I picked this up in a charity shop last month. I haven’t yet seen the film, but have been considering a Harry Potter re-read at some point having not read them in years, this seemed like a fun way to head in that direction!
It’s certainly a quick read, not a lot of text on each page so you fly through. There are plenty of stage directions, but not a lot of description which is what often slows me down!
This is set in New York City, so it’s fun to hear a bit about the American equivalents of Hogwarts, and the Ministry of Magic – didn’t really think about that side of things before!
I did struggle to keep track of who some of the characters were, and what some of the beasts were, I wonder if this is because there aren’t introductions in the same way, because they’d rely on you seeing their faces on screen really.
There were good characters, fun moments, and plenty of drama and suspense too.
I hadn’t really been keen to see the film before as I couldn’t be bothered to learn a whole new set of characters, but I think I’d like to give it a go now!
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