Stephanie Cake

So I finally finished The Half Blood Prince. Wow. I won't provide any spoilers here but I must say it was quite suspenseful. I felt like I needed a drink when I was done. For all you non-Harry Potter fans out there who are pelting insults of "nerd", "geek" and whatnot... bite me. I know its not classic literature but it is a good story and you can't knock that.

Additionally, there is a certain person I know who claims her 8 year old read it in less than a week. While I can marginally believe it (afterall, I remember slogging through much more adult literature at the age of 9 or 10), I have a really hard time with the boasting of this person. First of all, I honestly doubt this parent has the tenacity and intellect to read the book herself... plus I really question the decision making of this parent in that the content of this book is a little more adult than previous volumes. There is quite a bit of blood and gore. And much snogging. And Harry has a few post-puberty fantasies about a young lady. It all adds up to something I wouldn't let Connor read, if he actually had the patience to do so. At least not for another few years.

Ok. Stepping off my high and mighty soap box now.