Leider kein 5 Sterne Buch für mich wie die ersten Teile der Reihe. Es hat über 600 Seiten und hat sich teilweise sehr gezogen. Dadurch war ich in diesen Teilen eher gelangweilt. In den Teilen in denen es sich nicht gezogen hat, hat mir der Plot sehr gut gefallen und ich fand es extrem gut, dass es nicht nur einen Plot gab sondern mehrere.

I like the writing style of J.K.Rowling... it's very refreshing and I love it how the characters are developing through the whole HP series - it's great. For the fourht book, I wasn't such a fan, I like more the fith and seventh book, but it was still good and originally. What I don't like is that: like also in the other books, Rowling take some time at the beginning, and also some times in between the story, to go on very slow and build a huge suspense, and than finally all happens at once in the last 20 page or so... that's kind of nerve-racking :) Handlung: Im vierten Teil muss Harry sich den Aufgaben und den Gefahren des trimagischen Turniers in Hogwarts stellen, für welches extra Schüler aus zwei weiteren Schulen angereist sind, um ebenfalls einen Champion aus ihren Reihen für dieses prestigereiche Turnier vom Feuerkelch wählen zu lassen. Harry hat sich nicht nur mit den Aufgaben des Turniers abzuplagen, sondern muss auch noch um seine Freundschaft zu Ron kämpfen und gegen die immer stärkere werdende Kraft von Lord Voldemorte. Meine Gedanken zum Buch: Ich bin ein Harry Potter Fan und kann nur wenig Schlechtes über das Buch sagen. Außerdem finde ich Rowlings Schreibstil sehr gut zu lesen, es ist bildlich und fantasievoll geschrieben, sodass man sich alles genau vorstellen kann und vom Staunen nicht heraus kommt. Manchmal übertreibt sie es vielleicht ein wenig, dass die Geschichte dann ein paar Seiten lang schleppender vor sich hin geht, aber alles in allem habe ich ansonsten nichts auszusetzten. Die Story selber war wie immer voller neuer Ideen, Fantasie und Kreativität, dass das lesen zur einer reinen Freude gemacht hat und die Seiten nur so dahin geflogen sind. Schade fand ich wie immer, dass der Spannungsbogen bis zu den letzten 20 Seiten extrem aufgebaut wurde und dann der letzte Kampf und das Finale des Buches in ein paar kurzen Seiten hineingepresst wurden… so wie es Rowling leider auch in den anderen Büchern macht, aber das ist wohl ihr Stil. Ansonsten spannende Geschichte, tolle Weiterentwicklung der Charaktere und wie immer ein MUSS für Magie, Fantasy und Harry Potter Fans. Cover: In typischen Kinderbuchdesign, wie auch die anderen Cover. Gefällt mir zwar vom grafischen nicht so, aber dafür erkennt man auf dem Cover etwas vom Inhalt des Buches. Fazit: Spannendes Buch, das einen wiedermal aufs Neue in die verzauberte, magische Welt von Harry Potter und seinen Freunden entführt.

Endlich wird die Geschichte ein bisschen düsterer und neue Gefahren warten auf Harry und seine Freunde. Dazu kommen viele neue Informationen über die Welt der Zauberer und vorallem auch über Voldemord! Stellenweise ist die Geschichte zwar wieder etwas langatmig, aber die langen Wiederholungen aus den Vorbänden halten sich dieses Mal in Grenzen.

Currently re-reading the series after watching all the movies with my boyfriend, who has never read any of the books. I probably would have been more ok with watching them if he had, but since he hadn't, I kept getting upset when the movies would skip plot points or entire character arcs that I had loved, or added weird stuff that had no bearing on anything. Once we were done with the movies, I felt like I had to re-read all the books, and honestly they are even better now after the long movie slog.

THE FIRST AUDIOBOOK I ACTUALLY FINISHED. A long one, at least. I was never a huge fan of audiobooks to begin with but as soon as I heard Stephen Fry's amazing voice and how brilliantly he narrates the book(s), I just fell in love. I knew I had to get them and listen non-stop. I LOVE IT. Yes, I have the book but mostly stuck to the narration because it was so good - that's a recommendation for everyone btw, go check it out if you haven't already! I don't even remember much about the movie and therefore I was constantly surprised/confused and awestruck while listening because I forgot almost everything. There were certain things that I remembered, of course, but others I just completely forgot. IT WAS AWESOME. It's like I was experiencing this whole adventure from the scratch! However, I don't seem to be able to form proper words to express my love, therefore I'll just make a list with things I loved and things that bothered me a little. "It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be." Things I loved: - The Weasley's: they're like one of my FAVORITE familes ever. I adore each and everyone so, so much and care so deeply for them! Mr and Mrs Weasley are amazing and always make me smile, as well as Fred and George. They're so funny! I already expressed my love for Ron in the previous reviews but again here: I ADORE HIM. - Sirius Black: HE'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS, OKAY? Honestly, I loved him in book 3 and am so happy that he also was a part of this book (even if just a small one). How much he cares for Harry and how he's trying to protect him and be there for him even though it's dangerous ... goooosh! - DRAGONS: I didn't remember dragons from the movie??? Like, WHERE WERE THEY?! It was so epic to read about them ... I don't even need to say more, right? Dragons are epic. Enough said. - CÉDRIC DIGGORY: Yes, my heart broke for him. That's one detail I remembered and it was as sad as I expected it to be. Maybe even more so. I was heartbroken. *cries* I think a Harry/Cédric friendship would've been great. - THE ENDING: I was listening to it on the train and when a certain thing was revealed I was like: "WHAAAT?!? No, that can't be true!!!" Honestly, I was SHOCKED. You can ask Melissa, she has proof. Things I didn't like: - Ron & Harry fighting: excuse me but I was starting to get a little bit annoyed with their fight ... it went on for sooooo long over something so stupid and I just wanted to force them to talk with each other again. They were both acting incredibly childish, ugh. - My own stupidity: Apparently I haven't even SEEN the movie?! Ignore all comments I made about having seen it ... I most certainly haven't! I can't believe it but the more and more I listened/read and the further I got, the less I "remembered". I think someone just spoiled me or I saw pictures/gifs somewhere on the internet but I haven't actually seen the movie. I don't know how I was able to do that but don't worry, I'll get to it right now! By the time this review is up, I already watched it, wohoo! - Some parts were too long: I don't really know how else to describe it but some things just dragged ... they went on and on and on and I was wondering when something else would be happening again. "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." Obviously, these negative things didn't stop me from loving this book. I enjoyed it a lot and already can't wait to get my hands on book 5 ... although I still haven't decided if I'll read it or listen to the audiobook again. Maybe I'll do both, haha. So please, everyone who hasn't started the Harry Potter series yet: GO DO IT NOW. It's worth it! www.aworldbetweenfoldedpages.blogspot.com _____________________ February 20th: The audiobooks are so great ... I love them! Another amazing book - I realized while reading that apparently I've never even seen the movie. I did now though, haha. LOVED IT.

Reread: Just like the film version this is one of my favourites! I love the dark and mysterious atmosphere in this fouth book. Harry Potter and his friends were forced into maturity at once. This is kind of perfect as the readers also grew up reading it. J. K. Rowling did a gread job with this sequel! It's amazing how many hints for the other sequels are hidden in this book and the others - must have been a huge effort. Listening to this incredible audiobook read by Stephen Fry is just like a flashback. I just couldn't stop listening to his voice. It's amazing to rediscover Harry Potter this way

Ein weiteres Jahr in Hogwarts, der Schule für Hexerei und Zauberei, ist nun zu Ende. Wie zu erwarten, bin ich kein ganz so großer Fan dieses Buches. Dennoch ist es für die weitere Entwicklung der Story essenziell.⚡️ In diesem Jahr soll das Trimagische Turnier in Hogwarts stattfinden. Ein Wettbewerb, bei dem verschiedenste Zaubererschulen der ganzen Welt teilnehmen. Aus unerklärlichen Gründen soll auch Harry, neben Cedric Diggory, Hogwarts in diesem Turnier vertreten. Er muss gegen Drachen kämpfen, Rätsel lösen und seine engsten Freunde retten. Was Harry aber viel mehr Angst bereitet, ist der traditionelle Schulball, der im Zuge des Turniers stattfinden soll. Bald merkt er, dass seine Teilnahme am Turnier kein Zufall ist und er dem Tod und Voldemort doch näher ist, als es zuerst scheint. 🐍 Definitiv nicht mein Lieblingsbuch, da der Plot auf vielen unnötig langen Seiten hinausgezögert wird. Einen wirklichen Höhepunkt gibt es somit nicht. Einzig und allein die neuen Charaktere und ihre Hintergrundgeschichten machen das Buch so spannend. Wer ist Mad Eye Moody? Warum ist er so ängstlich? Was hat Igor Karkaroff mit Professor Snape zu tun? Ein Buch, das wesentlich zur Story der Harry Potter-Reihe beiträgt, für mich jedoch auch auf 400 Seiten gekürzt hätte werden können.

Re-Read nach 15 Jahren Mit Band 4 wird die Geschichte erwachsener, gruseliger, gefährlicher unbd J.K. Rowling lässt zum ersten Mal einen Charakter sterben. Es war grandios so viel "Neues" zu entdecken, was im Film keinen Platz gefunden hat, dass es zum Teil wie eine neue Geschichte war. z.B. der Part welcher sich mit Rassismus beschäftigt. Ich mochte den Quidditch World Cup zu beginn, liebe weiterhin das Trimagischer Turnier und all die Schulszenen dazwischen. Die Weasley-Familie wächst mir hier ganz besonders ans Herz und Hermines Entwicklung ist grandios. Bisher war ich der Meinung, dass dies mein liebster Band der Reihe ist - Mal schauen ob es beim weiteren Re-Read so bleibt. Im Herbst/Winter geht es nämlich weiter mit der zauberhaften Welt von Harry, Ron & Hermine.

What a pleasure this has been! Reading a chapter felt like eating a chocolate praliné each day and one can just escape so amazingly into this world.. It was funny and lovely and thrilling and magical and sad and amazing and oh I adored it. I'll miss it now that it's over and can't wait to reread the next one soon. ⚡️

Believe it or not - yes, I finally read the fourth book in the Harry Potter series, a book which made me anticipate the next three installments in the series even more eagerly. A Harry Potter book is no book you simply read; it is a book you are allowed to live in. I don't know any fantasy world which feels as realistic as this one. While the first three books were comparatively short, this one was - so far - the longest with 766 pages. 766 pages? It felt like 300, considering my pace while rushing through this book. Please choose wisely before reading this review. There are no specific spoilers, but in case you haven't read the first four books in the series, you might want to turn away from this review. Until now, The Goblet of Fire was the Harry Potter book I enjoyed most because it managed to find the perfect point of balance between the dark, gloomy and complex plot elements surrounding the return of Vol ... sorry, You Know Who, and the light-hearted, funny scenes which managed to conjure a smile on my face whenever another one of those appeared during the course of the book. Still I couldn't bring myself to rate this with five stars, as there were quite a few things which bothered me. (And yes, I know that I am getting myself in severe danger right now with saying this. I will better take to my heels and run as fast as I can after posting this review.) First of all, in case you have not already realized this during The Prisoner of Azkaban, the Harry Potter series is far away from being a children's book series anymore. Especially in the beginning and the ending, horror elements outweigh everything else, crying at the reader, "This is no children's book you are reading anymore!" Well, then why does J.K. Rowling still constantly fall back to the habit of using childish language? A short search of the story brought up nearly 1,400 exclamation marks. And everytime I stumbled upon yet another one, the only thing I could think of was this picture ... But well, by now, I have developed a soft spot for Harry Potter books, and sometimes childish writing style is not that bad, just ... kind of annoying. However, quite a few other things bothered me while reading this book, and I will now try to go through them as fast as possible. After all, I have learned one thing about discussions in my school time which still stays with me - list the arguments your reader should forget about first, then he will be even more convinced by the positive arguments you will list afterwards. ► Rita Skeeter. I am sure just dropping her name makes a lot of fans of the series want her to meet a Dementor. However, the way she appeared made me think of her as a pure caricature, causing nothing but trouble, without being even the slightest bit complex, simply annoying and not the least obstacle to write as a character because of her one-dimensional appearance. I would have loved to see some more insight into her character, but sadly ... J.K. Rowling decided to just present us with a caricature. ► How could someone as dumb as Fudge be Minister for Magic? (That's no true criticism. After all, just look at some of our real world's politicians. And yet ... can someone please lock up Fudge right beside Rita?) ► The next tournament should include a World Cup of Perfection. Dumbledore would almost certainly win. ► Why isn't Hermione more prominent? Certain parts of the books made me wish for her character to have a more major role. Now that the reasons for my 4-star-rating are out of the way, here comes what I loved about the book: ► DOBBY. I know there are quite a few people who didn't like his uncommon behavior, but I fell in love with him. He is probably the cutest and most adorable character of the entire series, and his actions are always based on good-hearted motivations. Go, Dobby! ► Socks that scream when they stink? Definitely my favorite moment of the book. ► DRAGONS! ► There are new characters, there are old characters, but they all have a certain depth. (No, Rita, I am not speaking of you.) I especially loved how the dynamics between Ron, Hermione and Harry were explored by throwing some obstacles for their friendships into the game. And this article perfectly highlights why Hermione should have a more prominent role in the books. ► The Triwizard Tournament was pure awesomeness. I loved every part of it, and I am not ashamed to admit it. ► (Almost) nothing is predictable in this series. I was so sure to find out Bagman is the true culprit, but ... J.K. Rowling took my prediction and shred it to pieces. (I only wish that my intention to predict things will not continue to be destroyed by spoilers people seem to carelessly leave all over the internet. I will leave a huge thank you right here to the person who spoiled all the upcoming deaths in the next three books to me ... in a review for the second Harry Potter book. Thank you.) ► There are actually signs of romance! Now let's hope there will be some more developments on the romantic level of these books, because even though I hate when romantic entanglements are thrown into the story just to make sure the reader roots for the oh-so perfect protagonists, these books need some romance. Harry, Ron and Hermione are teenagers now, and I totally want to see them discovering that children aren't born just because two people care about each other. ► I want more of Cho Chang. Seriously. ► Hagrid might not be as cute as Dobby, but he is certainly just as adorable. ► This has the best world-building ever. I never liked the fantasy genre; there was even a time which saw me absolutely and whole-heartedly loathing it. And then I read Harry Potter. Two final thoughts on this book: An athlete: What was the most important moment in the history of sports? Me: Viktor Krum caught the snitch, but Ireland won. And finally ... My reviews in the Harry Potter series: 1) [b:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone|3|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)|J.K. Rowling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1474154022l/3._SY75_.jpg|4640799]: Go to review 2) [b:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|15881|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)|J.K. Rowling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1474169725l/15881._SY75_.jpg|6231171]: Go to review 3) [b:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|5|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)|J.K. Rowling|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1499277281l/5._SY75_.jpg|2402163]: Go to review Order of the Phoenix, here I come.

The last 100 pages gave me so many feels, I have to process everything first. Review will come soon! Alright, so what did I like about it? EVERYTHING. EVERY.SINGLE.THING. This was so good, I have no words for it. Yes, the first 300 pages kind of dragged a bit in my opinion, and were a bit slower so it took me longer to read, but still, it was amazing. The character development in this ine was great, especially for the trio. (And Hermione & Ron. OTP for sure) I knew mist of the events that happened because I already saw the movie, but this book still held some things I didn't expect at all. Mad-Eye for example. I completely forgot what was wrong with him, and finding out was so shocking. And Cedric ... my heart hurts so much. What Harry had to go through when meeting Voldemort again, I can't phantom what it must have been like for him, and I feel so sorry for him. The writing as usual, was great. Rowling is a real queen of story-telling. I don't think I am ready for the next book yet. I first need to roll up in a ball and cry in a corner. Wish me luck everybody. 5/5 ★