His Dark Materials: Northern Lights

The book is very different from what I read normally but the concept and worldbuilding are very good to me. The language and writing style can be a tad difficult (at least to me, whose second language is english) and it can be a quite confusing sometimes to me. Some parts I've had to read double/again to really let it stick. That makes me question how this is apparently supposed to be a children's book? Anyway, I love Lyra a lot and her character is enjoyable. I like the other characters too and i'm curious to read the next book in this series