Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 in EAT, SLEEP, READ, REPEAT.

Aug 04, 2016 Nissa | Of Pens and Pages Book Blog rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, fantasy, childhood

3.5 stars!

To be honest, I had no plans of reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I told my sister and my friend that for me, Harry Potter's story ended in Deathly Hallows. I had no idea what the story or the play was about, and I wasn't that interested, to be honest.

However, when I saw an article saying that Draco and Scorpius Malfoy had a significant part in the story, I couldn't resist. As some of you might know, I'm a bit of a Darcy Malfoy fan. Not just because of Tom Felton, but because 3.5 stars!

To be honest, I had no plans of reading Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I told my sister and my friend that for me, Harry Potter's story ended in Deathly Hallows. I had no idea what the story or the play was about, and I wasn't that interested, to be honest.

However, when I saw an article saying that Draco and Scorpius Malfoy had a significant part in the story, I couldn't resist. As some of you might know, I'm a bit of a Darcy Malfoy fan. Not just because of Tom Felton, but because of the character itself.

Anyway, I read the book as soon I was able to get my hands on it. Reading this book felt like seeing and catching up with friends you haven't seen in a long time. Harry Potter has been a huge part of my childhood, and to see them all grown up—married and with kids, too—made me ecstatic. The magic is still there in my heart.

We see a lot of familiar faces—Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Professor McGonagall, to name a few—and new ones—Albus Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, the Granger-Weasley kids, the next generation students.

This was enjoyable as a standalone, and the script made me want to watch the play, but it was hard to accept as canon. There were a lot of plot holes and some of the characters seemed OOC (out of character). There were times when I felt I was reading a fan fic. Some of it felt like it was written purely for fan service (Am I right, Dramione fans?).

The thing that bothered me the most was Draco Malfoy. I've always believed he could have been different if he was given the chance to be Harry and co.'s friend. In this play/script, we were able to see and understand Draco, and I felt bad for him because he wasn't truly evil; just misguided. If he had the right friends, things would have been different. But I shouldn't be lamenting over the past, so I'm going to let it go. It just sucked to be proven right, I guess.

There was some consolation though. There was a bit of a redemption for Draco, and Scorpius was a darling. He was a mix of Ron and Hermione, having Ron's sense of humor and Hermione's wit. I think that's what it made him perfect as Albus' best friend. There was also a scene with a beloved character (After all this time?) that warmed my heart.

All in all, I was happy I read this, but it wouldn't have been a loss if I didn't. I still hope The Cursed Child would tour someday because I would still like to see it.

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Feb 12, 2016 via rated it really liked it · review of another edition

• 4.8 stars •
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"The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
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"Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, share your pain. Tool suffer is as human as to breathe."
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I adored reading more of Draco Malfoy. It's been too long. And to see his character change so much over the years makes my hea ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Iara Silva rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Opinião brevemente :)

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Jul 31, 2016 Sarah Mahon rated it it was ok · review of another edition

It read like a bad fan fiction.

I wanted to go into it to love it, it’s supposedly the last ever Harry Potter. I now wish she hadn't.

Personally, there are so many fanfics about Voldemort’s child [personally written one myself] that I was completely bewildered by this mess.

We all know about the GIGANTIC plot holes already, so I won’t go into those.

The only likeable quality of this whole nonsense is that it’s so hard not to see Albus and Scorpious as a couple. I’m just questioning why they tried ...more

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Nov 02, 2016 kavi ~he-him~ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-fav-books, books-i-ve-finished-reading

I loved this book. I am a huge Harry Potter fan. In a way, I didn't really like the writing to be in script format, because when I'm reading, I like to imagine myself in the book's world, sometimes I like to read to escape from reality. But at the same time, I loved this book a lot, and in a way I liked the way it was written in script format, because I like to hear the character's talking in my head. ...more

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Dec 25, 2016 Ines rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, fantasy

It took me a long time to finish this book, not because it was boring ,but because I was too busy with my exams to read. Anyway, it was nice to read about how all the characters went on with their lives and that they have teenage children now. First Albus really annoyed me, but towards the end I started to like him. The only "negative "point is that it felt like this book was a collection of "what if..." stories.
But overall I really enjoyed this book. :) ...more

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