Melissa B. (dragoneyes) - , reviewed on 12/8/2011 + 798 more book reviews

I enjoyed this book but it definitely not one of Funke's best. Unfortunately when you have an author who wrote fantastic books, you will expect the same every time. Even though this book wasn't bad it was by no comparison anything like Inkheart.
The story is about a boy named Jacob who has been in search for his father for a long time. At one point he enters his father's forbidden study where he finds a mirror that transports him to another world. As time goes by he visits this world more often than not at the same time leaving his little brother Will behind. But one day Will follows and it can be the biggest mistake that Will makes.
The things I liked about this book was the world in which they enter through the mirror. Funke tells this side of the story well. I totally enjoyed all the details and could picture every piece of it in my mind. I also liked the characters to an extent. The were likable but not given enough depth. While I liked them, I still didn't find myself chewing on my fingernails when they were put in a dangerous situation. I just wasn't so wrapped up in them that I really cared what happened. Other than that, it was a good book and I look forward to more from Funke.

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