In my opinion, this is the book that stops the series from being awesome. And to be honest, I can't quite put my finger on what it is that I don't like about it. If I had to be really critical, I would say that the character development was lacking, and the plot wasn't as strong as it could have been. It was like Rowling had a great idea with the first book, but didn't know where to take it with the second. After this, the books get progressively better. But this is definitely the low point.
