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Mines of the Minotaur

Julia Golding

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Connie has immense power. The trouble is, she doesn't really know how to use it, and nobody in the...

Mythical Creatures

Amy Christmas (171 KP) rated Northern Lights in Books

Jan 14, 2019

A child's perspective written well (1 more)

Imaginative but believable world

Lyra's character sometimes irked me (0 more)

Absolutely loved it!

I loved this book, I have been meaning to read it for years and have finally gotten around to embracing all those childhood favourites.
We follow Lyra a girl from Oxford who is looked after by the scholars of Jordan college. We are introduced to her deamon 'Pan' (for short because I couldn't for the life of me work out how to say his name) and the workings of this world, of this child's world. Before being thrown as Lyra is into the politics and shenanigans of adults.
Lyra's character is a complex one she is a feisty intelligent girl but at times the way she behaved and is described to talk is unrealistic for a child her age, however these small things can be overlooked.
As I had only ever seen the movie before, which pales in comparison, I was shocked by the twist at the end of the book concerning Ms Coulter and Lord Asriel, and made me feel as if my journeying with Lyra through the north, meeting Iorek and the witches and the Gyptians had all been worth it and there was another adventure ahead, as it is not over at the end of this book rather it tells you loud and clear that you've barely begun... and I love it.