


Overall, Reckless is a highly enjoyable read filled with a brilliant cast of characters that comes to life through the magic of Cornelia’s rich, vivid imagery, and the strong voices that she implants within them. Ever since reading Inkheart, I’ve been a big fan of hers, so I was really excited to be given the opportunity to review Reckless. Reckless is a thrilling adventure and a tale of heroism, filled with danger, mystery, and above all, magic.Ĭornelia Funke has one incredible imagination. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, master storyteller Cornelia Funke introduces a lush, enchanting landscape of fairy tales and legends re-imagined as never before. Faced with a curse that is quickly turning Will to stone, the Reckless brothers are thrust into a race against time to find a cure before one of them is lost forever. Jacob’s secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows him, to disastrous consequence. A world for treasure hunts and magnificent quests–but also a world locked in a deadly war. Publication: Septemby Little, Brown Books for Young Readersįor years, Jacob Reckless has been escaping to another world–a world behind the mirror, where witches haunt the forests and fairies and dwarfs roam.
