My rating: we'll get to this in a minute
ISBN: 978-1338099133
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine
Date of publication: July 31, 2016
Age: Grades 7 and up
Genre: Fantasy
Format: my own purchase
Themes: family relationships, magic, good/evil, time travel
"It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places."
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Yes, I started out this post like I would any other review. But let's be honest, this is going to turn into a novel in and of itself. I have a lot to say about this book, not only as a trained and practiced children's librarian, but as a part of the Harry Potter generation—my seventeenth birthday being mere months before the release of the seventh book, which I devoured in one night. I will admit, however, that in my adulthood, I am not as devout as I once was, and have not spent much time over Rowling's periodic Pottermore updates. This all makes for a very interesting review.
I refrained from reading any (if at all) reviews or articles about the book before I started reading. Since finishing, I have stuck with this inclination in attempts to give my pure response. So...*clearsthroat*
