Hi!
Today we want to review the »Mirrorworld«
book series from the author Cornelia Funke. In our last post we wrote about the
reading and promised you to tell you something about the books because we
really like them. The third book »Heartless« was published in Germany in February
and Cornelia Funke said that at least 2 more books will be written.
»The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal. The ticking of a clock. The groan of a floorboard as he slipped out of his room. All was drowned by its silence. But Jacob loved the night. He felt it on his skin like a promise. Like a cloak woven from freedom and danger.«
The book series is about the adventures of the 24-year-old Jacob Reckless who finds a whole world behind the old mirror of his father who disappeared when Jacob was only twelve years old. The world behind the mirror is full of magical creatures and fantastical items so Jacob becomes a famous treasure hunter. He works together with the girl Fox. She is a shape shifter and can turn into a fox and since Jacob once saved her she is his best friend and follows him everywhere. Jacob spends more and more time in the Mirrorworld where he is able to forget the problems he has in the normal world. But once he isn't careful enough and his brother Will follows him through the mirror. This is a fatal mistake because he is injured by a Goyl, a creature made of stone but nevertheless manlike, and slowly becomes one of them. Jacob, Will and Fox try to find a cure together with Will's girlfriend Clara who desperately wants to save him. But time is short because the stone grows in Will's skin and he becomes more like the Goyl who hate humans. In addition, Will becomes no common Goyl but the infamous Jade Goyl who is said to help the king of the Goyl in the war against the humans. That's why the Goyl king and his beloved dark fairy start to look for Will. Jacob is desperate and has to ask the red fairy for help who is a sister of the dark fairy and the only one who knows how to save Will. However, the red fairy still has an old debt to settle with Jacob Reckless therefore his adventure continues in the following book »Fearless« where he has to save his own life. In the third book the borders between the Mirrorworld and our world eventually start to fade and the most dangerous enemies of the fairies try to get back into the Mirrorworld from where they have been banned. In addition, other already known characters become more important and the reader can follow their development.
»The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal. The ticking of a clock. The groan of a floorboard as he slipped out of his room. All was drowned by its silence. But Jacob loved the night. He felt it on his skin like a promise. Like a cloak woven from freedom and danger.«
The book series is about the adventures of the 24-year-old Jacob Reckless who finds a whole world behind the old mirror of his father who disappeared when Jacob was only twelve years old. The world behind the mirror is full of magical creatures and fantastical items so Jacob becomes a famous treasure hunter. He works together with the girl Fox. She is a shape shifter and can turn into a fox and since Jacob once saved her she is his best friend and follows him everywhere. Jacob spends more and more time in the Mirrorworld where he is able to forget the problems he has in the normal world. But once he isn't careful enough and his brother Will follows him through the mirror. This is a fatal mistake because he is injured by a Goyl, a creature made of stone but nevertheless manlike, and slowly becomes one of them. Jacob, Will and Fox try to find a cure together with Will's girlfriend Clara who desperately wants to save him. But time is short because the stone grows in Will's skin and he becomes more like the Goyl who hate humans. In addition, Will becomes no common Goyl but the infamous Jade Goyl who is said to help the king of the Goyl in the war against the humans. That's why the Goyl king and his beloved dark fairy start to look for Will. Jacob is desperate and has to ask the red fairy for help who is a sister of the dark fairy and the only one who knows how to save Will. However, the red fairy still has an old debt to settle with Jacob Reckless therefore his adventure continues in the following book »Fearless« where he has to save his own life. In the third book the borders between the Mirrorworld and our world eventually start to fade and the most dangerous enemies of the fairies try to get back into the Mirrorworld from where they have been banned. In addition, other already known characters become more important and the reader can follow their development.
Cornelia Funke created a wonderful world in
her Mirrorworld books. It is influenced by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm
and plenty of their characters appear in the story. Even the names of the
protagonists Jacob and Will refer to Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm. The two brothers
are very different. Will is very kind and caring whereas Jacob is – like his
surname – reckless. But even though he is very impulsive he cares a lot for his
family and friends. Our favourite character of the books is Fox because she is
witty and loveable. She is a treasure hunter as good as Jacob and the two build
a great team that can overcome almost every obstacle.
The Mirrorworld is a counterpart of our world, the countries, cities and borders are similar. The only difference is the development of technology – the Mirrorworld is like our wold in the 18th century. The reader explores this fantastical environment together with Jacob, Will, Clara and Fox and in every country wait new magical creatures of fairy tales. For example the third book plays in Varangia, the counterpart of Russia, and there are very interesting details about Russian history and fairy tales. Cornelia Funke said that even the Inkworld is a part of the Mirrorworld placed in Italy and that maybe Jacob will visit it in the following books. Therefore we would recommend the books to everybody who is a fan of Cornelia Funke's stories especially the »Inkheart« trilogy.
Bye! I have to travel through time now. ~Gwen
The Mirrorworld is a counterpart of our world, the countries, cities and borders are similar. The only difference is the development of technology – the Mirrorworld is like our wold in the 18th century. The reader explores this fantastical environment together with Jacob, Will, Clara and Fox and in every country wait new magical creatures of fairy tales. For example the third book plays in Varangia, the counterpart of Russia, and there are very interesting details about Russian history and fairy tales. Cornelia Funke said that even the Inkworld is a part of the Mirrorworld placed in Italy and that maybe Jacob will visit it in the following books. Therefore we would recommend the books to everybody who is a fan of Cornelia Funke's stories especially the »Inkheart« trilogy.
Bye! I have to travel through time now. ~Gwen