Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a wonderful and popular fantasy book written by J.K
Rowling. This book is about a 13 year old teenager with a strange lightning scar on his forehead
named Harry. In his third year, Harry must deal with these monsters called Dementors. These
guardians of Azkaban are after a criminal who is responsible for the death of Harry’s parents.
The man name Sirius Black may be coming back to finish the job. With a looming danger of evil
Harry decides he will catch Sirius before Sirius comes after him. With more quidditch matches,
magical creatures, and spells to learn, the world of Harry Potter becomes broader and darker as
Harry must survive his third year.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban starts off slow. The danger of Sirius Black failed to
grab my attention like the previous two hooks. Harry’s characterization of being reckless and
angry was unattractive to read. While their are magical moments like when Harry rides this
creature called Hippogriff, this book doesn’t have much to offer when it comes to fantastical
moments. However, what saved this book was the jaw-dropping third act, where the slow build
up and set up is finally paid of with new characters like Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. The final
act is truly magical with moments of powerful acts of power and love, as well as this sense that
something is happening to time. While I would have rated this book a ⅖ with a lackluster first two
acts which rarely had magical moments and event. The character interactions between
characters such as Lupin and Snape and a brilliant final act where everything makes sense I
would recommend this book worth reading to children of all ages.