INKHEART

Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke

This story is a mixture of fantasy, adventure, and mystery. It is hard to give a summary of this story without giving away too much information, but I will do my best. 

The story is about Meggie and her father, who devour books every chance they get. When a stranger shows up one night and Meggie's father suddenly whisks them away to her great-aunt's house, Meggie starts to recognize that something strange is going on. It turns out that her father can summon objects and characters from books by reading aloud from books. Many years ago, he had read from a book called Inkheart and an evil man named Capricorn emerged from the book. Now, Capricorn wants Meggie's father back and will stop at nothing until he does. 

There are many other twists and turns along the way in this book, which kept me very intrigued. It is a rather long read at 563 pages, but most of it does go by quickly. Although it has a happy ending, things don't exactly end... perfectly. Which is interesting, because another one of Cornelia Funke's books, The Thief Lord, is similar that way (another really good book, by the way ;)).

p.s. There has been a movie made about this book - I have not seen it and can therefore, not comment. Please read the book first before seeing the movie - it is always more enjoyable that way!

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars