Inkspell had several story lines going at one time - - much like a soap opera - - which was very hard to keep up with for our 9 year old son. It took a very long time for my son to get committed to it mentally and it moved very slow for the first 200 pages. There were significant episodes of swearing that didn't add anything to the book and it spoke often of a married man sleeping with a 13 year old. It was a huge disappointment for us after reading Inkheart and watching the movie. Very poor sequal.

When I first started to read Inkheart (the first) book I wasn't sure if I liked it. But then I couldn't put it down. Inkspell is just as good. Couldn't put it down and wanted to absorb everyword. The descriptions are so vivid you feel as if you are really in Ombra. The only issue I have is the use of some words that my not be appropriate for tweens such as D**n, Breast, Son of a b**ch, Lover, etc. D**n, Breast and Lover aren't bad on their own, it was the context of them. The book would have been just fine without their use.

my friend begged me to read inkheart, and after the first fifty pages or so i started getting into it. the same with inkspell. they're both the type of book you have to read in one sitting, otherwise you're tempted not to pick them up again once you've put them down. you have to let your mind sort of sink into the writing, until then you'll find yourself reading the same paragraph over and over because it isn't catching your interest. but it's a great story. the audiobook, once you get over the self-important voice of the narrator, is also really good.

This is a very good book. It's a lot darker than Inkheart was, so it's probably good for about 10+.

Inkspell lose the reading magic that made Inkheart a real charmer. Although the pacing is off, crazily boring at parts, but right before your about to give up the story picks up again, only to slow its pace again, to jump into adventure, and so on for the rest of the book. It gets annoying and I have really think it was over long. The ending leaves off at place that the reader sees coming from the beginning. Inkspell continues the story where INkheart left off, talking for 100 plus pages about Maggie living at her aunts house, and then she reads herself and Farid into Inkheart, which you expect to be exciting but that is where the story is boring. The book is heavy and you expect to be hit with awesome emotion from each page form the funny and realistic characters, but will only be disappointed, otherwise the book is exciting and its cool to begin each chapter with a quote form great books, that if you read, foreshadow the next chapter coming after. The violence contains knives and guns, a death taking fire, a death that is heartbreaking even know you see it coming 200 pages before it really happens. People are tortured, and stabbed, and are shot at. There is flirting and kissing and romance. And the da** word is uttered a lot. Inkspell may be overlong, and boring at places but still its a great read, and I totaly agree you should try it if you're a fan of fantasy.

Loved this book. obviously, read Inkheart first. As a kid who grew up nose permanently stuck in a book, I loved the idea of entering the world of a book - I've always wished I could! I liked the "extra" description, thank you very much. What is the point of creating a whole world and not making it real. What if LOTR was wriiten with just action and dialouge? I don't think Meggie "grew up too fast" either. That's the whold point of being a tween/teenager, changing. Note: I would not recommend this book to ten and under, and ten to twelve might be iffy for some people. Meggie's aunt tends to swear a lot.

I Like This Book But Whats Up With The Language.No Use.No Use.But Other Than That This Book Brings The Same Magic As Inkheart And Inkdeath.

I thought this book by Cornelia Funke was amazingly written. I was blown away by the enchanting descriptions and fell in love with the characters immediately. I personally think this series is better than Harry Potter, and if you or your children are worried that Harry Potter was Satanish or demonic, you needn't worry at ALL about Inkspell. The only major magic I recall is reading things and people into or out of books. Language wasn't really an issue to me; the only two dirty words used weren't overwhelmingly offensive, and they tend to appear in most young adult books. There wasn't anything blasphemous or anti-religious, and the only thing that might bother you are the White Women, or ghosts, that frequently haunt people terminally ill or fatally wounded ... it was, in my opinion, harmless. If you are bothered by wounds or blood, etc., you might not enjoy Inkspell. A character gets shot, but survives, a couple of people get run through with a blade, and there is one brief battle in which quite a few folks die. Ms. Funke doesn't go into unnecessary or brutal description, though. Now for some positive points in the book. In one part a character gives their life for another, which was an extremely loving and selfless act (quite emotional, too.) I think that Inkspell is appropriate for anyone over eight years old, though some of the younger children might get slightly bored or confused. I am thirteen and I adored it, so if you like fiction/fantasy novels you will most likely enjoy it also. It's not like epic fantasy or anything, but it delves very deeply into the realms of character and plot. Inkspell's main idea was basically good versus evil, and there is a clear definition between the two. In this book, good is good and evil is evil. It doesn't praise murder, deceit, etc., in any way. There was no adult content, if you take my meaning, whatsoever. Overall it was a wonderful and exciting novel, and it ended far too quickly!

I love this series, but even though I was about 8 when I read it, its probably ment for older kids. The author is just a master with words, and the characters are great, and I love the storyline. If you like Fantasy, books, medievil stuff, and loyalty, you should definitly read this book.