Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Written By Miriam Hanna
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
Reviewed by Mimi
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I wrestled with myself for 2 days before buying this and the person I bought it from summed it up perfectly- surely the 7 books had a great ending, what happens if we don't like this one? Rest assured that the different medium this story is written in makes it feel refreshing rather than recycled. It's a script not prose. I won't mention any spoilers but for lovers of the original series there is a great opportunity to relish the nostalgia. The new characters assert themselves within the first 2 scenes and the story is so unexpected it feels like something new altogether! The journey of characters close to our hearts continues beautifully and with so many surprises, you relive all the joy of reading a Harry Potter story for the first time.

Miriam Hanna

Aka Mimi. I have known Linda for a very, very long time. We grew up together and you learn very quickly that when she gets an idea in her head, you would be an idiot not to back her to see it through. When the idea of the book club came up it was another lightbulb moment where I knew this wasn't only going to be a success but really fun.


I have always been a bookworm. Remember when you were little and you went shopping with your mum or dad and they gave you a toy or something to occupy yourself with whilst you were in the trolley? I used to get books to keep me quiet. They were and are my ultimate form of escapism and more and more they are about understanding who I am as a person. Books make me cry more than films and TV Shows. I can get lost for hours. I love historic fiction, political thrillers and gritty crime novels but also biographies and memoirs of people I find interesting like sportspeople. I was fortunate to be in the Harry Potter generation and if weren't for those books I don't know what I would have. Young literature was so poor at the point. To have a book that had me and my family queuing up at midnight to buy was seriously special.

Whether you listen to audio books, read off a kindle or stick to carrying around good old fashioned hard copies (that's me!) I truly believe reading is the best way to spend some time every day.


The books I would have with me on a desert island? 📚🏝Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban, Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, The Power by Naomi Alderman, Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou, Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah and The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

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