At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatur... read full description
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Apr 20, 2010
Almak
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The events in Rise of the Evening Star pick up months after where Fablehaven left off. It continues the adventures of Kendra and Seth Sorensen as they become embroiled in an insidious plot by the forces of evil to obtain powerful, magical items and unleash a nearly unstoppable horror.
Mull deftly continues to add to the wonders of the world that is Fablehaven, giving the reader new exciting storyline and plots while nimbly threading in those from the previous book.
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Mull deftly continues to add to the wonders of the world that is Fablehaven, giving the reader new exciting storyline and plots while nimbly threading in those from the previous book.
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Mar 26, 2009
Tyler
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Kendra and Seth can't wait for the end of the school year so that they can return to visit their grandparents at Fablehaven. A few days before the school year ends, a scabby kobold appears in her class. The kobold appears normal to everybody except Kendra. With the aid of a kobold exterminator they get rid of him and are then swiftly evacuated to Fablehaven for their own safety. Once there, they find out that the Society of the Evening Star (which opposes preserves such as Fablehaven) has gotten
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Aug 18, 2010
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Aug 15, 2008
Sarah
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I think this book was better then the first. I am still not drawn to the main characters. I wish Kendra would take some more initiative and try to find out what her talents and powers are from being made fairy kind. There is so much build up to that and it is left hanging again in this book like it was in the first. I wish Seth would set a better example in the book, he is constantly disobeying, I was not thrilled with the things the children did in this book, i.e. sneaking out of their par
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Mar 28, 2008
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Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven to discover more of what they don't know (and that can kill them) and save the day. Seth, now a year older, is a little wiser and doesn't find himself in as much trouble, but again, it is Kendra who comes through.
By the way, in both books, while Kendra is the reluctant heroine, she is helped by others, so this isn't some supergirl of unlimited capabilities or powers.
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By the way, in both books, while Kendra is the reluctant heroine, she is helped by others, so this isn't some supergirl of unlimited capabilities or powers.
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Feb 03, 2008
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I liked the sequel to Fablehaven even better than Fablehaven itself. The author was able to flesh out the characters and each gained a lot of depth.
I read Fablehaven last night, and the sequel, Rise of the Evening Star, tonight, so they're quick reads at 3-4 hours each. (Thank you writer's strike and sick, clingy kids who INSIST on me holding them and not minding me reading at the same time!!!)
They’re fantasy, not unlike Harry Potter but more infused with value of the fa More...
I read Fablehaven last night, and the sequel, Rise of the Evening Star, tonight, so they're quick reads at 3-4 hours each. (Thank you writer's strike and sick, clingy kids who INSIST on me holding them and not minding me reading at the same time!!!)
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Nov 09, 2007
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GREAT writing. If you liked Harry Potter, you'll LOVE this one. The writing is tighter, the characters not as....angst-filled, a little more real, I think.
The world is so beautiful and yet real-feeling. There is a great sense of morality without the SLAP of it in your face. NO force feeding here, just a delightful romp, jog and then a mad-dash to the climax in a world of majesty and power that is both magical and compelling.
LOVED it. EVERY person (at least a dozen) I have recommended More...
The world is so beautiful and yet real-feeling. There is a great sense of morality without the SLAP of it in your face. NO force feeding here, just a delightful romp, jog and then a mad-dash to the climax in a world of majesty and power that is both magical and compelling.
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Nov 07, 2011
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As this series continues, my sheer awe and incredulity increases. These books are just plain awesome.
This book picks up nearly a year after the end of book one. So, although there's a pretty big span of time covered, the characters retain their previous awesomeness of the first book. Brandon Mull really does a great job writing his characters in a way that makes you never want to stop reading about them. Every time I come close to finishing a Fablehaven book, I wish I could somehow add anot More...
This book picks up nearly a year after the end of book one. So, although there's a pretty big span of time covered, the characters retain their previous awesomeness of the first book. Brandon Mull really does a great job writing his characters in a way that makes you never want to stop reading about them. Every time I come close to finishing a Fablehaven book, I wish I could somehow add anot More...
Jan 12, 2012
Sarah
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With mastering her fairy powers Kendra can see magic creatures without any magical milk. One day a strange goblin creature comes to her school and tricking other students. She wants to stop him so a man "helps" them but Kendra is unsure if she can trust him.Kendra and Seth soon return to Fablehaven and meet three knew friends and trainers. But they find out that someone is an impostor out to find a secret magical object at Fablehaven. Who can they trust?
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Oct 05, 2011
When the Boston Bruins were playing Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley, Cup Final, Vancouver was up 2-0 in the series and in game 3 the Boston Bruins got their first win in the series. The Canucks thought they were going to win it all but the Boston Bruins tied up the series going into game 7. The Boston Bruins ended up winning for the first time in like 20 years. Just like the Bruins, in the book Fablehaven Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull, Kendra and Seth fight all the way through the
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May 18, 2011
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Kendra has been blessed/cursed with the ability to see magical creatures when ordinary people can't. Trouble brewing at her school leads Kendra and Seth to seek help from a mysterious stranger that seems to have their best interest at heart. Unfortunately, not all people who are aware of magical creatures want them on preserves. Some, especially those of the secret society of the Evening Star, want all creatures, good or bad, released on the world at large. Kendra and Seth learn that they have
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Apr 03, 2011
Elisha
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When you're late to read popular series, the upside is they are all available at the library, no waiting. The downside is you end up reading 1,000 pages of childrens literature and nothing else for a week.
Fablehaven is growing on me. Seth still isn't really (it's maddening why nobody ever just chains him to a chair in times of crisis). Although I can match characters up pretty easily with Harry Potter ones - is it just me who sees this? Kendra (Hermione) with the help of talented More...
Fablehaven is growing on me. Seth still isn't really (it's maddening why nobody ever just chains him to a chair in times of crisis). Although I can match characters up pretty easily with Harry Potter ones - is it just me who sees this? Kendra (Hermione) with the help of talented More...
Jan 11, 2011
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The Fablehaven series represents everything that is good about YA. We have two teenagers growing up, maturing, and learning new things, as well as interesting creatures, danger, mystery and intrigue. Not to mention plenty of action. In Rise of the Evening Star we have a man eating frog demon, a scary ghost with a nail in it's neck, and a cast of new characters. Someone in Fablehaven is a traitor, but don't worry the story doesn't end there. In fact, the ending will make you want to pick up the t
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Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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This is the second book in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull, and it was wonderful! This book was non-stop action from the beginning to the end, it was creative and interesting and a great read. Super hard to put down.
In this book Kendra is back in school and is shocked when a horrible goblin joins her class. All of her friends think that the "new kid" is a super cute boy. With the help of a dubious man, Kendra and Seth try to drive the goblin away. Only to find the Socie More...
In this book Kendra is back in school and is shocked when a horrible goblin joins her class. All of her friends think that the "new kid" is a super cute boy. With the help of a dubious man, Kendra and Seth try to drive the goblin away. Only to find the Socie More...
Aug 19, 2010
Terry
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I love Fablehaven! Book one was fabulous, 4 stars. Book 2 was a little better. I'd give it 5 stars (and have given 5 stars to lesser books in retrospect) but I know I'm going to love future books more so I needed to leave my rating some space to grow. #3 will without a doubt be an unquestionable 5 star read.
I found these books in an attempt to feed my new found (urban) fantasy apatite. I was cautious about giving the series a chance because I'm rarely drawn to young adult books More...
I found these books in an attempt to feed my new found (urban) fantasy apatite. I was cautious about giving the series a chance because I'm rarely drawn to young adult books More...
Jun 19, 2010
Emily
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I enjoyed the first Fablehaven book, but to be honest, would not have put it in the same category as Harry Potter. However, I'm repenting of that now. The books get better and better, the adventures intensifying with each turn of the page. I won't give much away, but I want you to know that I have fallen in love with Fablehaven, and if you like Harry Potter-esque books, this series is for you. And it's not some copycat either. It is definitely wonderful and well-written in its own right.
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May 13, 2010
Hope
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I read this book a while ago and decided to do a review, since I am reading the third book in the series and will also do review post for that.
Story in the second book in the series continues with Seth and Kendra Sorenson on yet another adventure. They become involved in the a plot devised by the evil forces to obtain a powerful magical object.
In this book we discover some new secrets and of course Seth gets in trouble. Kendra is my favourite character. She had magical More...
Story in the second book in the series continues with Seth and Kendra Sorenson on yet another adventure. They become involved in the a plot devised by the evil forces to obtain a powerful magical object.
In this book we discover some new secrets and of course Seth gets in trouble. Kendra is my favourite character. She had magical More...
Apr 24, 2010
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In FABLEHAVEN, Kendra and Seth helped save the magical preserve by thwarting Murial's attempt to release the demon, Bahumat. Though they won that battle, the Society of the Evening Star is waging war. If they hope to save Fablehaven again, Kendra must learn to use her fairy gifts and Seth must stay out of trouble.
Unfortunately, trouble has a way of finding Seth.
Seth, Kendra, and more of Mull's amazing characters ( More...
In FABLEHAVEN, Kendra and Seth helped save the magical preserve by thwarting Murial's attempt to release the demon, Bahumat. Though they won that battle, the Society of the Evening Star is waging war. If they hope to save Fablehaven again, Kendra must learn to use her fairy gifts and Seth must stay out of trouble.
Unfortunately, trouble has a way of finding Seth.
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Dec 30, 2010
Aaron Vincent
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My first venture to the magical world of Fablehaven was truly an unforgettable one. I just couldn’t stop raving about it to every bookish person I know. Truth be told, I read Harry Potter series because a number of critics and authors compared Fablehaven to it(and yes, I just read Harry Potter this year. Please, don’t kill me.) I wanted to prolong the pleasure in reading the entire Fablehaven series so I didn’t read the 2nd book immediately after the 1st one. I finally decided to revisit Fableha
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Jul 02, 2009
Crystal
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I enjoyed this book as much, if not more than, the first one. Kendra is one of my favorite heroines in young adult literature, because I can respect her--she may be smart and a little geeky, but she does her work and obeys the rules. I appreciate that the books allow her to succeed by being herself, not having to get into trouble in order to achieve things. one of my pet peeves with the Harry Potter series was that they only ever seemed to achieve anything through disobedience and deception. Ke
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Jan 04, 2012
Brad
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This series is a lot of fun, and a great adventure in the vein of Gregor the Overlander series or Harry Potter. I've been amazed at how much Mull packs into each book--he certainly doesn't drag things out the way I might have expected him to. One thread of the plot that other authors might have used to carry the whole book was neatly wrapped up between 1/2-2/3 of the way though. Loved the Indiana Jones-ish ending; I'm a big fan of stories that involve passing trials and disarming traps and wh
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Jul 20, 2011
Kimberlee
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I thought that this second installment of the Fablehaven series was wonderful. I think that the author deepened the characters a bit more. There are still some life lessons regarding obedience, responsibility, trust etc. I would love to see Seth's character deepen and change a bit more towards the positive as he seems to always be the one who is getting into trouble and in the real world everyone gets into trouble at one time or another that is how our character is shaped, learning from our m
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Jul 26, 2011
Doris
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I thought this was well written and even though its a sequel, it reads very well by itself. There were a few places that made me wish I had read the first book, but it was not necessary in order to understand this book.
The main issue I had was the boy, Seth, never seems to learn from his mistakes, and can't figure out that his greed and desire to be seen as most important is neither endearing nor positive.
I also had a little trouble sorting out some of the characters. Dal More...
The main issue I had was the boy, Seth, never seems to learn from his mistakes, and can't figure out that his greed and desire to be seen as most important is neither endearing nor positive.
I also had a little trouble sorting out some of the characters. Dal More...
Jul 07, 2011
Sarah
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3 1/2 stars. I enjoyed this book slightly more than I did the first one. I like a little more action/adventure/intrigue to my fantasy novels and this one delivered in comparison. I did not like how neither of the main characters played much of a role in the climaxing moments of the second book. Kendra WAS acceptably involved in the first novel.
I'm a Potter fan, I admit it, so permit me my little rant. In the Harry Potter books the characters have great mentors but in the crucial dec More...
I'm a Potter fan, I admit it, so permit me my little rant. In the Harry Potter books the characters have great mentors but in the crucial dec More...
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Feb 21, 2010
Rhiannon
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So Seth and Kendra's lives are just getting more and more interesting, which generally means more dangerous as well, but dangerous equals fun right?
An incident at school, involving a crazy teacher and a Kobold (don't you just hate it when that happens?), makes it apparent that they need to head back to the safety of Fablehaven. Upon arrival they discover the preserve is abuzz. After the previous summers near catastrophe, it has been decided that the secret artifact needs to move, si More...
An incident at school, involving a crazy teacher and a Kobold (don't you just hate it when that happens?), makes it apparent that they need to head back to the safety of Fablehaven. Upon arrival they discover the preserve is abuzz. After the previous summers near catastrophe, it has been decided that the secret artifact needs to move, si More...
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Nov 01, 2011
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The people so far are Kendra,Seth, and Errol. Errol is not a main character in the book but he is the kobold hunter. Kendra is a girl and she got kissed by all the fairies from the first book so she can see all the mythical creatures without milk or eye drops. Seth is the brother of Kendra and he is a trouble maker but in the end he is sorry for what he does and he tries not to do it again. A kobold is a goblin type thing and it is really ugly by the way Kendra described him.
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May 20, 2010
Alma
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OK, OK–so I read the second Fablehaven book. Though I like the premise--a preserve for endangered mythical creatures, and the characters--an obedient and timid but brave in the clutches big sister and a little brother who acts first and considers later, the plot felt pretty simple. Mostly it involves lots of fights with evil creatures. A point of interest–the author introduces in this book the prison for demons which is called Zzyzx. We’ve always known this name as a road in the middle of th
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Feb 08, 2010
Melissa
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Rise of the Evening Star is the second book in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. In this book, danger has come to Fablehaven again as the Society of the Evening Star has discovered the existence of Fablehaven and that it hides one of the hidden artifacts of power. Kendra and Seth return to Fablehaven to help their grandparents and three experts, a potions master, a collector of magical relics and a trapper of mythical creatures, protect the refuge from the bad guys.
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Jun 08, 2009
Gillian
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The second installment of the Fablehaven series was much more enjoyable for me than the first. More action-packed maybe. I don't know. I just got much more into it this time around. And the kids went NUTS for it, so that's saying something. Gave my heart tugs to hear my middle guy say one night that he was going to read the Fablehaven series to HIS kids when he grows up.
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I must say that Brandon Mull evidently has something against contractions. I swear, he never uses them in h More...
Dec 28, 2008
Jen
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I love these characters! Who doesn't have a constant struggle between making the right choice (Kendra), and being overly courageous (Seth) at the wrong times?
It was nice to pick up a sequel that actually left off just about where the prior book left off. I'm enjoying the fantasy..unusual for me..and am looking forward to the next book in the series. Might even read the first one aloud for my students.
It was nice to pick up a sequel that actually left off just about where the prior book left off. I'm enjoying the fantasy..unusual for me..and am looking forward to the next book in the series. Might even read the first one aloud for my students.
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