Friday, 27 August 2010

The Inkheart Trilogy By Cornelia Funke

Inkheart
Meggie's dad, Mo, hasn't read to her out loud for as long as she can remember. She thinks that it's just because he doesn't like to, but the truth is that when he reads aloud, characters and objects slip from between the pages of a book into the real world, replaced by people and objects from here. But this magical ability is dangerous, as Meggie is about to find out, along with the mystery of her missing mother and the book that her father had been searching for for years - Inkheart...
This is one of my favorite books of all time, and also one of those books cherished and read again and again, no matter what age. I must have first read these books when eight or nine, and they are still firm favorites now. My favorite scene is the Shadow's entrance, and my favorite character is Meggie, for she reminds me a bit of me.
10/10

Inkspell
Basta and the Magpie escaped, and they are paired with the immoral and mysterious reader who finally read Dustfinger back into Inkheart. Soon Meggie, Farid, Mo and Resa have joined Dustfinger between the pages of the book that has played such influence in their lives. But Mortola is plotting her revenge, and it soon appears that there are worse, and far, far, more prominent villains in Inkheart than Capricorn...
 I love the concept of this book, actually LITERALLY going inside a book. The plots thickens and twists, taking you to places you don't expect. I love the part where Farid first kisses Meggie. My favorite character is still Meggie, but I'll have to add Fenoglio, the old writer with a huge ego and a face like a turtle, and the Black Prince, who always does what's right.
10/10

Inkdeath
Mo is slowly transforming from the gentle bookbinder Meggie knows, into the famous robber, the Bluejay, the Robin Hood of the Inkworld. Once the reluctant participator in Inkheart, now Mo is the one who wants to stay, while the once enthusiastic Resa, trys desperately to convince him to return to the real world. But Mo will not rest until the sick, but now immortal Adderhead is killed, helped by the Black Prince, the Strong Man, Battista and Doria, along with Violante and many others, and Meggie is drawn inexorably back into the magic of the story...
This book is perfect, with Mo as the Bluejay, paired with the Black Prince, the white hand and black hand of Justice. I go off Farid, who never visits Meggie, and love Doria, the kind, clever and handsome spy, brother of the Strong Man. I love the ending, happy, but not quite as expected.
10/10

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