La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One

As a fan of ‘His Dark Materials', I wasn't quite sure I needed a prequel. What story was there to tell? But I was pleasantly surprised. For the most part at least.

‘La Belle Sauvage' is split into two parts. The first half of the book sets up the characters and the story. And the second half is where the interesting stuff actually happens. Personally, I thought the first part was a bit slow. It wasn't bad, I liked the setting and the characters. But it wasn't very exciting to read.

The second part however was really great. It was magical and exciting. There was a chapter that really reminded me of The Witcher for some reason and I loved that! If only the entire book was like this it would be an easy 5/5 for me.

Overall I enjoyed it more than ‘The Amber Spyglass', but probably not as much as ‘Northern Lights' or ‘The Subtle Knife'. But I am now convinced that there are more stories to tell in that world and I can't wait till the next book in the series.