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A review by bookishbanterwithmimi
Reckless by Cornelia Funke
3.0
Shot me now because even with all the hype I never really could get through Inkheart. I tried several (SEVERAL) times and even completed the series on my shelf just so the beauty could pull me in but I don't know why I just couldn't get over the half book hump.
With that being said I went into Reckless with zero expectations. I judged a book by it's cover because it was beautiful and it was about to rain so I had to get my butt out of the library and home.
I will admit that Reckless took a long while to finally sink into and then I just had to try to sink back in every few pages... I wish the initial character building was stronger, especially for Will Reckless. It felt like I was missing an important aspect to make him "human" and easy to sympathize with.
I liked Fox's character quite a bit and possibly even Clara, so there is that redeeming quality. They were probably the most complex characters built, for me, next to Jacob Reckless, and that's saying something.
For me, Jacob was also one of those characters that I followed, even enjoyed, but never sympathized with unfortunately.
I did make it through the book and I did enjoy aspects of the novel so I gave it three stars. Will I be picking up Fearless (Mirrorworld # 2)? Probably, curiosity did kill the cat, after all.
So if you really enjoyed the Inkheart Trilogy, I think the Mirrorworld Series is for you. If not, I might just skip it.
With that being said I went into Reckless with zero expectations. I judged a book by it's cover because it was beautiful and it was about to rain so I had to get my butt out of the library and home.
I will admit that Reckless took a long while to finally sink into and then I just had to try to sink back in every few pages... I wish the initial character building was stronger, especially for Will Reckless. It felt like I was missing an important aspect to make him "human" and easy to sympathize with.
I liked Fox's character quite a bit and possibly even Clara, so there is that redeeming quality. They were probably the most complex characters built, for me, next to Jacob Reckless, and that's saying something.
For me, Jacob was also one of those characters that I followed, even enjoyed, but never sympathized with unfortunately.
I did make it through the book and I did enjoy aspects of the novel so I gave it three stars. Will I be picking up Fearless (Mirrorworld # 2)? Probably, curiosity did kill the cat, after all.
So if you really enjoyed the Inkheart Trilogy, I think the Mirrorworld Series is for you. If not, I might just skip it.