Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke

Being a fantasy enthusiast, I saw this series, consisting of Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath, and became impelled to delve into the lives of Meggie and her father Mo who have the extraordinary gift of being able to read characters and/or objects out of books, which is a gift some of us would love to have. But, it comes with a price, what comes out must go in. Unfortunately, this is what happened to Meggie’s mother, Resa, when Mo read Inkheart to her. She went into the story while the cruel and heartless villain, Capricorn, and the soft hearted fire-eater, Dustfinger, came out.
The series follows Meggie and Mo’s search to rescue Resa and their adventures in and out of the book. Along the way, they have the aide and support of The Black Prince, Farid (a character read from ‘One Thousand and One Nights), Fenoglio (author of Inkheart), Doria, Roxanne, Great-aunt Elinor and many more exciting characters within the Strolling Players. But, with every friend and ally, there are an equal number of unscrupulous and evil characters, such as Milksop, Adderhead, Orpheus, Mortola, The Piper, and Sootbird.
I thoroughly enjoyed these series of books. They captivated me with their story of mystery, fantasy and adventure, and found it hard to put them down. Although, I did find the final book of the series was quite drawn out as I was eager to find out the fate of the characters, but was pleasantly surprised by the end.
Amy