“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading, or say things worth writing about.” In his house, while perfecting one of his famous inventions, said this quote a famous inventor everybody knows about, Benjamin Franklin. The author of this book must have acknowledged this, because she wrote something that’s worth every minute of the reader’s time. This book is really something everybody should read, because it has plenty of irony, and it’s full of parts where you just can’t put it down.

In addition to irony and excitement, this book also has parts in it that keep the reader from getting to the climax straight away, thus inclining the excitement even more. For example, in one chapter, somebody close to Harry Potter (the main character) dies during a fight, and they had to escape. The author then tells about how abnormal it was, that, instead of using a wand, a great wizard like Harry Potter would bury a body the old fashioned way: with a shovel. After this, through patience, for about 2 chapters, the book describes the area, which they chose to hide out in, against the evil wizard. It is also good to mention, the intensity with which the dark wizard drives throughout the story, as he is trying to get his pound of flesh which he had been waiting for, for over 10 years.

Although some people would argue that this is a bad thing, and that they should just get on with the rest of the book instead of describing something like that, nothing could be further from the truth; in fact, it is absurd to think that making a story descriptive would be a bad thing. The more the story slows down, the more exciting it will be for the reader when it speeds up again. This book has about as much of this, as there can be in a story. Which is what makes it perfect. It can also be mentioned that there is not a lot of sangfroid in the thoughts of the kids. Most of the time, the main character is trying to get some vitriolic humor out of the events happening. This really adds some more excitement on to it.

On the other hand, one thing a good critic might argue is that the book pushes the limits on describing events. There are a few places in the book that are dry; they are mostly trying to urge the reader to imagine the area/territory that they are in. For example, if they were to hide out in a forest, the book would tell you what kind of trees were around them, flowers, and if any animals were in the area. In chapter nineteen of the book, entitled “The Silver Doe,” they are hiding in a grassy, forest area, and, in my perspective, the author spends too much time describing the area. If the reader is reading the book for excitement, he will not enjoy hearing about how many bushes and trees there are around the kids, and talking about how tenuous the surrounding area is.

This book can be something everybody who’s into fantasy should read, because of all the excitement and irony in it. Through reading this, the reader will gain some understanding on what it feels like to lose a loved one. This is a good every day lesson, because tragedies can happen anytime, anyplace, and to anybody. The book gets 5 stars because of the excitement it causes.