Inkdeath

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Summary: [This is taken from the side of the book—there is no way I can summarize this book] Ever since the extraordinary events of Inkspell when the enchanted book Inkheart drew Meggie and her father, Mo, into its chapters, life in the INkworld has been more tragic than magical.
The fire-eater Dustfinger is dead, having sacrificed his life for his apprentice Farid’s, and now, under the rule of the evil Adderhead, the fairy-tale land is in bloody chaos, its characters far be yond the control of Fenoglio, their author. Even Elinor, left behind in the real world, believes her family to be lost—lost between the covers of a book.
Facing the threat of eternal winter, Mo inks a dangerous deal with Death itself. There yet remains a faint hope of changing the cursed story—if only he can fill its pages fast enough.

My Review: I loved this book. Plain and simple, I loved it. Part of me can see why this book is classified as a children’s book and the other part of me cannot fathom it. It’s a children’s book because very simply this book is a fairy tale at its best. There are evil manipulative villains, noble hearted robbers, a fair maiden and her two princes, giants, fairies, and monsters. Although, if I were a child I would get nightmares from this book!

Anyways, as I said I love this book. I love it because it is a fairy tale it’s an amazing story and it keeps you turning the pages through the entire thing. I did like how it switched points of view because it was nice to see how all the characters took their points of views on things. That being said, I love how Funke weaves in the art of story making into an actual story. She seems to acknowledge how a story can sometimes take its own form and go on without an author’s consent. The Bluejay was one of my favorite characters and Mo’s dual personality is completely believable. Now here comes the but! The only thing I object to is that Meggie seems to fall out of the story. She has been denounced to staying at camp and waiting as her father does all the fighting. It’s a little disappointing in that aspect.
[SPOILER!] As for the Doria and Meggie thing? I am so happy! Farid was being a jerk-face to Meggie, so Meggie deserves Doria. I would also like to point out that in the back in the “An A-Z of the Inkworld” it says that Farid is “fond if Meggie” but Doria is “in love with Meggie”. So obviously she made the better choice. {Spoiler OVER!]

Overall, this book is absolutely fabulous. If you are really looking for a fantasy book that will just take you into its covers, it’s this one. You will be rooting for Mo and Dustfinger the entire time!

Rating: 5/5 I could read this series over and over again. I also love that at the beginning of each chapter there are quotes from famous books!

Reviews from Pros:

“...Funke's storytelling is as compelling as ever...” –Kirkus Review

Go pick up this book up it is a good story! Maybe not a world-changing read but a good fairy-tale/fantasy nonetheless. Now I’m off to read City of Ashes!
-She Who Reads A Lot