Reviews and Comments

This was a great end to a very enthralling story! The world building was great, and the conclusion that the story reached was very logical and interesting, if bittersweet. It makes me wish there could be follow-up or spinoff stories, because I really came to like the characters.

The overt anti-Christian message took me a little by surprise simply because of how casually it was presented, but it really makes perfect sense within the context of the story. Overall the story was strong and very enjoyable! I'm glad I took the time to read it!

What an interesting world this story presented! Lyra was an interesting, strong character, and her personality shone a lot throughout the story. I feel like I would need some guidance while reading this book if I was Lyra's age while reading it because some of the concepts are pretty lofty, but it's been quite interesting, especially coming from my background in Theology!

I'm going to have to read the next couple of books as soon as possible, because the story and concepts presented were pretty compelling. I really want to learn more about the world, and I have a feeling that the author has just about every concept neatly organized and ready to dole out in the next books.

This was a whole lot of fun! The magic continued to be weird throughout the whole book, but it was certainly unique to me. The pacing felt pretty good, and the events in the book felt natural (i.e. things that actual people might have done in response to things the main characters did actually happened).

I'm looking forward to seeing what the other books are like, because this one ended rather spectacularly.