'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' by J.K. Rowling
September 10, 2007

By Brendan Kachel
Online editor

Now, I'm sure you're all very worried about spoilers, so I'll try to be careful, though the cover actually shows the most important scene from the book, a fact I learned only after reading it. Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Reviewing this book is almost pointless, as if you have read the last six, you're probably going to read it. Rowling has a very fun voice, and though she gets a little longwinded (this one clocks in at over 700 pages), she makes it seem like you're reading less than you are. In this book seven, thankfully, Rowling has been able to keep the book out of the quadruple digits while still managing to seem like she wasn't trying to.

The series that has made more kids read since, well, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series finishes with a bang. And unlike the Goosebumps, you shouldn't be too embarrassed to get caught reading them.