Saturday, March 31, 2012

Fablehaven By Brandon Mull


I read the book Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. This book is a very interesting book and can be hard to follow if you do not have any background information on in the story.

Kendra and Seth, the main characters in the story, were dropped off at their grandparents’ house while their parents when on a trip. At first they were really bored and not having any fun. But, then they realize that there are really fancy butterflies and cool birds in the garden. They start seeing little fairies they get confused. They start to like it there. The two grandchildren stayed at Fablehaven over midsummer's night. This is the night that all of Fablehaven breaks loose and all you can do is stay away and not look at the nightmares happening right outside your window. Seth was a rule breaker, so he didn't listen to his grandfather. This leads to disaster, and lives were put in horrible trouble.

Kendra follows rules very well. Her little brother, Seth, has never followed any rule. Throughout the book, problems come with both personalities. For example, Seth's ordeal is obvious since not following rules can only mean trouble. He caught a fairy and kept it in a jar. It turned into a terrible little creature and turned Seth into a walrus! The next time Seth decided to break a rule, it almost killed his grandparents, himself, and the rest of the garden and house!! Kendra has her own problems because some rules really are meant to be broken. There was a barn, absolutely prohibited, but Seth and Kendra knew they had to go in there. Kendra struggled to be disobedient, and kinda freaked out until Seth went up ahead with confidence and kicked down the door to get in. Her fear to break a promise made it harder to fight the fantasies in Fablehaven that haunted them.

Eventually both Kendra and Seth realized that rules can go either way, you just have to use your best judgment to know what is right or wrong. Their experiences in Fablehaven changed them for the better. It got Kendra past her fears, and kept Seth double checking his ideas. I felt like this book was really good. It kept my interest, and kept promising more and more action with every step the characters took. I especially loved the part where Kendra had to go across the lake in her paddle boat. (I wont say why she is doing this in case some of you haven't read this book.) When the naiads tried to tip her and she fought back, they kept going on with it. Quickly, Kendra realized that her reactions were what made their game so fun. So she just stopped. She waited, and kept her patience over and over again. She finally reached her goal. I thought it was pretty funny how she didn't play back. She knew what they were thinking and worked around that. They teased her so she teased back, just in a more silent way.I read the book Fablehaven by Brandon Mull. This book is a very interesting book and can be hard to follow if you do not get what is going on in the story. Kendra and Seth, the main characters in the story, were dropped off at their grandparents’ house while their parents when on a trip. At first they were really bored and not having any fun. But, then they realize that there are really fancy butterflies and cool birds in the garden. They start seeing little fairies they get confused. They start to like it there. The two grandchildren stayed at Fablehaven over midsummer's night. This is the night that all of Fablehaven breaks loose and all you can do is stay away and not look at the nightmares happening right outside your window. Seth was a rule breaker, so he didn't listen to his grandfather. This leads to disaster, and lives were put in horrible trouble.


Eventually both Kendra and Seth realized that rules can go either way, you just have to use your best judgment to know what is right or wrong. Their experiences in Fablehaven changed them for the better. It got Kendra past her fears, and kept Seth double checking his ideas. It shows a lot about that you can make many mistakes and good things may be the outcome. Over all I think this book is good and teaches many lessons. I felt like this book was really good. It kept my interest, and kept promising more and more action with every step the characters took. I especially loved the part where Kendra had to go across the lake in her paddle boat. (I wont say why she is doing this in case some of you haven't read this book.) When the naiads tried to tip her and she fought back, they kept going on with it. Quickly, Kendra realized that her reactions were what made their game so fun. So she just stopped. She waited, and kept her patience over and over again. She finally reached her goal. I thought it was pretty funny how she didn't play back. She knew what they were thinking and worked around that. They teased her so she teased back, just in a more silent way. B

1 comment:

OceanWave Plus said...

This looks like a good book. Your review was really informative! I think I'll try the series out now.