I thought the books were purposefully (if not successfully) designed to appeal in style to whatever age kids the kids in the books were. Very jeuvenile in Books 1 and 2, young adult lit in 3 and 4, moody adolescent litratoor for 5 and 6.
I don't think it's worked out too well. I really haven't like the more recent books. I particularly loathed the last one, which was unbelievably boring for 400 pages, then breathtakingly exciting for 50. The end. Bah.
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