Name: The Golden Yarn
ISBN: 9780989165624

Cornelia Funke

Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a collision course as the two worlds become connected. Who is driving these two worlds together and why is he always a step ahead? This new force isn’t limiting its influence to just Jacob’s efforts - it has broadened the horizon within MirrorWorld. Jacob, Will and Fox travel east and into the Russian folklore, to the land of the Baba Yaga, pursued by a new type of being that knows our world all to well.

The Golden Yarn

Jeni Enjaian

When I first searched for this listing to add the book to my goodreads shelf I discovered that Funke had self-published the English edition of this book after being asked to change several things about the book. Of course, that information does come from Funke herself. That being said, I am thankful that she pushed ahead with self-publication and did not change what had been requested. Many people simply do not understand what makes Funke's narratives, this one included, so utterly without peer.
So much of the narrative is effortlessly beautiful, at least it only appears that way. So much of Funke's fictional words are so incredibly complicated that it would take entire books to chart them and trace all the connections, links and histories. This ethereal yet intricate narrative does detract a little. Several important events and/or concepts get lost in the narrative, concepts such as the "golden yarn." The title idea is not introduced until more than halfway through the novel. *spoiler* Its role in the downfall of the Dark Fairy is still unclear to me. *end spoiler*
At the end of the day, I still prefer the world of Inkheart.

Sara Käfer 

Andrea Sophie

Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a collision course as the two worlds become connected. Who is driving these two worlds together and why is he always a step ahead? This new force isn't limiting its influence to just Jacob's efforts -- it has broadened the horizon within MirrorWorld. Jacob, Will and Fox travel east and into the Russian folklore, to the land of the Baba Yaga, pursued by a new type of being that knows our world all to well.