The Amber Spyglass

While reading this it felt like the author had decided on an ending to the series after the second book and then tried to make everything that previously happened work in the context of the new direction.

The story felt forced and the character development of Lyra felt like it come from an unintentionally sexist place. The story was going from point to point and the reasoning for the story progressing that way wasn't strong enough for me.

2.5 stars.