Have you ever wondered what it would be like if, while reading a book aloud, one of the characters suddenly appeared in front of you. True to life, living breathing character, suddenly thrust from their world – wherever that may be – straight into the21st century.
This is the premise for the ‘Inkheart’ series. Silvertongue, aptly named for his ability to read characters into life, has kept this secret from his daughter Meggie, but it isn’t kept secret for long as she has started noticing strange people around their house. There is a story within a story, with vivid characters brought to life from the book Inkheart, written by Fenoglio. And so starts the first book in this series.
What I enjoyed about these books was the idea of who is writing the story, which brings to mind the idea of who is writing ones own story. Do you write it, or has your life already been written for you and you are just following the script?
These are delightful books! And the best part about it is that there are three in the series: Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath. I have recently just finished reading Inkdeath after having discovered the first one about 2 years ago and I was not disappointed. The final book is full of adventure and magic just like the other two and they are extremely readable books. If you like books with a little bit of magic and yet reality at the same time, these manage to hit the balance perfectly.
They are children’s books but I personally think that one of any age could read them and be spellbound. If you are looking for books as gifts, these are a very good choice. I introduced these to my niece who adored them, in fact, I borrowed Inkdeath from her!
Has anyone else read them? If so, what did you think?