Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by Jk Rowling

What it's about:
Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloak of invisibility, befriended a giant, or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursley's, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't and a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive the encounter.

My Thoughts:
As most people my age, I grew up with Harry Potter. Although I have only read The Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets once before about 11 years ago, I have seen almost all of the Harry Potter movies. And I have to say, I really enjoyed this book the second time around. The characters are my absolute favorite characters from a book. They are as real as you can possibly get (human wise that is), stronge and the friendships are simply amazing. As for Hogwarts, I can't even begin to explain how amazing the world is that Rowling has created. I think that that is what makes The Sorcerer's Stone so magical. You get to meet these amazing people and you are thrown into Hogwarts for the first time. This book is just an all around great book and if by chance you have not read this yet, you need to do so as soon as possible. There is a reason that some of us adults are still wanting for our letter from Hogwarts after all of these years.

Number of Pages: 309
Stars: 5

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets by Jk Rowling

What it's About:
Harry's on summer break after completing his first year at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his aunt, uncle, and cousin are as mean as ever, trying at every turn to keep him from fulfilling his destiny as a wizard. Their efforts to prevent his return to Hogwarts are aided by an unknown force: a mysterious elf who shows up and warns Harry that he must never return to the school. Before departing, the elf performs a bit of mischievous magic that is blamed on Harry. As a result, Harry not only gets a stern warning from Hogwarts for using magic in the "real" world; he is also locked away by his aunt and uncle in a tiny closet beneath the stairs.

Harry is eventually rescued by his classmates and friends, the redheaded Weasleys, but getting back to Hogwarts still proves to be a challenge. When he finally does get there, his troubles quickly multiply. Someone has opened the door to the Chamber of Secrets, releasing a deadly monster with the power to kill. Several classmates turn up petrified, and in addition to trying to puzzle out who the culprit is, Harry finds himself a prime suspect. The truth lies down the end of a trail marked by a magical diary with invisible ink, a ghost who hides inside a toilet, a flying car, a pompous new teacher with a talent for hyperbole, and some ghastly giant spiders. When one of Harry's friends is imprisoned and another is turned to stone, Harry is forced to once again confront his archenemy, the Dark Wizard Voldemort, who has a whole new bag of nasty tricks up his sleeve.

My Thoughts:
Like The Sorcerer's Stone, this my second time reading this book after reading it 11 years ago. And again, I enjoyed it more the second time around. The Chamber of Secrets def. tied (rating wise) with the Sorcerer's Stone. While I really liked the plot line better, I did miss the intro of main characters and visiting Hogwarts for the first time. However, you really get to know Harry alot more in this book. You can def. tell that the characters are alot more confident and have matured slightly. Which means good character development which is a nice thing because I feel alot of series out today, don't have good character development and they never really change. You won't run into that problem with this book.

The Chamber of Secrets is really a wonderful squel to this series and I can't wait to start The Prisoner of Azkaban, as this will be my first time reading it!

Number of Pages: 341
Stars: 5