author: cornelia funke
pages: 635
published: October 2005 by The Chicken House
rating: 3/5
goodreads summary:
The captivating sequel to INKHEART, the critically acclaimed, international bestseller by Cornelia Funke, an author who is emerging as a truly modern classic writer for children.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of INKHEART, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too. But the story is threatening to evolve in ways neither of them could ever have imagined.
review:
i apologize about taking forever but i have this little thing called working for a living, so i sometimes don't have time to read. anyway.... an awesome sequel to inkheart which takes place a year late. we finally got to see what it was like in the inkworld and it was definitely full of surprises. i disliked how insanely detailed the book was, with is another reason why it took me longer to read than i would have like. someone really important dies near the end of the story, which made me literally say out loud "what the fuck?!" i can't wait to read the next one to see if said person somehow magically comes back to life.
