I ended up getting it on the 22nd when I got dragged along to Wal Mart.
Well, to be honest I pretty much devoured the book... Yes, I'm already done reading it. I finished it the day I got it... no joke. No, I didn't speed read or skip any parts, and I wasn't up until all hours of the morning. *giggles*
As for my opinion on the book, I loved it. It started out at a good pace, getting right into it, unlike some of her other books. The story did seem to stutter along at one point in the middle area of the book, but then it picked right back up and was fantastic right to the end. She did a very good job of deviating from her usual "Harry at school for the year" format, and there's a lot of unexpected stuff that happens so that you don't get bored and you don't always see things coming.
Personally, I was pleased with the ending. I thought that it tied up all the necessary loose ends and left me very satisfied with the book. But that's just me.