The Book Thief is my favorite book of all time. It's beautiful and devastating and I could go on but I'm going to stop myself :) Definitely finish it and prepare the tissues.
You’re possibly the first person I know who is a fan of the HDM books and LIKED the golden compass movie. I enjoyed it when I saw it as a kid, but I hadn’t read the books until a couple of years ago, and I feel like I would have liked it more if I’d been younger. Really enjoyed the books, though, and I’m really loving the tv show
I also didn't read the books until waaaay after seeing the film, I'm sure I wouldn't have liked it if I watched it for the first time now 😅 But Dakota Blue Richards is my Lyra forever 😭