Lisa O. (mentalorigami) reviewed on 8/7/2010 + 12 more book reviews

I read and loved this book when I was younger, I think reading it at an early age influenced my imagination to this day. Something about the idea of having a shape-shifting little animal that follows me around every where one goes is captivating for most all younger readers, and is still appealing now, to be honest. It's for ideas like this that I like reading adventure stories for younger readers, as most adventure books aimed at older audiences tend to get too serious.

This book improves with the age of the reader, though I wonder if I would like it as much if I hadn't read it when I was younger. The details are consistent, something I always look for in fantasy stories. Action scenes are described well, paced decently and engaging. Characters are, indeed, consistent, convincing, varied, and, most important, lovable.

I would recommend this book to any young reader or any adult reader in want of something fun and less complicated.

Now I remember why I named my childhood pet guinea pigs Lyra and Pan.

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