19 Mar 2015

The Ruby in the Smoke - by Philip Pullman

Overall I thought that this book was a good read. As I gather it is aimed at younger readers, it is not very challenging to read, but that is not a criticism. The story is somewhat complex, but not baffling. There are quite a lot of significant characters, but I was never lost, so I suppose there weren't too many. It is a thriller, so I guess the fact that the whole story is incredibly unlikely doesn't matter. For a while, I found Sally a rather irritating character, as she seemed intelligent, but clueless. Then I remembered that all 16 year old girls are irritating.

I am not sure that I will read any more books in this series, as I have much competition for scarce reading time, but I would not reject one either.

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