Honestly, when I read about a new Harry Potter book coming out about a year ago, cleverly marketed as "the eight Harry Potter story", I wasn't that excited. For me, the Harry Potter-series ended perfectly; with a small epilogue for our curiosity, but most was left for the imagination. Also, J.K. Rowling came out right away after the last book with the opinion she was done with Harry Potter. Good for me. But obviously, when the release date came closer and closer, I couldn't help myself; I got excited. I ordered the book on the 1th of August (the day after the official release date) and dove in. 
 "Ah really, what does my opinion matter any more? I am paint and memory, Harry, paint and memory." - Dumbledore 
 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a script for the play; it isn't a normal novel, but just lines of dialogue and some excerpts of context. I was prepared for this; I didn't expect the magic of the original Harry Potter-series, just because for me the magic always was in the detailed way the world, characters and stories were described. You definitely shouldn't see this as "the eight book"; it's just something new including our old and well-beloved characters. 
 That being said, I actually kind of enjoyed this book. It was fun to go on a new adventure with Harry's son, Albus, and his friend Scorpius, actually Draco Malfoy's son. It definitely didn't feel like "going back to the Harry Potter world", just because by reading a script, you only get an idea of the characters. I think seeing the play will be a more magical nostalgic feeling. Still, I liked going back. 
 Snape: "Sometimes costs are made to be borne (..) I didn't just quote Dumbledore, did I?" 
 Hermione: "No, I'm pretty sure that's pure Severus Snape." 
 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set nineteen years after the original series ended. You start of with the epilogue included in the last book and go from there, following mostly, as I said, Harry's son Albus. You get a glimpse in the lives of most of your favorite characters (lots of them make an appearance) and it almost feels like a moment of closure, so that's what happened to them.... So yes, I really enjoyed this book. It had its flaws, but you should not observe it in the same manner you did the original Harry Potter-books. HP and the Cursed Child is something on its own; a chance to feel some of that magic again. 
 Scorpius: "It's time that time-turning became a thing of the past." 
 Albus: "You're quite proud of that phrase, aren't you?" 
 Scorpius: "Been working on it all day."