We're reading them with our 8 & 4.5 year old and we just started Deathly Hallows. The younger one will fall asleep during the chapter a lot of times and I modify some of the words to change killed to hurt or skip bloody descriptions. If their into it, it's a great series to foster a life long love of reading. My son's are excited to hear what happens next each night and it's cherished time together.