Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy) by Cornelia Funke
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Book Reviews of Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy)
Book Review: Worth the Read!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good book. Got it for a Christmas Present for Granddaughter SHE LOVES THEM!!!Book Review: INKSPELL
Summary: 4 Stars
A hypnotizing voice, luring people in and out of books, altering the flow of the story....
This book, Inkspell, is the second book in a series of three, following Inkheart and is previous to Inkdeath. It is a great book (and series) that you need to read. Inkspell will truly leave you spellbound, making you crave more. It takes place in Europe and another world entirely, a world made from an author's pen and ink, a world where some of our cast members have resided previously, where most of our tale will take place....
This is the inkworld, and this is where you will visit, if you open the book and watch the story unravel....
Inkspell is the sequel to Inkheart, in which a man, Mortimer, reads two vile and evil characters along with a mysterious man out of a book, known to us as Inkheart, then, to replace these three people, the man's wife, Resa, is engulfed into the story, lost in a paper world. And after many we follow the tale of his daughter, Meggie, where yet again the mysterious man reappears to warn the man of the vile Capricorn...
And so as the story of Inkheart unravels we head to a happy ending where many questions lay unanswered, which then takes us up to speed with Inkspell where Meggie has read herself, along with her friend from the previous book, Farid, into the inkworld to save Dustfinger, our "mysterious man" mentioned before, from a terrible fate that awaits him in the book. Which, in turn, leads us to many more of our cast members entering the book, where the good will clash with the bad, and where things may never be the same again...
Inkspell is a book mainly for people close to the ages of twelve to about fourteen of course no matter what your age; you're bound to enjoy this book. This book is for people around that age because our protagonist is twelve years old. The genre, however, is fantasy. It's rather obvious why the book is labeled fantasy, considering people in reality don't go around disappearing into a book, physically that is. But I cannot really say that this book is similar to any other fantasy book, even though there is hardly any originality left in this world of ours, I believe that it is a great book.
In the book, I believe the greatest strength is the timing in which the events occur because every moment seems to flawlessly coordinate with the next big event and Cornelia Funke always gives the information you want to know away at the perfect time, even though you may be racking your brain because of a cliff hanger, that still is one of the greatest feats of the book. Also in the book, the characters are described so clearly it is if they could appear at any moment, with such vividly described characters you can really relate to them, too.
In Inkspell, you could relate it to many book series, but the ones I believe are the closest to the Inkheart trilogy are the manga series R.O.D and the Harry Potter series. For the Harry Potter series, the two are related due to a use of mythological creatures. And for the manga R.O.D, they relate because they both involve books deeply and seem to be similar in that way.
In conclusion, Inkspell is a book you shouldn't skip over, it, along with the other two books in the series, are intriguing and will be great for anyone at any age. In my opinion, it is an amazing book every one needs to read.
Book Review: I'm glad I read it.....
Summary: 4 Stars
I did dither over whether or not to read Inkspell as I found Inkheart a little slow in places but decided to go for it as I can't leave a trilogy hanging......
I'm glad I did, because it's worth the read. As interesting a concept as Inkheart was (reading characters 'out' of books), Inkspell held my attention and imagination better, perhaps because it's more interesting to see what goes on when you read yourself 'into' an imaginary world?
I don't know if it's intentional, but this book seemed to follow the same formula as the first, as far as 'pace' goes. The first third of the book had me turning pages to see what surprises the new world held....the middle third seemed to drop a gear and meander along until it reached the third and final section where the action picked up again. The story is still worth the time spent to read it, but that slow middle bit just knocks a star off for me.
I find myself not liking some characters that I liked in the first book(Fenoglio) and situations (for some reason Farid and Meggie really jar with me as a couple. I don't know why, but they just do), but to even things out though, I found I really missed Elinor (whom I didn't have a lot of time for in the last one) and I'm hoping she gets to join them in part 3..... Swings and roundabouts.
I'm looking forward to the final part, due out towards the end of the year, and recommend reading them in order to anyone starting out as they do follow on from one another.
Book Review: This one takes place almost entirely in the fantasy world
Summary: 4 Stars
After reviewing Inkheart it's only right for me to tell everyone about the next book in the series, Inkspell.
Where that story took place mostly in the real-world, this one takes place almost entirely in the fantasy one.
Story overview:
A year after the happenings of Inkheart, Meggie can't help but to think of the magical world she only had a small glimpse of.
Farid convinces Meggie that going to the ink world is the best thing for them both to do, and so, with a voice perhaps even greater than her father's, Meggie reads them there. By one way or another, Dustfinger, Basta, Mortola, Mortimer (Mo), and Resa all find themselves in this fantasy world.
If they thought Capricorn was bad, then that's only because they had yet to meet the dreaded Adderhead; tyrant of the ink world.
Among the people from the real-world is Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart, who finds that he is less in control than he would like, and so he vows to put an end to the Adderhead. With Meggie's voice and Fenoglio's words, they try to put things right, only to find that perhaps their attempts simply make matters worse.
My thoughts:
I liked this book better than Inkheart, and I did really like Inkheart. There are a few places where I found the story dragged on, but I wasn't disappointed by trudging through them.
James D. Maxon
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Book Review: Review just like the others!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is around 600 pages, and I have to say it's not AS good as the first. It took a while to go through it, and it has taken my brother a while as well. It's just not as interesting as the first one, but there are still good parts in it. Dustfinger manages to get someone to read him back into the InkWorld, leaving behind Farid (it was the reader's doing-Dustfinger was someone upset that Farid was left behind). Farid goes to Meggie, who lives with her great aunt with her mom, dad, and the old reader from InkHeart. Farid gets her to read them both (she insisted on that part) into InkWorld, where everything is falling to pieces, and the story is practically writing itself now, for evil is starting to rule everyone. Farid, as some of you may know, has a soft spot for Meggie in the first book. Meggie finds herself liking him in this book, and they share a few kisses (yes, even though she is only 13...). They are beautiful kisses (you know, the author describes them in that 'dreamy' way), but shouldn't be done at their age, especially if they don't know if they are going to be together forever. Anyways, if you get this book, prepare to spend a little while on it...X)