I finished the second book in the Harry Potter series the other day, just a bit ahead of my 11-year-old daughter. I enjoyed it, perhaps not as much as the first one, but I did like it. J.K. Rowling surprised me with a plot twist I wasn't expecting, and I like that. I read a LOT of fiction, and while I'd like to think I'm smart enough to predict a book written for children, the fact is that this one caught me by surprise.

And that's a good thing!