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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Hey guys,  hope you all are well. I don't usually do reviews on books that are all over the press or majorly talked about. Mainly because I feel like sometimes they are done to death and people will get sick of reading about them however, I'm going to break out of habit and just go for it. I'm a massive Potterhead. Don't think you'd be able to tell that from my blog, but I am. I don't keep it quiet on purpose but again, everyone talks about Harry Potter and I didn't want my blog to get lost in abyss. I grew up with the books and I'm very, very grateful to my dad, Nigel Stewart for buying and pre-ordering all the books since I was P5/6. Little did he know then that he was to give me one of my most favourite things in the world. Thanks paps xx. *Spoilers ahead* The Cursed Child, is a different take on the magical world. I recently re-read the whole series before I read the play and from an adult perspective I was very interested in how Harry would ...

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Hey guys, deriving a bit from tradition here and sharing something personal. Been going through a bit of an identity crisis the past few weeks. I'm a fully qualified and award winning journalist, however, I've found it very tough to get a job within the media.  After yet another set back, I've decided to completely step away from it. There's only so much heartbreak a person can take and it's not good for morale. I've got a job that I'm very happy in, not exactly where I thought I'd be but I like it. It's very secure with plenty of opportunities to grow and work my way up. They even have a internal newsletter I can get involved with. So this is all very practical and mature, scary, but we have to grow up some time, right?  The identity crisis part comes from, where is my creative outlet? Journalism was somewhat creative, it's only now that I'm out of it completely that I understand how restrictive it actually was (is). There was always s...