Friday, March 30, 2007

Review: Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star

Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull (young adult novel, second in a series)

The sequel to the fabulously clever (and dryly humorous) Fablehaven is, fortunately, even better. Siblings Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven to help a team of experts recover and protect a valuble artifact, but can all of them be trusted? The twisting and turning plot, involving the nefarious Society of the Evening Star, gives a final jolt at the end, leaving the reader (deliciously) hanging for the next installment. Entertaining, with a dash of Python-style humor, if the first installment didn't get you hooked, this one will.
(Fablehaven, the first book, was reviewed previously- see archives.)

reviewed by Tina K., bookseller

1 comment:

Patrick said...

I know Brandon's sister Summer and she was telling me some interesting things that are going to happen in Fablehaven III.

1. Kendra develops a love interest.

2. The majority of the time they spend on other preserves and not at Fablehaven.

3. At some point dragons will be introduced. She said something about a dragon preserve.