Inkheart / Inkspell / Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

Inside the skull was a blurry image of a castle, a unicorn, a magpie and some greenery. Looking at the cover of “Inkdeath,” I could see the outline of a skull. I really enjoyed “Inkheart” and “Inkspell,” so I expected to like this book-“Inkdeath”-equally as well. Pre/Anticipatory Thoughts: I had read the first two books in this trilogy and was anxiously awaiting the third and final installment.

Careful with the character guide though, as it does give a few things away. What can I say? I'm a sucker for this kind of adventure story.īy the way, there is a recap of Inkheart and Inkspell in the beginning and an index of characters in the back of Inkdeath, which is convenient if, like me, it's been a couple of years since you read Inkspell. I went to bed after finishing this happy and full of thoughts of blue fairies, castles, heroes and such.

Meggie's romantic forays certainly aren't strong points of the books, but I think they work out right. As for the trilogy as a whole, I very much like the parent/child relationships and the love stories of Mo/Resa and Dustfinger/Roxane. There are a lot of Dead? No! moments, but I never thought it got old. Dustfinger takes his awesome otherworldliness to a new level a la Gandalf, and his endearing tortured.weakness?.it's the right amount of gone. (I'm trying not to reveal anything you wouldn't be expecting, but skip the rest of this paragraph if you want to be sure that I give nothing away.) Mo gets his Robin Hood on, and I like his struggle with finding himself. Also, I didn't want to put it down.Ĭouldn't go to bed last night until I finished. I found myself thinking philosophical thoughts about God and free agency and such. The characters fleshed out Dustfinger joined the ranks of The Truly Great Characters for me. I was surprised at how much more I liked Inkspell. Certainly good enough to get me to pick up the sequel, but not exceptional. Some good characters, particularly Dustfinger, but Mo, Fenoglio, and Elinor are also swell. Okay, I give the series as a whole four stars, but if I were rating them separately, it'd be like this:įun young people's fantasy. I never would have guessed that they weren't originally written in English. I have to give the translator props here, because these do not read like translated works.

Inkheart / Inkspell / Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke