All of the Harry Potter books are very well written. The characters are well developed and the plot is interesting. What that means to a reader is: you want to know more about the people in the story. They become friends (or enemies) that you want to know all about. You can't wait to get to the next installment. J.K. Rowling has the knack for creating that kind of feeling.
This book is the second in the series. It takes Harry through his second year at Hogwarts. It has interesting new characters, and new spells, and new information about the "Wizarding World", as it's called. But more than that it gives us a glimpse into the lives of our beloved stars of the first book. Draws us into their lives even further, with the result that we want to know more.
In general, these are classed as Children's Books, but in fact they are people books. Most Children's Books are a little on the shallow side. These are very deep books with deep insites into the thoughts and personalities of the main characters. It is true that the main characters are children, but they are treated as real people in the books.
Very well done!
Jim Umber
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