Inkheart (Inkworld #1)

Summary:

One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called “Inkheart”-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change the course of the story that has changed her life forever.

This is “Inkheart” --a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud. (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)

Review:

This is a book that I had to push through.  I was expecting something more similar to “The Princess Diaries”, but instead found something very dark that was a bit unexpected within the tone of the beginning of the book.  The premise was intriguing, but the revelation of how the characters were read into / out of the book became a distracting aspect of the story to me.  

Meggie gave me polarizing feelings throughout the book.  In the beginning I really liked her, then found her annoying and selfish in her decision-making.  I don’t think I’ll be continuing the series, but knowing the book has been converted to a movie does have some appeal.  Ultimately  an okay book, but I think the pacing and length are a bit off.

Warning: Contains repeated violence

Rating: 3 stars!

Who should read it? Fantasy fans – I think this is a rare young adult book that would be better appreciated by someone who was at the target audience age.

Want to read the whole series?

• Inkspell (Inkheart #2)

• Inkdeath (Inkheart #3)

• The Color of Revenge (Inkheart #4)