Well it's no good just reading the last one, is it
They're alright. The boys enjoyed having them read to them. Amusingly, my oldest hated the films because they're not as good.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 10:24, archived)

I'd been watching the films with my other half, thought I'd get ahead and find out the ending by reading the last book
(mainly to confirm that the "Harry is a horcrux and has to get himself killed" twist was as I'd suspected).

I didn't have kids at the time, so I really had no business reading the books, but I'd enjoyed taunting a colleague with my "Snape kills Dumbledore, but it's all part of the plan and he turns out to be a hero" prediction, earlier, so wanted to check if I was right. On reflection, guessing the plot twists is a story for children isn't really much of an achievement.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 10:34, archived)