This book was definetly a game changer and while I didn't love a bit of the middle of the book Rowling's climax and conclusion was so well written and hard hitting that is nullifies some of the stuff that bothered me.

The conclusions to Harry Potter books always have me SHOOK but this one steps it up a notch. The way Rowling ended the book places everything on a much more extreme level. Voldemort truly becomes a threat in this book and the stakes were made so much higher. I can't get over how genuinely scary Voldemort is, he has an aura and presence that makes him so uncomfortable to be near (one might even call it an insidious humdrum. 100 awesome points if you get the reference)

As always I loved the characters in this book. At this point Harry Ron and Hermione are like my friends and I will always care for them. But Rowling did add a hit of teen drama to the novel which had me rolling my eyes at times. But the difference between Rowling and lesser authors is that the teen drama added to the story and characters rather than detracting from them.

Ron in particular was expanded upon in a very interesting way in this book. Rowling never shys away from the fact that Ron is poor and it informs his character throughout the story which you don't often see in YA books. And while I was annoyed at Ron and Harry during their fight in the book I don't think I would remove it from the story. It wasn't fun and there was eye rolling a-plenty but Ron's jealousy and insecurity are a part of him and removing them would make him a worse character and this book a worse story.

But thank the Lord the romantic subplots are remain subplots in the story. I would not be able to deal with 700+ pages of Harry pining and Ron not expressing his fealings like a normal person. The amount of it we got in this book annoyed the heLloyd out of me.

I could write you dissertations on the racism and prejudice within the Wizarding World and it would be long a detailed but a review really isn't the format to share these thoughts so... I did lIke this element to the book quite a bit, it gave me a lot to think about. A.nd while I may have some reservations about Hermione's approach to Elf rights I know her heart's in the right place.

I'm never getting over Dumbledore's tribute to Cedric. I cried genuinely and I can't even. Also his through takedown of Fudge solidifys him as most bamf character in any book ever.

Goblet of FIre was definetly a distinct turning point in the series, Prisoner ofor Azkaban showed is inklings of what was to come but this was a clear point of no return. The series defietry eznotes me in a way no other has in a while and I can't wait for the next installment.