Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy) by Cornelia Funke Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy)
Book Review: Great sequel - 4.5 stars
Summary: 4 Stars
One year after the events of "Inkheart" Meggie and family are happily settled in Elinor's house full of books. Mo and Resa are happily catching up on ten years of marriage lost, and Meggie is getting used to having a mother. However, her heart's desire is to see the Inkworld, and soon business left unfinished will sweep her and those she loves there in less than ideal circumstances.
Cornelia Funke has done it again with this thrilling tale about the power of words and the magic of story telling. Although not quite as good (just barely) as Inkheart this story will grip you from page one and not let go until the last word. I can't wait to see how the story ends in "Inkdeath."
For parents, this is intense for young readers and a few adult words are thrown in that your younger readers may not be ready for. This is PG-13 stuff, but for your discerning teen or adolescent this would be really good to read at the same time. There is a lot of fodder for discussion here that might be helpful as a parent.
Book Review: Highly entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this book for my son, hoping he would become enchanted with it, since we both loved Inkheart. I'm sad to say my son has moved on, but I'm hooked! Cornelia Funke is a magnificent writer and Inkspell does not disappoint. First rate fantasy.Book Review: How to fit a 250 page plot into 656 pages.
Summary: 2 Stars
Cornelia Funke has a wonderful writing style. Her words bring the characters to life in much the same way that her protagonists do, albeit mentally rather than physically.
This sequel to the wonderfully written Inkheart is no exception. Unfortunately the book suffers from a malady that even a recitation from the great Slivertongue himself wouldn't cure - it lacks excitement.
What was originally a fast-paced, character driven plot becomes more of a dull milieu through the Inkworld with a smattering of interesting events, occurring every hundred or so pages. The writing is beautiful but the plot is like wading through sludge, while wearing an 80 pound backpack, and pushing against the wind. Events finally draw to a close - requiring the now available "Inkdeath" to continue the story, but the reader is left wondering why these events couldn't have been beautifully written into a book one third the size.
With the enormous number of superbly written (and exciting) books available on the market today, Inkspell has done anything but charm me into reading the next in the series. This book has "spelled" an unfortunate death to my desire to "see how it all turns out."
Best of luck to the characters and to all the little glass men everywhere.
Book Review: I put a spell on you....
Summary: 4 Stars
The beginning was tedious but the book turned out to be a worthwhile read. The end wasn't a page turner, it was a page burner.. I can't believe how fast I read this book and how much I enjoyed it after I got through the beginning. The plot thickens & develops with all the twists and turns that make Funke an amazing author. Her characters are just that. She brings dimension to them so much that you feel as though you know them, they aren't simply black & white on a page.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.