Harry's back with an attitude. Yes, Harry's hit the teens, those emotional, hormonal, self-centered years that all parent just love, and all his resentments are starting to boil over. His return to Hogwarts for his 5th year is almost derailed, and when he gets to the school he finds his previous encounter with Voldemort now turned into something from his supposedly derranged mind, Dumbledore distant, he's unable to confide in Sirius for his godfather's safety, a new professor with an agenda designed to bring Hogwarts firmly in the Ministry of Magic's hands, and, of course, all his usual problems with Snape, Malfoy, plus the extra pressures of passing his OWLS.
Impressions:Order is darker and more adult than any of the previous Harry Potter stories, and even has a death at the end, but it is still an enjoyable read. One oif the things I've enjoyed about the Harry Potter books is the consistency. Even though Rowling works in fantasy and magic, it's not an anything goes world. And the books are easy reads that still draw a readeer in at any age--even the books that written more for children are engaging for adults. I'm not sure the books are worth the madness that goes on when they're released for the first time, but they are so enjoyable that it is easy to see why they manage to get readers in every age-group.
The newest thing in the publishing industry now days is to name writers the "new JK Rowling." For the record, I don't want to be the new JK Rowling. As much as I would love to write a book that crossed age boundaries like the Potter books some day, I would rather be the author that everyone else is named after. So, who wants to be "the new domynoe?" ;)
