Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) in YA and Beyond

Aug 01, 2013 Brigid ✩ rated it liked it

Shelves: middle-grade, on-my-kindle, paranormal, mythology, childrens, young-adult, fantasy, fairies

2.5 Stars

Hugo slackened his pace, and they came to a stop in front of the shadowy doorway. The church was completely still. There was no sign anybody had been there in a hundred years.

"I'd rather have the sun, but at least we still have some light," Grandma said, using a tool to set the silver-headed arrow to the string of her undersized crossbow and pull it into position. "Let's get this over with as soon as we can. Evil likes darkness."

"Why is that?" Seth asked.

Grandma thought about the que

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May 15, 2018 Jenny rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2018-bookshelves

I've had this series sitting on my shelves for a loooong time! All my kids have read it and loved it, and I finally decided to start it. This was a really fun read! It reminded me a lot of the idea of the Spiderwick Chronicles. Although I wanted to throttle Seth throughout it, I really loved Lena and Kendra, and of course, all the magical creatures! This had just enough bite to it to make me keep turning pages! ...more

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Apr 04, 2010 Sabrina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

This book has made my favourite shelf. Why? Because I loved it! Who cares if I read it when I was 10? If I loved the book then and still remember it today, that has got to mean something - right? Fablehaven is memorable for me because it was the first series I actually got into and the first book I ever could say that I loved.

Fablehaven is about Seth and Kendra Sorenson, two seemingly normal kids who stay with their grandparents in their preserve while their parents are off on a cruise. The pre

This book has made my favourite shelf. Why? Because I loved it! Who cares if I read it when I was 10? If I loved the book then and still remember it today, that has got to mean something - right? Fablehaven is memorable for me because it was the first series I actually got into and the first book I ever could say that I loved.

Fablehaven is about Seth and Kendra Sorenson, two seemingly normal kids who stay with their grandparents in their preserve while their parents are off on a cruise. The preserve, Fablehaven, is no ordinary place. And the people that inhabit it are no ordinary people.

Fablehaven is full of fairies and giants and demons. There is a lot of mystical creatures, magic and fairytale in this book. I loved the little ideas that Brandon Mull created like drinking milk from Violet the cow could grant the power to see the magic behind the "veil".

I thought it was a very good read. It is obviously targeted to the younger ages but I found that older readers could also enjoy the break from reality. I particulary liked the ending and that despite it being a series, if you want, the book could end right there and you would still feel satasfied.

The humour was exactly that. Hilarious. I loved the references to our lives (Frito Lay, Xbox ...) and found that in doing so, the reader felt more connected with the book. My favourite character is definitely Seth. Although he may be reckless, his heart is in the right place and he makes for great comic relief.

The imagery in this book is amazing. It is as if you are actually sucked into the book and it is playing out before your eyes. It had been 4 years since I revisited this book and I could still remember the fairy island and Midsummer night and all the chaos and monsters. I could remember the nightmare I had those years ago about a monster coming through the attic. And I awaited the naids, hoping they would drown a certain someone. If I can remember all that, then I can say with certaintity that this book leaves quite an impression.

On the romance scale, there is none. Well, yet anyways. If you venture into the other books (which I strongly suggest you do) then you will find romance as our characters grow and mature. But for now it is purely the story that matters, and I find that to be satasfying.

As a side note, I would like to mention that Brandon Mull is Canadian! We can write over here!

Overall, fanastic read and I am a proud owner of the complete series. ...more

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Mar 10, 2012 Becky rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, fantasy, library

This story is about Kendra & Seth, two kids who are forced to stay with their grandparents while their parents are on vacation. Their grandparents live at Fablehaven, an out of the way place with strange creatures living there.

The first third of the book seemed to be about getting to know the world and characters and was rather slow moving. I found Seth to be annoying the "mystery" wasn't very mysterious since the book synopsis tells you everything anyway. So there wasn't any suspense until abo ...more

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