Nine-year-old Meggie is being raised by her father Mo, a book binder. One day a mysterious stranger comes to visit, and the next day they leave hastily for the home of Elinor, Meggie's great-aunt, a reclusive book collector. Mo asks her to keep a book safe for him, for the evil Capricorn will stop at nothing to acquire it. But Capricorn's men manage to capture Mo, and Meggie is determined to rescue him. What she does not know is that Capricorn and his men are characters from a book, brought to life by a magic Mo does not know how to control, when he reads aloud. And the book Capricorn wants is Inkheart, the story that he came from.
I couldn't rightly say I was disappointed in this book, as based on reviews I was not expecting much from it. I'm sorry to say I agree with those who were disappointed - the premise was wonderful, but the delivery fell so very short. I found the story flat, the characters two-dimensional creatures I could not care about. There was way too much description and corny dialogue, with a scattered plot that seemed to have no focus - more like scenes spliced together with implausible transitions. The bad characters were described as being terribly vicious and evil, yet when push came to shove our heroes are always inexplicably spared, obviously to avoid any unpleasantness for the young reader that is the target audience. There is much better YA fantasy out there, and I have absolutely no interest in reading the rest of the series. A pity, because under a more skilled pen this could have been a great story.
I couldn't rightly say I was disappointed in this book, as based on reviews I was not expecting much from it. I'm sorry to say I agree with those who were disappointed - the premise was wonderful, but the delivery fell so very short. I found the story flat, the characters two-dimensional creatures I could not care about. There was way too much description and corny dialogue, with a scattered plot that seemed to have no focus - more like scenes spliced together with implausible transitions. The bad characters were described as being terribly vicious and evil, yet when push came to shove our heroes are always inexplicably spared, obviously to avoid any unpleasantness for the young reader that is the target audience. There is much better YA fantasy out there, and I have absolutely no interest in reading the rest of the series. A pity, because under a more skilled pen this could have been a great story.
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