(You can catch up on what my Reading Challenge is all about here.)

Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Verdict: Loved it, as expected. I don't want to give anything away with my opinion (even though I am probably the last person to read the book), but I only had two complaints... (1) I think it would have been more realistic if more people had died, and (2) the last chapter was unnecessary and I believe it took something away from the series because it didn't leave it up to the reader to fill in the blanks. Although, the thing I did like about the last chapter was that it gave me time to come to terms with the fact that the series was really over. I spent those last few pages with tears silently running down my cheeks. While I think it detracted from the overall book, it did give me that. But, this is a series for kids, so I can understand why more characters survived and why the final chapter was included. Still, I think it could have been that much better.

But other than those minor flaws, it was nearly impossible to put down. I was so excited to find out what was about to happen next that I would find myself speed-reading through a few pages, only to realize I needed to go back and re-read them so I wouldn't miss anything. I'm sure I did miss things anyway, but I plan to re-read the series from the beginning sometime in the future. I should probably knock a few more books off my Reading List (and my bookcase) before I re-read books I've already read, though.

Next up on the Reading Challenge: I am currently reading Naked by David Sedaris. Not on the list, but I started it while I was limited to working out on the stationary bike as an easy read.