I just finished reading the Inkheart trilogy. I had a hard time getting into Inkheart, the first book, but once I got past the first several chapters I was hooked. The story was fun and was pretty close to the movie I had seen of it. It's too bad that the movie changed the ending making it incompatible with the following two books, since the next two books in the series are totally AWESOME.
Book 2, Inkspell, was my favorite book in the series. I really enjoyed getting to know Inkworld and getting to know the characters Dustfinger, Farid, and Meggie better. I loved the whole Farid and Meggie relationship in this book.
Book 3, Inkdeath, was also very good, but I felt like it dragged on a little bit. I stopped liking Farid in this book because he became way too obsessed with Dustfinger and completely ignored Meggie. Not cool. The character of the Blue Jay was also one of my favorites and I thought tied the story together really well. I wish the ending had been a little more thorough; I want to know what happened with characters like Elinor, Darius, the Black Prince, and Violante. Throughout the three books I really grew to love the characters, so I'm a little sad that the book doesn't convince me that they all have happy endings.
Anyway, overall I really enjoyed the series. Inkspell was my fave, closely followed my Inkdeath. Inkheart was good too. I loved all the characters and their individual stories and I loved getting to know Inkworld. It almost makes me wish I lived in a world with fairies and little glass men. I think that the author, Cornelia Funke, is a wonderful storyteller and filled her books with beautiful descriptions of her world. So, I definitely recommend these fun, easy-read books!
ratings:
Inkheart: 2.5/5
Inkspell: 4/5
Inkdeath: 3.5/5
