I just found out, to my great excitement, that Fearless, the sequel to Reckless, by Cornelia Funke, is coming out this April from Little Brown! Reckless is the story of a boy who travels to a mirror-world of fractured fairy tale magic, and it is extremely memorable and moving. As I said in my review of Reckless, "my only real complaint is with the ending; as the jacket flap says: "If you've come for happily ever after, you've come to the wrong place." But I wouldn't have minded just a bit more reason to think that Jacob is finally going to grow up....(oh, Fox, I feel for you so)......" And so I am so utterly full of anticipation about what will happen to Jacob and Fox next....
"Jacob Reckless returns once again to the
Mirrorworld--filled with profound characters, extraordinary creatures,
and epic life-or-death treasure hunts that could only come from the mind
of the master storyteller of our generation, Cornelia Funke.
Jacob
Reckless has only a few months left to live. He's tried everything to
shake the Fairy curse that traded his life for his brother's--legends
such as the All-Healing Apple, the Well of Eternal Youth, the blood of a
northern Djinn. And yet hope after hope is extinguished. After months
of fruitless searching, Jacob journeys through his father's mirror one
final time to deliver the bad news to Fox.
But
there they hear of one last possibility--an item so legendary that not
even Mirrorworlders believe it exists: a crossbow that can kill
thousands, or heal one, when shot through the heart. But a Goyl treasure
hunter is also searching for the prized crossbow. Jacob must find it
first--and somehow convince Fox to do whatever it takes to save him."
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
I just recently found out about this too. I love Cornelia Funke and can't wait to read this. It's a great choice for Waiting on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't heard of this one before but it sure sounds good. :D Awesome pick!
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW.
Sarika @ The Readdicts
I haven't read Reckless, but I'll have to look into it now!
ReplyDeleteBeth @ YA Vixens
Vixen's WoW!
I haven't read Reckless yet - shame on me! These sound like the sort of books I'd love (and well, you recommended them!). Nice pick.
ReplyDeleteI still need to read Reckless, but definitely will eventually because Cornelia Funke is amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove that cover! Creepy.
ReplyDeleteYay, I was hoping there'd be a sequel!
ReplyDeletedo u know the exact day it is coming out?
ReplyDeletei loved all of cornelias funkes books and im anxios to read this
As far as I know, it's April 2--so not long!
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