Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

h_slaughter shared a tip "4/5. I found this book extremely light! The audiobook made it more enjoyable as I have struggled to reread the series multiple times. The voice actor seriously helped the tone of the characters, and he made them feel lively again. I do wish there was more explaining of the conflict as it occurred in the next to last chapter, but ultimately, Chamber of Secrets is a good book. I will always use the audiobook now!"

allofakind shared a tip "All of the HP books will obviously be a re-read, but I still have some things to say. Firstly, it is so obvious how much better JK gets at writing these books (and only at that, we ignore any other parts of her life) as they progress. This book, more than any of the others I would say, is written as a mystery novel. I love the way she laces many different mysteries and won't let any of them be fully solved until the last pages of the book, from Percy's strangeness, to Ginny's fears, to the Chamber of Secrets, to Harry's very identity. She balances things like schoolwork and deep sleuthing so well that the story, however magical and far-fetched, seems so much more real. Like any mystery, re-reading it gives the audience the ability to want to kick the characters for not realizing what now seems so obvious, but only because of the way that the clues were so carefully laid out. My one true complaint is that the end is so neatly tied up and in so few words. After the beautiful storytelling throughout the chapters, the climax is the second to last chapter and everything happens so quickly. I honestly think the movie does a better job making the scenes in the Chamber more exciting, as it takes Harry a full 10 minutes to defeat Tom Riddle, while in the book it takes him about 3 paragraphs. Everything had been building for so long to a point that I feel could've been so much more exciting. It's really only in the re-read that I can see how unexciting it was, since I know how much better she gets at telling those stories."

emily_844 shared a tip "This is the second book in the Harry Potter series. As the characters get older, the books become darker. This, in my opinion, is one of the darkest books in the series as it talks on topics like possession. It’s a great read and one of those books you can’t put down."

myas_universe shared a tip "That’s a tough one, well besides the obvious 3, I think I’d have to go with Ginny Weasley. If I gave you any reasons though, they would have to be spoilers"

megan_fisher_8597 shared a tip "The herb baumeister case and the mischelle lawless case got me. I was listening to mischelles on my way home from college in the dark and I drove the hour home with my dome light on because they said something about her killer potentially hiding in the backseat!! But I think Alissa turney or Barry end honey Sherman might be my favorite episodes"

dylan_bender shared a tip "Chamber of secrets is not only my favorite book to read, but is also my favorite book out of the Series to recommend to people. A very good read full of magic and adventure. #harry_potter"

ashy_ashes shared a tip "I've recently discovered historical fiction books by reading them from Alan Gratz. Probably my first favorite genre, fantasy coming next."