Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book release: Speed-reading 10-year-old to post first review of new JK Rowling play

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first book review of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be written by a 10-year-old speed-reading prodigy. “My little brother Harry is pretty jealous, but he will be able to read all about it in my review which I hope will be the fastest one posted to Amazon.” Toby, who had read all the Harry Potter books by the age of eight and can recite all of the spells, has been “practising loads” but promises not to “give away any spoilers”. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most preordered book in the US since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released in 2007, with Waterstones reporting that its UK preorders have already “passed the six-figure milestone”. Cursed Child, billed as the eighth part in the Harry Potter series, revisits many familiar characters, including Harry, Ron and Hermione, while also introducing numerous new ones, such as Albus Severus Potter, Rose Weasley-Grainger, and Scorpius Malfoy.