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There is way too much going on; daemons, angels, zombi’s, witches, specter’s, compasses, world hopping, dark matter, to the point where I don’t even know what’s happening to be honest. I would substitute the entire world hopping plot just to bring back the armoured bear.

A curse on my sister for buying me these books for Christmas and making me read them.

greyemk's review against another edition

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3.75

This is the kind of book that I love while reading it and then when I start thinking about it more I notice things with the structure/worldbuilding/etc that I take issue with. I did find the lore here very confusing, and I kept wondering why he didn’t keep the POV with Will and Lyra and have the other characters fill them in when they met again

(it because they died)

. However I’m still definitely going to finish the series as I’m having fun. The main characters are lovely and fun and I’m super here for the rest of their adventure

kcrouth's review against another edition

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4.0

Excellent! i'm hooked. on to book 3, The Amber Spyglass

capriciousbroad's review against another edition

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5.0

Didn’t love #1 as much but this was amazing!

shamentha's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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