[Caduceus]

I would agree that the first was good kiddie fantasy lit.

She really hit her stride with Prisoner of Azkhaban and if you really like fantasy, you're letting yourself go without if you don't at least read that far into the series.

I was somewhat disappointed with the epilogue as well, but if you think about it, truly, all Harry wanted was a family. The epilogue skips to that stable point in his career and all the primary characters are again together.