His Dark materials: The subtle Knife book 2/3 By Philip Pullman

Hello Avid readers I'm back after stressful exams and just general procrastination today I'm reviewing The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman which is the second book in the His Dark Materials series so let's start shall we

The book cover in the UK (2011 edition)

The Plot 
The plot is this: Will has recently murdered a person and has traveled into another world due to going through a window in mid air there he meets twelve year old Lyra Sivertounge (Belacqua) where they become allies in short (because this book has many story lines to it) the alethiometer tells Lyra to search for Dr Mary Malone in Will's Oxford, whilst there the alethiometer is stolen which she has to get help using the subtle knife which she and Will have to find and give to the person who stole it, at the end of the book Lyra is kidnapped
Considering the amount of storyline within the book this is really just a short recap

Characters
Lyra Silver tongue- Twelve year old protagonist of the book and the girl who can fulfil her prophesy
Pantalaimon- Lyra's soul/ Daemon
Will Parry- Lyra and and Pan's ally and friend
Serefina pekkala- Queen of the Lake Enara witches and Lyra's ally
Iorek Byrnison- Panserbjørn and king of the ice bears Lyra's friend/ally
Dr Mary Malone-Scientist studying dark matter and a friend of Lyra and Will
Mrs Coulter- Worker for the magisterium and antagonist of the books


I liked the immense and in depth description of both the settings and characters whether that be there emotions or thoughts in the book which, along with the element of surprise and suspense which is entangled through out the book helps hook you in like a fishing rod and you in return will NOT want to put the book down.
However at times I found the book very difficult to understand this only really happened when there were really scientific explanations on "Dark Matter" and "Dust" and causes you to re-read a paragraph every so often which at times can be repetitive and tiresome but the imagination or the use of myth and religion I'm sure more than makes up for it.
Overall this book manages to captivate you with illustrious description and a beautiful use of myth and legend to bring Lyra and Pan's world to life which makes you want to sit there for hours on end trying to finish it. Yes you have to re-read certain parts and at times you forget what's going on in the story due to different perspectives being woven throughout but I'm a hundred percent glad to have read and finished this book it is certainly one to read!
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