Megan Snodgrass &
Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton

love him, loved this

Behind the scenes look on Tom's life, including Harry Potter days - right from audition to beyond the last movie. 80% of the book is happy, funny and exhilarating. It has all the stories you want to hear. What famous actors are like when the camera isn't rolling, what the kids did between takes, and how few scenes came to be. The last 20% is sad. Sad to see a young man suffer. But looks like he has found a new meaning to life.

I enjoyed this for the behind the scenes of the Harry Potter films, and I also appreciated the discussion on normalizing therapy.

I was expecting this could be a bit dry, since celebrity books often are, but Tom Felton is a fantastic storyteller with an amazing sense of humor. I laughed while listening to the audiobook of this, which I HIGHLY recommend, so many times. Tom Felton is a good dude and he wrote a good book. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and appreciated its more somber moments all the more.

charming! (badumtss)

i ended up loving it! i didn't know much about tom felton before reading this but started it up because i've been a big harry potter fan since i was little. the behind the scenes was SO fun for me but so was learning about tom! i've never read an autobiography and this has really set the standard for me.

i really do mean it - this book was so charming and absolutely stellar to listen to

bonus points for

• - the voice acting (loved loved loved it)

• - the three kings story & and push for mental health awareness

As far as autobiographies go, it was pretty decent. There were some really great stories from the Harry Potter movie sets and a ton of insights into some of the cast and crew that were really enjoyable if you are a fan. I’m impressed with how simple his writing was and how easily you could turn the pages. I finished it in a day. There are some also really good pieces about his personal relationships and alcohol abuse that I really appreciated.

Loved it. Loved the BTS of Harry Potter and also hearing Toms real story. He is right sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the actor from the character.

this was a very interesting read! it was really cool to read about tom’s experiences as an actor not just in harry pitter but other films as well. it was also very interesting to read about his life experiences. i liked how honest tom seemed to be in this book as well as the way he wrote the book. as i was reading it was almost like he was in the room telling the story instead of me reading words from a page.

This had a lot of fun insights into the making of the hp films and was perfect to listen to on audio. Also, tom felton sharing vulnerable parts of his life is truly admirable and leaves a great overall message. The writing however was a bit too repetitive in my opinion

A very nice autobiography - capturing the ups and downs of Tom Felton's life in a hilarious and entertaining way.

WOW WOW WOW! Absolutely loved this book! Definitely recommend the audiobook too since he reads it himself!

Dear Tom Felton,

You wrote a book and that’s amazing! You did it. Turns out I just don’t want to listen to a bunch of stories about being on set of Harry Potter, which really is my own fault. The book is perfectly good at being what it is. The audio is great because he reads it. It just wasn’t for me. DNF @ 50% I really wanted to hold out for the end-ish because I think that’s when he talks about his own mental health struggles etc but I don’t think I can make it.

Fun fact: this is the first memoir I’ve ever read. These types of books normally bore me and I much prefer entering a fictional world in my spare time. However, when I saw that Tom Felton had wrote a book, and more importantly, narrated the audiobook himself, I knew I wanted to give it a try. This was a brilliant, poignant story of Toms life through the years. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook. The book read like Tom was simply sharing anecdotes about his life to a friend. As a huge Harry Potter fan, the best part of the book for me was the behind the scenes look at the making of the movies. Small snippets about life on set that bring the reader right back into the magic of the HP series. (Along with the most wholesome details about Tom and Emma’s relationship). But, I also loved reading about the challenges that came along with it. As a fan, it was honestly difficult to hear about some of the stories of scary fan encounters that these actors have had to go through. But more importantly, it was surprising to hear about the struggles Tom faced later in life and how he has worked to overcome them. I highly recommend this book, even if you think this genre isn’t for you. And, if you do read the book, make sure to read the acknowledgements as well. I’ve never cried at an acknowledgment page until now.

Written with true thought and clear honesty. Absolutely loved it

Loved!! It was great getting to know the relationships Tom had with his family, how he received the role of Draco, and his interactions with other members of the Harry Potter cast. Loved learning more about his life outside of the Harry Potter films, his regular muggle life and his struggles… making him a little bit more relatable and more human.

Saw someone else do this, thought it was fitting: no ratings on memoirs!

TW to be added later

Definitely nice to read more about Tom’s life and learn more about the man behind Draco. Witty! Wish it delved deeper, but you also can’t just ask people to give all their deepest secrets in a book to the whole world.

*No rating for memoirs.

This was such a fun and fast-paced memoir. As much as I love the Harry Potter books/films, I didn't know much about the stars of it, so I loved hearing all about them. You can tell Tom has fond memories of his time working on the films and how everyone became this tight-knit family (it was adorable how he spoke of Emma Watson.) I also appreciated how open and honest he was about his struggles with addiction and the hardships he faced. If you're a Harry Potter fan or enjoy a good celebrity memoir, I recommend checking this one out.

Funny and heartwarming, as well as raw and vulnerable. I don’t usually go for memoirs but this was really special.