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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne
6 reviews
a_alves00's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Murder
daisy1_f's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Child death, and Death of parent
annapox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
It reads like mediocre fanfiction and blatantly contradicts the canon of the novels in terms of the magic system, characters' personalities, and even some dialogue. It was interesting enough to keep me from abandoning it, though.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Murder, Terminal illness, and Hate crime
amiamor's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: War, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Violence
trintrin's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
So contradictory to the original series. Harry Potter is a mystery series (apart from the magical, fantasy side) NOT a time travelling one. Nearly everyone is out of character and weird plot devices are used throughout the book and it drives me bonkers.
SPOILERS!!
A huge rant warning
- Cedric Diggory would NEVER be a Death Eater. Even thinking that he would've turned into a dark wizard had he been alive, is an insult to Cedric's memory.
- Cedric killing Neville has nothing to do with Snape living. Vodemort would still go after the Elder Wand and kill Snape when the wand doesn't work as expected.
- Nagini living doesn't have anything to do with Harry being killed. Lily's protected would still live inside Voldemort and it would still save Harry from death.
- Delphi
- Harry -- who knows how it feels to live without parents -- would never tell his son "sometimes I wish you weren't my son".
- Hermione was never interested in politics and therefore, it doesn't make sense for her to be the Minister for Magic. Maybe movie!Hermione would've done that, but never book!Hermione.
- book!Ron was never an idiot who id the butt of the joke.
- Delphi.
- All the original Time Turners were smashed in the battle of the Department of Mysteries.
- The way these Time Turners work is contradictory to the original series. They should only be able to go back a few hours and then age into the future. This weird five minute rule never existed and going back several decades should be impossible since you would also are the amount of time you went back.
- There's also this one Time Turner which doesn't have the five minute rule so that Harry can watch his parents be killed again lmao how convenient.
- DELPHI
- Why on earth would Harry ever stop his son from being friends with someone?
- Hermione, the brightest witch of her age, would totally hide a highly dangerous and useful plot device in a place where two teens can go and get it.
- DELPHI DIGGORY HOW AND WHY DOES SHE EVEN EXIST? Bellatrix would've been very much pregnant at the Malfoy Manor scene in DH, and yet we never saw that??
- Harry shouting at Ginny
- Harry shouting at Albus
- Harry giving an old blanket as a gift to a teen because that is totally something you would do mhmm
- Oh would you look at that! That insignificant old musty blanket turned out to be a plot device!!
- Ron giving a love potion as a gift even though he would've known how dangerous it is by now thorough personal experience.
- The whole thing being written in play format is the cherry on top of all this nonsense.
TL;DW, Albus Severus is an annoying prat and Harry is a jerk of a father. The only good things about this book are Scorbus, and Malfoy and Harry sucking it up and working together to save their sons, and Scorpius is also kinda likeable, I guess. Apart from that, this book is just a bad fanfiction and doesn’t do justice to the characters we knew and loved.
SPOILERS!!
A huge rant warning
- Cedric Diggory would NEVER be a Death Eater. Even thinking that he would've turned into a dark wizard had he been alive, is an insult to Cedric's memory.
- Cedric killing Neville has nothing to do with Snape living. Vodemort would still go after the Elder Wand and kill Snape when the wand doesn't work as expected.
- Nagini living doesn't have anything to do with Harry being killed. Lily's protected would still live inside Voldemort and it would still save Harry from death.
- Delphi
- Harry -- who knows how it feels to live without parents -- would never tell his son "sometimes I wish you weren't my son".
- Hermione was never interested in politics and therefore, it doesn't make sense for her to be the Minister for Magic. Maybe movie!Hermione would've done that, but never book!Hermione.
- book!Ron was never an idiot who id the butt of the joke.
- Delphi.
- All the original Time Turners were smashed in the battle of the Department of Mysteries.
- The way these Time Turners work is contradictory to the original series. They should only be able to go back a few hours and then age into the future. This weird five minute rule never existed and going back several decades should be impossible since you would also are the amount of time you went back.
- There's also this one Time Turner which doesn't have the five minute rule so that Harry can watch his parents be killed again lmao how convenient.
- DELPHI
- Why on earth would Harry ever stop his son from being friends with someone?
- Hermione, the brightest witch of her age, would totally hide a highly dangerous and useful plot device in a place where two teens can go and get it.
- DELPHI DIGGORY HOW AND WHY DOES SHE EVEN EXIST? Bellatrix would've been very much pregnant at the Malfoy Manor scene in DH, and yet we never saw that??
- Harry shouting at Ginny
- Harry shouting at Albus
- Harry giving an old blanket as a gift to a teen because that is totally something you would do mhmm
- Oh would you look at that! That insignificant old musty blanket turned out to be a plot device!!
- Ron giving a love potion as a gift even though he would've known how dangerous it is by now thorough personal experience.
- The whole thing being written in play format is the cherry on top of all this nonsense.
TL;DW, Albus Severus is an annoying prat and Harry is a jerk of a father. The only good things about this book are Scorbus, and Malfoy and Harry sucking it up and working together to save their sons, and Scorpius is also kinda likeable, I guess. Apart from that, this book is just a bad fanfiction and doesn’t do justice to the characters we knew and loved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture and Bullying
Moderate: Murder, Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
alisazhup's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
SO. I agree that this read like fanfiction (who said that's a bad thing??? I love fanfiction), that the OG characters were somewhat unlike themselves, and that there were plot holes, but dang it. I, a huge Harry Potter fan, was immersed in the plot, came close to crying in multiple parts, and am happy to consider this canon. I mean, the scene where Harry finally addresses the ways Dumbledore hurt him as a child? Snape getting to choose in advance between life and death, and still choosing sacrifice? I'm happy to know this information. It makes the original books more meaningful to me.
Objectively, was it bad? Pretty much. But if you treat this like a book that was written a long time after the ending of a series, then it has the potential to be enjoyed.
(Plus, I borrowed this book from the library so J.K. Rowling did not receive any of my money)
Objectively, was it bad? Pretty much. But if you treat this like a book that was written a long time after the ending of a series, then it has the potential to be enjoyed.
(Plus, I borrowed this book from the library so J.K. Rowling did not receive any of my money)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Death, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Stalking
The author of this book is openly transphobic on social media
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