This is the final book in Cornelia Funke 's Inkworld trilogy, and the longest of them all. I have to admit that this one did get a bit tedious at times, despite being well written. It was just too long. Meggie has read Farid and herself into Inkworld, and Resa and Mo soon followed. They get into quite a lot of trouble, especially when Fenoglio - the author of 'Inkheart' - uses Mo as the template for a famous character in his songs.  The plot is very intricate. Motorola returns a few times, the Black Prince and all the robbers take in Meggie, Dustfinger meets Death on more than one occasion, Mo binds the Adderhead a book of immortality - the list goes on. But Death is quite a big character here, and there are a lot of dramatic scenes. I don't want to spend too long summarising the novel, but I can say that it's full of action and interesting twists. While this series still has a sort of innocent, fairy-tale feel to it, it is definitely a lot darker than any children's story. I liked how Mo, who had been so angry at Inkworld, becomes entranced by its beauty. When things start to get rough and Meggie and Resa want to return home, Mo is the one who pleads to stay. His second identity as the Bluejay - the infamous robber created by Fenoglio - is taking over, and even he finds himself in the company of Death. The writing is great, and the ending really made me pity Farid. I think this was a bit too long, and I did get pretty disinterested at times in the middle. It's a shame, because I know it was probably really interesting stuff, but I just didn't have the capacity to stay interested for so long. Maybe that's just me, but I'm sure I've had no trouble reading other long books. Maybe I'll reread this trilogy some other time when I have no other distractions and can appreciate it more. For now, I'll give Inkdeath 3.5 stars.

Brief review: (written on June 6th 2021) Yep. This took me nearly 1 year to finish and I had highky balked at the length of Inkdeath as I struggled through it on my iPad. Given the dense worldbuilding and the slow pace, I think this series is particularly ill-suited to be read electronically because I have to bounce back and forth between the main text and the glossary. While I thought the story concept was pretty cool, I wasn't really about to follow through stuff as I had to constantly refresh upon the characters & places in Inkworld. So if you plan to read this book series, I highly recommend reading the books on a hardcopy.

A very good ending (though there seems to be another book in the works) to a very magical series. I found the second book lost its way a bit, I never can remember what happens in it, and it didn't engross me as much, but this one held much of the whimsy the first book pulled me in with. There is a lot going on with the plot, but it is broken up by beautiful descriptions of the Inkworld and relationship building. I loved the early winter vibes, and was very intrigued by Violante's mother's castle and the backstory there. It was a tad long, but I took the time to become engrossed every time I picked it up, and it ended up being a very enjoyable read, that transported me back to the feeling of reading Inkheart for the first time.

HOLY MOLEY WAS THIS A GOOD ENDING TO THE INKHEART TRILOGY GAH MY HEART ❤️❤️❤️