This is Robert Galbriath’s ‘Order of Phoenix’ – though I loved that one a lot more. A bulky tome set at a meandering pace, with a decent mystery at its core and an engaging voice of a master storyteller, this book exudes the confidence of a middle-aged man unabashedly, unashamed of his large paunch.

J.K. had fought many a Twitter battles in recent past, so it didn’t come as any surprise that she based her book on the vitriolic experience she encountered and engendered on the social media.

I have a few gripes though. This book could have done without the so many, disjointed in-game chats where nothing continued to happen for the longest period of time. Also it’s book 6. The ‘will-they / won’t-they’ between Robin & Cormoran has gone on for too long, it’s unnatural. JK / RG, you don’t have to wait till book 7 to kindle their romance like Ron & Hermione’s – they were teens, here we are dealing with full-blown adults.

Still couldn’t have done without reading this book, flabby, thick & slightly-boring though it might have been!