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When you finish reading a book, you put it down and think that the journey of the story the author has created has come to an end. But what if you had the power to make every word that you read come to life right before your very eyes? This idea comes to fruition in a series by an amazing and imaginative writer Cornelia Funke. It begins with Inkheart and continues in Inkspell. Inkdeath is the final book in the series, and it brings the journey to an electrifying end.

I was breathless after I finished Inkdeath. The way that all three books in the series are written, you are able to have such a clear vision of whatg's happening in each chapter. Cornelia Funke immerses the reader into each book by her descriptive and intriguing language, taking you to places and times and characters that you never could have thought existed. Inkdeath leaves the reader thinking about what a fantastic series they have been able to read. I completely recommend this wonderful series for kids everywhere to read!

Critical reception for Inkdeath has been mixed to negative. Overall, it was said that Cornelia Funke had forgotten she was writing for children and the book was disappointing compared to Inkheart. Publishers Weekly said, The interesting meta-fictional questions—can we alter destiny? shape our own fate?—are overwhelmed by the breakneck action, yet the villains aren't fully realized. More disappointingly, the formerly feisty Meggie, barely into her teens, has little to do but choose between two suitors. Funke seems to have forgotten her original installment was published for children[1] . Kirkus Reviews was slightly more positive, saying that Funke's storytelling is as compelling as ever , but all the same agreeing that the natural audience for this brooding saga seems, sadly, to be teens and up and not the children who so eagerly responded to Inkheart .

Cornelia Funke is Germany's bestselling children's author after J. K. Rowling and R. L. Stine. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the English-language market with the release of the New York Times bestseller The Thief Lord. She is also the author of an acclaimed YA fantasy trilogy that includes Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath.