Hi everyone, happy Monday! Today I’m going to be reviewing the first book in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy La Belle Sauvage.
La Belle Sauvage by: Philip Pullman: Ten years before everything that happened in His Dark Materials comes a story about a boy named Malcolm who sees and hears everything. When he overhears a spy talking about Dust he soon becomes involved in this chase, a chase that is all wrapped up in a baby named Lyra. This novel was absolutely gorgeous. The writing was perfect; descriptive enough without giving too much away. The storytelling was phenomenal; the reader got completely lost in the world and that made it an exciting read. The pacing was done really well; it started off slow but really picked up. Things lulled by the end but the reader knows there is more to come. It was fun being in this world, seeing new and old characters. The characters really drove the story and their interactions and relationships with one another was heartwarming at times and cold and calculated at others. This first novel really set up what is to come, and the reader can’t wait to see where this trilogy takes off to.
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Great review for this book Meghan, and oh I am so glad to see you enjoyed this one as well. 🙂 I still have The Book of Dust on my to-read list because my sister’s brought my a copy for Christmas, so I’m going to need to wait until after Dec 25th to read it for myself. This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year so I’m thrilled to see your positive review for it. I really hope I enjoy it as much as you did, I can’t wait to jump back into the world of His Dark Materials and read more of Lyra’s story. 🙂
Again great review! 😀
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Thank you Beth! I can’t wait for you to read it! I hope you enjoy it just as much as it was so much fun diving back into the world! 😀
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That’s all right, and yeah I can’t wait either. I may actually have to read the original series again before I start this book though, can’t really remember what happens. 🙂
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Sounds like a good plan! 🙂
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Great review! I hadn’t heard of this one before, but I think it’s great that the author was able to smoothly work a new story into what already existed. Sometimes that doesn’t go so smoothly! 😛
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Thank you! I agree it doesn’t always go smoothly, but it really worked here! 🙂
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Good! When you love a world and want to immerse yourself in it again, it’s really disappointing when you can’t. So nice when the opposite happens!
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