A review by lisaluvsliterature
Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton

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5.0

So, I bought the hardcover of this when it came out. But as always, my review schedule kept me from getting to it right away. Then I realized that Tom Felton was the author and that he was going to read his own biography and knew that was going to be the best way to read/listen to it. And it was. So I borrowed it from the library’s digital audiobooks. I was on a long waiting list, because everyone of course wanted to read/listen to it. I enjoyed hearing about his pretty normal upbringing. Of course all the Harry Potter world talk was so fun to hear as well. He had a word he mentioned that was meaning falling asleep as soon as he got in a car: carcoleptic, and that totally describes how I used to be when riding with my family just about any trip over an hour long. So many things to go back and watch for in the movies now as well after listening to this. A lot of things I never thought about, how really there wasn’t any scandal around any of the actors for these movies like there always seems to be around any kids’ movies. Also his struggles at the end were good to read about as well.