SOURCE: A review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in Philadelphia Inquirer, July 10, 2000, p. K418.

In the following review, Combs states that reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a satisfying experience, and was definitely worth the wait.

So, was it worth the wait?

You bet.

With the publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the story of Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, J. K. Rowling proves once again that she is a riveting storyteller. Rowling's fans have been clamoring for more about Harry since the publication last year of the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and she rewards us for the wait with 734 pages, crammed full of marvelous characters, wizard and Muggle intrigue, the chilling return of Voldemort, and the growing pains of Harry Potter.

From the way that Rowling builds Book...