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Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

4 reviews

noellegrace8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Altogether, a great final installment to a great trilogy. When I was a kid, I used to hate the chapters that contained Elinor's

pining for the Inkworld

because it felt like a detour from the action. But as an adult I can appreciate the absolute depression she slips into, because it's more relatable now. The entire book brings the overarching trilogy's story to an interesting end and even invites us to explore some other characters more (such as Violante). The continual bird motif is also cool.

The lack of Dustfinger in this one is so disappointing! In many ways, he feels like a main character in books 1 and 2, but in 3 he feels a bit forgotten. I also don't love the

second fake death. Mo should have been able to feel that he was still alive, so it just felt like purposefully leaving us in the dark for dramatic effect.

I'm also not sure how I feel about all the different character perspectives she takes with narration in this one; it feels too nebulous. The other big issue I have with this one is Orpheus. He is just so horrible. It's like reading the Umbridge parts of Harry Potter. I honestly do not know if I want to read the new 4th installment when it comes out because I read it was centered around him. He's racist, a sexual predator, and completely self-obsessed.

I don't factor performance into audiobooks, but I'd give Allan Corduner 4/5 stars. There wasn't much to comment on; he's very run-of-the-mill, in that he doesn't have a ton of variance in voices, but his narration is fine enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Chronic illness, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, War, Confinement, Alcoholism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Torture, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexism, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

This book does mention a lot of mild triggers due to its setting. Moderately mentioned are elements of a warring and classist (monarchical) society, some of which can be a bit jarring. The most intense elements are related to the capture and violence toward a main character who is attempting to right societal wrongs, a person who speaks to and controls fire, and a monarch who has been cursed with gortesque immortality.

kryolitee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A good conclusion to this series, though the ending felt a little rushed.
Apart from that I really enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Violence, Confinement, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Murder, and Torture

lizziaha's review against another edition

dark tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

This story is so complexly woven that it’s hard to put down; the mindbending concept of a story within a story within a story and the question of who exactly is writing the story is hard to fully grasp. Definitely the best of the trilogy. That being said, I’m shocked that this is considered a childrens book. The first of the series might be, but this one certainly is not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Slavery

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Fatphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts