Saturday, December 1, 2012

Book Review: "Inkheart"

Hello, friends! 
To everyone who is interested, I just finished re-reading "Inkheart" today and I figured I'd give a bit of a review in case some of you haven't yet read it.  (p.s.  I love it.)

Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke

Synopsis:  After reading aloud from a book called "Inkheart", book doctor Mortimer Folchart's wife disappears into the story while some of the characters from the book transfer to our world.  Mo and his daughter, Meggie, live without Teresa for nine years, while every copy of "Inkheart" is mysteriously stolen.  One dark night, Dustfinger--one of the characters from the book who got snatched from his story and plopped into our world--shows up at Mo's door and tells him the villain from the story, who also appeared in the human world, is after him.  Dustfinger, Mo, and Meggie all travel to Teresa's aunt's house.  Elinor, as a collector of books, seems a viable option to hide "Inkheart".  However, shortly after their arrival, Capricorn's men show up at Elinor's door, kidnap Mo, steal "Inkheart", and leave.  Panicked, Meggie and Elinor follow, with the help of Dustfinger.  Upon arrival at Capricorn's village, they discover Capricorn's men waiting for them--the book they thought was "Inkheart" was, in fact, a different story.  Unfortunately, Meggie and Elinor had brought the real book with them as collateral for Mo's release...but now Capricorn and his men have everything right where they want it--Mo, the sorcerer who can lure things out of their stories by the mere sound of his voice; his daughter, the one thing he will do anything to protect; the book itself, of which all other copies have been destroyed; and Elinor, the troublemaking, bold-tongued woman who would have gone to the police otherwise.  Now all Meggie has to do is figure out how to escape, release Mo, steal the book back, kill Capricorn and his men, and rescue Elinor...and maybe bring her mother back, too.  She only needs the help of "Inkheart"'s author, Fenoglio, and, of course, the elusive fire-eater Dustfinger.

My Rating:  * * * * * (out of 5)

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys tales of adventure, suspense, and unexpected twists and turns.  Ms. Funke does an incredible job weaving a tale of mystery, betrayal, and the incredible deeds accomplished by human love.  I actually read this book a while ago, and had almost forgotten about it until I started moving some of my things into B's apartment.  I was swept away by the story all over again when I restarted it!  Seriously.  Give this book a try.  Or, even better, give it to your favorite bookworm for Christmas.  Cheers!




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