series, I was sad, but in this installment I was just annoyed. The author seems to have been deceiving us (or maybe it's all just a rouse again) about the nature of key characters in the series. Also, what makes this one lacking is that the final showdown is a bit of a let-down.In general, I don't think the writing is as good in this book. And a lot of the repeated behaviors of certain characters are now starting to feel like the same old, same old stuff. I've really enjoyed previous installments in the series, especially The Goblet of Fire and the Order of the Phoenix. To me, the ending of this book was really a disappointment.

JK Rawling has let her readers down. After building up to the exciting and dramatic Order of the Phoenix, this book was flat. I kept waiting for something to happen. Eventually it did, but, that was at the end of the book. There was no suspense and very little action. This book was simply filler between book 5 and book 7.I can practically predict what will happen in book 7 following the conclusion of book 6. I sincerely hope I am wrong and Rawling surprises us all.