The Subtle Knife was an enjoyable read and I was encouraged to read it after watching the BBC His Dark Materials series which follows book one and absolutely loving it and being desperate to find out what happened next.

This book definitely felt like an inbetween book as we build up to the final book and what feels like is going to be an epic battle or turn of events.

I really enjoyed the developing relationship between Lyra and Will. Lyra was a little annoying as she was very full of herself, but I felt like she grew across the whole book. I also liked the unravelling of certain mysteries from book one.

However, it felt like this book was less dramatic than The Northern Lights and I missed Iorek Byrinson.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and I am really looking forward to the next book!