*SPOILER ALERT*

So now we know!  Rowling’s 7th and final installment in the adventures of Harry Potter is amazing, and is receiving rave reviews.  Was it all you expected it to be?

I read mine a little more slowly than some of you I’ve spoken to; I didn’t finish it until Sunday evening.  If, like me, you were a little disappointed in the lack of details regarding the surviving characters’ lives post-Voldemort, stay tuned… J.K. Rowling told Meredith Viera of the Today Show that she plans to write an encyclopedia giving details on the characters we love!  Some questions I hope are answered are: Did Harry fulfill his ambition to become an Auror? What happened to Luna? The Malfoys?  I, for one, am thrilled that Rowling plans to give us even more Harry Potter.

Thanks to all those who attended our Harry Potter party, and congratulations to those who won copies of the book!  We had a great time, and hope you did too.

What did you think of Deathly Hallows?  What surprised you most? What questions do you have that are still unanswered?  Was the ending anything like what you had expected?  Give us your take in a comment, below.

There are probably as many reasons for liking Harry Potter as there are Harry Potter fans. Some people like fantasy, some like the element of magic, while others enjoy the relationships between the characters and the mystery.

Whatever your reason for reading Harry Potter, here’s a variety of other books you might enjoy.

• Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer

• Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

• A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer

• Earthsea Cycle by Ursula LeGuin

• Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede

• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini

• Green Rider by Kristen Britain

• His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman

• Hitchhiker Trilogy by Douglas Adams

• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

• Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series by Tad Williams

• Myth series by Robert Asprin

• The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

• Redwall series by Brian Jacques

• Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

• Shannara series by Terry Brooks

• Thief of Always by Clive Barker

• Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

 What are some of your favorite HP read-alikes?  Drop us a comment and tell us!