“He dared to do what men and women don't even dare to think. And look what he's done already: he's torn open the sky, he's opened the way to another world. Who else has ever done that? Who else could think of it?”

In The Subtle Knife we meet the twelve year old Will. When Will discovers that his mother, who seems to have delusions about being watched, might not have been delusional after all. In search for the truth he stumbles on Lyra who also is in search of the truth about dust. They decide they could help each other out while they explore new worlds in search their truths.

In September I read the first book in the series His Dark Materials. As I enjoyed this book enormously, especially with these stunning illustrations by Chris Wormell, I couldn’t wait diving back into this whimsical world again with part two. And it didn’t disappoint one bit. Yet again I enjoyed this wonderful quick paced fantasy young adult. It was stuffed with action. I jumped from one surprise to the next and in the meanwhile got a lot of answers about the last cliffhanger.
The only downside of this book is that I wasn’t ready for the heartbreaking that this book yet again delivered. Thought you would be save by reading a young adult? Nope! Be ready to get your souls crushed (if you know, reach out, I want to cry about it some more).
Nonetheless I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves Narnia and is in search for a new read.