Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince

I liked this book so much I ended up downloading the audio book and immediately listened to it right after reading it.
Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince is the 6th book in the series. It's the year that Harry learns more and more about what his purpose is and the path he will need to take forward.

From the back cover:

The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet...
As in all wars, life goes on. The Weasley twins expand their business. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability. 

I love that the super serious hunting for Horcruxes rests side by side with snogging and relationships forming and falling apart.