Reviewed by sa090 on
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I was facing a possible reading slump after I tried a couple of books and ended up dropping them, but this book definitely saved me in that regard. Given that I already know the story from both my first reading of the book and the films, I got to notice other things about the characters. Mostly, they’re personalities and developments. For instance, up until the infamous jealousy comes back, Ron is likable for once for me, and he’s not acting like a dumbass. Yes, yes, the locket affects him more than the others blah blah blah is an argument, but I’m also talking about the previous years and treating your “friends” like shit is never to be excused. That aside, he does have some good moments in this book which I was definitely glad to see.
Finally going to visit some of the frequently mentioned locations was also interesting. I came into it after years, and after watching the film series (+ Fantastic Beasts) multiple times, so I hoped that I’ll be seeing new things I previously missed in the books. Because of my age when I was first reading them and the fact that English is not my first language, but I’m thankful and very happy to see that I didn’t miss a lot. I did enjoy the history of the Dumbledores a lot more than I did previously, and this started some theories in my mind, which I hope will be capitalized on in Film 3 of Fantastic Beasts.
I find this book series extremely difficult to talk about, given how popular it is. I enjoyed seeing all the secrets get revealed, the character motives get out in the open and how some characters got their mettle tested in many different ways. The torture part that Hermione had to go through was always one of my favourite parts of the book, it’s horrific for sure, but I really enjoy seeing her fight against it. Molly Weasley delivered the payback for that one so all was definitely well.
I don’t know when I’ll be rereading the Cursed Child, but I most likely will to see how an older me feels about it.
Final rating: 4/5
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 7 February, 2020: Finished reading
- 7 February, 2020: Reviewed