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A review by evamadera1
Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke
4.0
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would.
I started listening to this audiobook almost immediately after I finished Chime which made it difficult for me to like this book starting out. (The things that held me back were things like the narration - male vs. female - and time period - early 1900s vs. modern day.) Once I listened to this book for a little while I was able to start enjoying this book for its own merit.
I am a huge fan of the Inkheart trilogy (although I'm still upset about what Ms. Funke did to Farid and Meggie) and loved Reckless as well. At first I was disappointed that this book was set in the modern time period though this soon passed as Ms. Funke's brilliant word play became more obvious.
I also enjoyed the setting immensely simply because I had the opportunity to visit Salisbury (and Old Sarum) two years ago and could picture a lot of the landmarks Ms. Funke described.
One of the few things that I did not enjoy was some of Ms. Funke's descriptions of the ghosts (the main villain who's name escapes me at the moment) and the ghost battles, especially the climactic one. There was a bit of gratuitousness in the grossness.
In the end, this book exceeded my expectations which usually earns it four stars from me.
I started listening to this audiobook almost immediately after I finished Chime which made it difficult for me to like this book starting out. (The things that held me back were things like the narration - male vs. female - and time period - early 1900s vs. modern day.) Once I listened to this book for a little while I was able to start enjoying this book for its own merit.
I am a huge fan of the Inkheart trilogy (although I'm still upset about what Ms. Funke did to Farid and Meggie) and loved Reckless as well. At first I was disappointed that this book was set in the modern time period though this soon passed as Ms. Funke's brilliant word play became more obvious.
I also enjoyed the setting immensely simply because I had the opportunity to visit Salisbury (and Old Sarum) two years ago and could picture a lot of the landmarks Ms. Funke described.
One of the few things that I did not enjoy was some of Ms. Funke's descriptions of the ghosts (the main villain who's name escapes me at the moment) and the ghost battles, especially the climactic one. There was a bit of gratuitousness in the grossness.
In the end, this book exceeded my expectations which usually earns it four stars from me.