I guess I would give this 3.5 stars. The writing style is very simplistic and cuts straight to what the characters are doing and saying without any frills. I've already watched all the movies, so it's hard to gauge how good the books are in comparison. I really like the movies and I really liked the book, but of course, I already knew what was going to happen. I think if I had read the book before seeing the movie I might have loved it.