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Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters - including Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart - await inside this fully illustrated edition. With paint, pencil and pixels, award-winning illustrator Jim Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before.
Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this inspired re-imagining will captivate fans and new readers alike, as Harry and his friends, now in their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, seek out a legendary chamber and the deadly secret that lies at its heart ...
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Review by: mizim (Miriam)
Dated: 7th of July, 2019
The Chamber of Secrets is book number two out of the seven popular Harry Potter books. Harry, after the first book, now knows that his life isn't a normal typical one, not even a typical wizards life and with that there is the knowledge that the greatest evil in recent history is dead set on killing him. The book introduces a few new characters, such as more of the Weasley clan as well as Gilderoy Lockhart, who I'm pretty sure Dumbledore thought would be a laugh to hire. Naturally new evil plans run afoot and the trio need to balance their school life with the growing dangers and looming threats.
Once again we're treated to some stunning illustrations, one of my favourite being the ghost horse and its rider at the Deathday Party, another look down Diagon Alley (wonderfully different from the first book, so take your time taking in all the little bits of this street), Harry being pulled in the diary and or course one can't miss out mentioning the Basilisk. There is also a gorgeous two page spread on Phoenix's. None of the pages are plain white, all have a slight tinge to them as well as faint patterns, so no boring pages here. When Harry enters the chamber the pages become black (with just a hint of snake along the bottom), so it isn't just the illustrations used to help create the mood.
A great addition to the illustrated books and it had me wanting to continue collecting the rest.
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