I read the book for the first time when I was 10 and I thought it was great. Now, at almost 23, I wanted to read it again. Oh god, what have I done? It's incredibly boring at times, the misogynistic comments from one of the students piss me off (and the student is 13 at the most) and I remember the whole thing with the dragons as much more exciting and well thought out. I'm so glad I only have the first book at home otherwise the other parts would have flown out my window.

The book is very beginner-friendly and, as I said, my 10-year-old self really liked this book. My now adult self finds it very critical and I have the feeling that it conveys wrong values.