And for a YA book, needlessly complicated words isn’t a plus.ĭearest Brandon – I know that Seth somehow had to escape that frog monster, and being eaten while in a cocoon was brilliant. When describing things, the characters, regardless of age or life experience, would inexplicably use the same needlessly complicated words. The only characters with a unique voice were the goblins in the dungeon. It was as if all the characters, including the narrative voice, had the same vocabulary list. Needless to say, it’s irritating to read the same thing over and over.

Or they would think about it after talking about it and then explain it to another character. Mull would explain a situation in the narrative, then the characters would talk about it, and then they would do what they talked about. This whole book suffered from what I could only refer to as a redundancy crisis. Now, let’s talk a little about the writing. Another improvement, Mull is not beating us over the head with an obvious moral. I found them much more well-rounded and likeable this time around. As a writer, Mull’s greatest strength is in the story itself and he has done well.Īs a huge improvement from book #1, Kendra and Seth are no longer the 100% stereotype good girl/bad boy.

Mull has crafted another great storyline loaded with twists and surprises.

Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star, the continued adventure of Kendra and Seth as they learn more about Fablehaven and all mystical and dangerous creatures dwelling there.

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