swingbeat: 5/26: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Not much I can say here without spoiling the ending. If you're a Harry Potter fan, you've probably already got this book on your booklist anyway. This book sets the tone for the seventh (is it the last?) book, and the book rises (even more than with book 4) out of its children's book beginnings to become a dark, mature tale.

It's a little tough to read if you haven't recently read the last 5 books since there were lots of acronyms, characters, and words/spells that are hard to keep track of. But you can get along fine if you just go by context (and at least I have Bridget around to remind me what these things are :) ).

Recommended.