The Secret Commonwealth

Where to start?? I felt like the book dragged for the first half but after sticking with it, it got much better and the action started :) I truly did not like Lyra or Pan at the start of the book (which is saying a lot because I love them in “His Dark Materials”). However, Lyra started growing on me in the second half and is coming back to the character I loved in the first triology. I'm a little upset it ended on a cliffhanger even though I know a 3rd book is coming out. Overall, a solid story with great character development and great action.