By Philip Pullman
Lyra lives in a world were everyone has a dæmon. They’re like part of their soul. Without the dæmon, the person will soon die. But children are disappearing, and no one knows why. But when Lyra’s best friend Rodger vanishes, she’s determined to find him.
So she journeys to the north, a land of armoured bears, witches and other worlds. A land where her Uncle is being held captive. A land where a team of scientists are performing experiments that are too awful to think about.
Lyra will travel with the Gyptians to save the children that have been captured. But it’s easier said than done…
The Good Bits
This was an exciting roller-coaster of a book that took me through this fantasy world, making me long to read more at day, and left me dreaming of it at night (literally)! It made me root for the characters I liked, got me scared of the characters I didn’t, and let me feel suspicious or trusting for the ones I wasn’t sure about. After I had finished it, I longed for a dæmon!
The story feels complete and unique. Every time I read it, I felt like this book would go on forever (in a good way)! Even though it had a fairly complicated plot, and loads of characters, I understood it perfectly! My favourite character was Iorek Byrnison, the rightful king of the armoured bears, but exiled because he killed another bear.
When the book was nearly finished, I was confused as it felt like the story was hardly finished. Then I remembered I was right! There are two more books, and I can’t wait to read them!
The Not So Good Bits
Aargh! I really don’t know! This book was so good, I honestly don’t think there was anything I disliked!
Conclusion
This book is brilliant! I remember, when I was younger watching the film, The Golden Compass, and since I hardly remembered any of it, this book was even more enjoyable to read! I would recommend it strongly to anyone who loves adventure books!
Bye for now!
Miranda xxx
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