Reckless
Ratings10
Average rating3.8
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Ratings10
Average rating3.8
Jacob Reckless is a treasure hunter in a world behind a mirror, a place of dangerous magic. There, accompanied by Fox, a shape-shifting girl, he's lived up to his name. But disaster strikes when his younger brother follows him through the glass. Unless Jacob can save him, his brother will turn to stone.
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3 primary books6 released booksReckless is a 7-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by Cornelia Funke, Oliver Latsch, and Keisha Ervin.
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I think it was okay. I couldn't really get attached to the characters the way that I did in other books by Funke. I felt like I wanted Jason to succeed, but I didn't really feel his quest was natural...or obviously flowed from the story. Something was missing...maybe we can find it in book 2?
When I read Ash by Malinda Lo that felt like a fairytale and when I read Reckless it also felt like a fairytale. It wasn't a retelling like Ash but the world Jacob Reckless escapes to looks to be the world where all the fairytales exist and not the happy Disney versions I enjoyed growing up but dark tales of child eaters, deadly unicorns, and unrequited love. Reckless is a dark tale but a dark magical tale and I loved it. Read more.
