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I absolutely loved this book.

Well thats frustrating 🙃 i cannot pay 13 more on top of the 15 i already pay.

I‘m back in my Harry Potter era thanks to my kids! I haven‘t kept up with the fandom or the actors so I was happy to listen to the audio edition of Tom Felton‘s memoir. (Tom plays Draco Malfoy in all the HP films)
I loved the behind the scenes info about being on set, meeting the kids playing the other characters, and the casting info. He touches on the family dynamics of growing up as one of 4 brothers. A bit surprising where he‘s ended up.

Excited about this audiobook

Interesting autobiography of Toms life during and after the Potter films. 4/5 stars ⭐️

‘August‘ #12Booksof2023
A real insightful look at growing up in the public eye, being part of a global franchise and leading a normal life after Harry Potter. Lots of stories featuring celebrities, examining high and low points of Felton‘s life.

I am so forgetful at the minute!

This was my favourite book from January for #12BooksOf2023 ☺️

I enjoyed reading this book!! It was a great read. I have enjoyed watching Tom play Draco in the Harry Potter movies. I rated this book a 4 out of five stars.

I loved this book and it was as great on audio. It was so much fun learning about Felton‘s experience in Harry Potter and finding out more about his life and work. I enjoyed his story so much and highly recommend this book.

Talking about his life whilst growing up in the spotlight, Tom shares stories from his life on and off the big screen. He tells us about when he first met movie stars such as Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane and Jason Issacs. He goes on to share his highs and lows of being famous and moving to LA. He talks passionately about the importance of good mental health. Told with honesty, charm and wit, this is a must read for any Harry Potter fan.

Finally arrived at my library so of course I had to borrow it. I didn‘t really like Draco as a character so hoping to find out more about the man behind the persona.

An easy listen; Tom came off as sweet and earnest ✨✨✨

I didn't know much about Tom at first other than him being in the Harry Potter films, so I ended up learning a lot about his life. He talked about how he started acting, his family, getting the role as Draco, filming HP, and the trying to make a life after the films. The first part of the book was ok with some humor here and there. The last few chapters were more emotional. It was nice to hear about his growth. 3.5 ⭐️

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I won't lie, I give all memoirs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ just because I know it takes guts to put it all out there. But this one genuinely was good. You can see how much Tom had grown through his life.
It's easy for people to change their actions, but to change their thoughts and their minds, that takes a lot of reflection and courage.
There was also tons of great humor. This was just really good for me.

08.06.2023

Welp — my Saturday being serenaded by Tom Felton at LeakyCon - how is your Saturday going? #pottah #potter #wizard

June Nonfiction #ReadingBracket2023
Tom's memoir was my favorite this month but didn't make it further in the bracket lol. Overall Bi has the top spot for the first half of the year. Informative, eye-opening, and still engaging

This was a really great memoir. Tom is so honest and down to earth about his experience growing up as a child actor. It was fun to hear about his exploits on the set of Harry Potter and his unique relationships with other actors from the cast. But it was especially moving for him to open up about his later trials with mental health and alcoholism
#Nonfiction2023 Bad Reputation @Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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That Tom Felton played the role of Draco Malfoy was all over knew of this actor but I added his memoir to my TBR based on Litsy love. What a good guy he is. He could have walked into life on the dark side if not for recognizing his live well-loved. …I‘m so glad I created Litsy Stacked as one of my 20 #BookSpinBingo categories. This is the third and maybe forth time it was randomly picked this year!

June #DoubleSpin Litsy Stacked

Another audio, I enjoyed getting to listen to Tom Felton tell his story. He began acting at a young age but has remained incredibly grounded & down to earth thanks to his family. He talks about filming during HP & how he was lucky to remain unnoticed in the early years, even as an adult. He does highlight his struggles with addiction & mental health. Which he finds are important areas to be more open & honest. #bookspin book

#20in4 Day 1 = 4 hrs, 41 mins
Listened to 1 hour of The Alchemist & bailed
Started this gem because I'm a Potterhead. ☺

Recommend for all HP fans, especially the audio. I found this endearing. While a lot about his Harry Potter years, Felton also talks about some of his later struggles.

Tom Felton talks about his childhood, family, and the roles that lead to him being cast as Draco Malfoy. His stories about time on the Harry Potter set and his friendships with the other cast members were delightful. He had some rough patches in his post-HP life but it sounds like he‘s in a much better place now.

Seriously (or should I say Sirius-ly), I just love him.

Outstanding. ??
I don't think there is any child star more likeable and "normal" than Tom. His honesty regarding his mental health is admirable, and I loved reading his tales of trouble and mischief as a teenager.
I found myself falling a little bit in love with him whilst reading this. He's a great guy. For a Slytherin.

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/_SwcohlrBWE

Enjoy!

I like books which normalize mental health issues—that's the first (or last, chronologically) point this book scores. The behind-the-scenes look at a different life, a different way of growing up, is another. I was honestly expecting to be more interested in the “Harry Potter” stuff; instead, this focuses on the people.

(Also, the contrast between the character he plays and Tom's on-page personality is hilarious.)

4/5

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I‘ve officially fallen a little bit in love with Tom Felton (and Draco)! Listening made me want to re-watch all of the Harry Potter movies, but I also really liked hearing about his life “Beyond the Wand” as well. Witty, nostalgic, tender, honest - just bloody brilliant! ✨🎧

Quite enjoyed hearing Tom Felton in my ear each night as I went to sleep. His story was darker than I expected. Compelling and interesting.

Listening to this on audiobook was such a wonderful experience. It was fantastic hearing Tom tell his stories; hearing the warmth in his voice when speaking of those he loves & his little chuckles at some of his own antics. He can also sound just like Robbie Coltrane. My heart smiled a little hearing that. He was so engaging. I appreciated his candidness in speaking about his mental health struggles & could definitely relate to some of them.

Disclaimer: I have never watched a Harry Potter movie all the way through; however, my kid would binge the whole series, yearly 😆
I adored hearing Tom tell stories of his time growing up on the HP set, his shenanigans and personal stories of those he worked with. I constantly pictured a 12 yo Tom as Draco. I also loved what he shared about mental health and how open he is ❤️
#Pop23 ~a book based on a popular movie (thinking outside the box)

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Tom Felton narrate his first acting roles and many wizarding adventures. But the final chapters where he shares quite frankly his own mental health struggles really impressed me. The world could use more Toms.

Going to start this on audiobook later today.

Read by the author, and I loved hearing his little chuckle throughout his stories. I didn‘t know much about Tom outside the HP movies, though I have seen The Borrowers, it was around when it came out and I didn‘t know he was in it. Hearing about his life on and off sets was fun, especially his interaction with the other HP actors.

Tom Felton is a great narrator and I appreciated listening to his story!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Slytherin and a Beavis and Butthead fan? Did we just become best friends? In addition to Felton‘s early life, there‘s a ton of wonderful on-set info and fellow cast member stories / descriptions. I don‘t think I realized just how young the stars were in the first film. Emma Watson was only nine! Thank you for being the baddie at Hogwarts.

I was left with the urge to rewatch the movies which will lead to wanting to reread the books and this is a slippery slope. 🤣

Enjoyable listen. I also want to reread Harry Potter now!

I‘m not really into celebrity memoirs: celebrities often feel too much like a fantasy. Tom Felton, on the other hand, has told his story in a very humble, reality-based way. He feels like a person you‘d actually meet. His story wasn‘t necessarily relatable, but it was real. #pop23 #celebritymemoir

Started this audiobook last night and really enjoying it!! Loving that it is read by the author as well 🧙🏻‍♂️

“Cards on the table: this is not going to be my proudest moment. In fact, my mum doesn‘t even know about this story. Sorry Mum.” #FirstLineFridays

This was super charming! Loved hearing his BTS stories of Harry Potter. He seems like a fairly grounded movie star, and I'm grateful he's open about his mental health struggles. Highly recommended.

#libby #audiobook #tomfelton

Tom narrates his own memoir with self-deprecating humor. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories of his early acting career and the many on-set stories behind the scenes at Harry Potter. His honesty about his substance abuse and mental health problems and the stories of the people who helped him when he was hitting rock bottom put a bow on this excellent memoir. The audio was worth my long wait on the library hold list. I laughed, I cried. I loved it.

Heard loads of good stuff about this book so looking forward to finally get around to this one now

Well, I liked Tom before I read his warm, witty & just downright delightful memoir, but now I positively ADORE him! What an intelligent, sensitive, modest, honest & genuine young man he is - no wonder the divine Ms Watson calls him her 'soul mate'. His self-deprecating humour is refreshing & he seems remarkably grounded & self-aware for a former child star. He doesn't shy away from detailing the 'bad bits' either. A fascinating read.

Just finished this as an audiobook. I wasn‘t sure I was going to like this one or not but it was very good. There was a part I love where he talks about not reading the books again or seeing the movies since the premieres because he is saving that for his own little muggles.😁

It's easy to bask in the sun, not so easy to enjoy the rain. But one can't exist without the other. The weather always changes. Feelings of sadness and happiness deserve equal mental screen time.

This made me love Tom Felton even more.
I loved the behind the scenes information about the making of Harry Potter.

#tomfelton #beyondthewand #autobiography

Starting this one tonight. A very rare hardback purchase for me as I like to read laid down in bed and that's kinda difficult with a heavy chonk of a book!

Cozy little read about Tom, Harry Potter, and life in general. Liked it quite a bit.

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There‘s not enough words I could use to say how much joy this book brought me. I actually read this book physically AND listened to the audiobook as I read along. After I knew that Tom Felton himself voiced the audiobook, there was no way that I could pass that up. In the actual book, there is a foreword from Emma Watson and tons of pictures that pair up with the story in this book as well. I throughly enjoyed this read!