“Stories never really end, Meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.”
― Cornelia Funke, Inkspell
A year has passed and Meggie,
Mo, Elinor and Resa are adjusting to their lives now that they are out of
immediate danger and Capricorn is gone. Everything changes when Farid shows up
in the middle of the night telling them that Basta is still after them and has
threatened their lives. This causes a lot of stress, but nothing like what
results when Farid convinces Meggie to use her magical voice to read from Inkheart, taking them both into a story she
has only dreamed of each day since she heard of it. Finally Meggie gets to see the
fairies and the Wayless Woods. But along with these fantastical sights she also
encounters many of the dangers. Her mother and father end up in the strange
world, along with Basta and other enemies who are out to get them. Mo is nearly
killed as soon as he arrives in the story, and he must battle to stay alive.
Unfortunately, the man who wrote Inkheart
and created such a fascinating world also lives within its pages. He has been
telling tales of the Blue Jay, a robber who is out to help the regular people against
the powerful Adderhead. Now there is a price on the Blue Jay’s head, and people
seem to think Mo is the mysterious robber. Will the Adderhead and his men catch
the Blue Jay? Will Mo, Meggie, and Resa
be able to survive in the ink world? Should they go back to where they came
from? You'll have to read this exciting tale to find out.
I read Inkheart by Cornelia Funke a couple of
years ago and very much enjoyed the story. I love the idea of someone being
able to read aloud words from a story and have characters come out or people go
into a book. Although it had been a few years since I had read the first one I
was easily able to fall back into the world Funke created. I listened to Inkspell on audio read by Brendan
Fraser. He did a great job with the voices, and I was very engaged in the story.
I liked seeing how the characters changed throughout the book. The evil
characters are done in a way that I really could not stand them, and of course
even the characters I liked made me want to shake them from time to time (especially
when I could tell their actions were going to put them in danger). If you have
read and enjoyed Inkheart or if you
like a layered fantasy story then I definitely recommend this book to you. It's a great book for kids in fourth grade and up to read. One thing is
for sure- you will fall into the story and lose the world around you for a
while.
Has anyone else read Inkspell? Or have you read another book
by Cornelia Funke? We'd love to hear your thoughts!
Happy Reading!
