Inkheart, Cornelia Funke-Book Review

Wow, I'm so proud of myself! I finished reading Inkheart which is quite a long but still very gripping book. So I thought that I might quickly tell you a bit about it.

 Inkheart begins with Meggie and her father, Mo. Mo is a bookbinder but hasn't read aloud to Meggie since she was quite small and her mother mysteriously disappeared. Meggie never really questioned why he never read to her, until Dustfinger arrived. Dustfinger is a mysterious fire eater who convinces Mo to take Meggie and move from their house to an aunt of Meggie's lost mother. Aunt Elinor is of no particular interest. She is a book lover and collector, but soon she discovers that there is no book more wanted than Inkheart! 

 Now I can't tell you much more about the story without spoiling  half the surprising twists and turns of the plot, but I will tell you this. Normally, I struggle to complete long books because it takes too long for me to find out how the story ends. Inkheart wasn't at all like that. It was an entertaining read and actually didn't take me very long to finish. I loved the concept of this book which was once again based on books coming to life just like "Between the Lines" by Jody Picoult and Samantha Van Leer and "Off the Page" also by Jody Picoult and Samantha Van Leer (find my reviews in the blog archive under the 26th March and 20th May). This book is also a part of a trilogy but I haven't read the sequels "Inkspell" and "Inkdeath" yet but please comment if you have read any of these books or if you have any books you would recommend or would like me to read or review.
Thanks!
~The Inkpot Blogger

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