Well, here goes:

This book has so far been the only one to rival COS as my favorite in the series. After the fifth book, which i wasnt very fond of, this was an absolute dream. It read very smoothly and was succint, which i liked. There was always something happening. Also, the amount of information we get from this book is almost overwhelming. To be honest, the focus of all the romance surprised me a bit, but we have to remember that the main characters are now 16/17 years old, and romance/love would be playing a large role in their lives and it is more of a focus for them now too.

There were some things that dissapointed me a bit though. First of all, I would have liked to have seen more about Harry dealing with the loss of Sirius. That is not something someone can get over quickly and i think more of Harry's feelings could have been shown. I was also upset about the lack of Lupin. He is the last of the Marauders, and now with Sirius gone, i thought he would be playing a bigger role in harry's life.

Overall, i loved it, and it is probably my second favorite, or possibly third, in the entire series...so far.