I've read this before. But I wanted to re-read this before I started the last book of the series.
I really enjoy Brandon Mull's writing/books and I am always excited to see what else he comes out with.
If you would like you can read my original review HERE
I actually had a hard time with this book. At first I thought it was because I felt guilty reading a book instead of my textbook. So I waited till after finals and Christmas break had started. I sat down and was prepared to finish the book. Well turns out I just really wasn't interested and couldn't concentrate long enough to get through most of it. I wont be finishing the series.
This is a series I have wanted to read ever since the movie came out. Still to this day I haven't seen the movie because I wanted to read the series first. So I am currently in between my Summer Semester and Fall Semester of classes and actually for once had a chance to sit down and physically open a paper book to read. Since these are so small I thought this would be a good choice. This book has 107 pages and had my attention from the beginning. It is such a cute story about a pair of identical twin boys named Jared and Simon and their older sister Mallory. Due to their parents divorce they have to move into their aunt Lucinda's estate. But this estate is nothing like these kids have ever seen or even imagined in their wildest dreams. It all started with a hidden room, a poem which leads to a book. In particular a Field Guide to the wonderous property and lands around them.
This book has helped me so much. I have been going through a hard time and my "natural" response has been to try and cause pain and misery to those who caused me pain. But parts of this book has helped me through these trying times and helped me to see that it's better to look to Christ and his example towards others. I am still hurt; however this book has helped to remind me that there is always a better way to approach situations and sometimes that its not even worth the potential damage more than healing that I could cause myself by seeking out "justice" on my terms.
It wasn't that long ago that I first read this series. I believe it was back in 2019. The reason why I have decided to re-read these so close together was for two reasons. First they are good books and a great series. Second it has been really fun to continue Kendra and Seth's adventures from the Fablehaven series then straight to their adventures in Dragon watch. It has helped me to understand more from the dragon watch series so far to think of it as one continues series. It really ties everything together.
I know that I just read this series. But after I re-read Fablehaven and realized just how many questions were left unanswered and how open ended the last book in the Fablehaven series really was. I couldn't help it. It really didn't seem like starting a new series but just continuing on. The transition is so smooth I am just so amazed at how well Brandon Mull writes all his books. I really enjoy all his work.
The last book of Fablehaven. Kendra, Seth and the Knights of the Dawn have been working hard to try and keep the Society of the Evening Star from opening the Demon Prison of Zzyzx. But unforeseen circumstances changes everything and turns the world upside down and just when it looks like all is lost. A ray of hope emerges and former enemies band together, century old grievances are forgiven and magical creatures and humans a like come together in one common goal. To save the world.
What a great series!!! I know I've read it before and I know I've said this after ever review but its been so long since I've read them. It's like reading them again for the first time. Kendra and Seth's adventures into the magical world continues as new twists and turns brings the Society of the Evening Star and the Knights of the Dawn closer and closer. One with the intent on destroying the world while the other tries to save it. Each new adventure becoming more dangerous than the last.
Seriously if you love fantasy you NEED to read these books. SO GOOD!!! 😀
Seth and Kendra's adventures continue at Fablehaven as a new threat surfaces. As the Society of the Evening Star continues to threaten life at Fablehaven and all the magical creatures that live there. A new threat inside the magical preserve surfaces with the help of the society. A dark plague starts to engulf creatures of light and even starts to take over Seth and Kendra's friends. The race to save Fablehaven from falling and all the magical creatures begins.
I am loving to re-read this series. This has been the perfect series to just enjoy right before school starts up again and I am back reading textbooks. I really enjoy Brandon Mull's writing style.
I am really enjoying this series again. I remember that I really liked this series and it is what lead me to read even more books by Brandon Mull. But it has been so long since I have read them that I have forgotten a lot of details. So in a lot of way its like I am re-reading them for the first time. How wonderful is that!
In the second book you can start to see some major growth in the character Kendra. You can also see her brother Seth's growth too; but his doesn't seem as dramatic as Kendra's. But they still have some crazy dangerous adventures on their grandparent magical preserve of Fablehaven.
I read this series a few years ago for the first time and remember loving it. It has been awhile and the last two books I read were pretty intense. Also school is right around the corner and I know that my reading for pleasure will slow down considerably. So I thought now was going to be the best time to re-visit these books. Re-reading the first did NOT disappoint either. It has been so long since I read them that it was almost like experiencing the story again for the first time. There was quite a bit I had forgotten. I really enjoy reading books by Brandon Mull and it's always fun to re-visit them. If you haven't had a chance to read anything by him I strongly encourage you to do so.
I have always loved listening to the stories of the Pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. But honestly this was extremely eye opening history. I've always heard of the larger incidents of persecution that these pioneers faced. Such as Haun's Mill, the prophet and apostles being tarred and feathered and of course the extermination order. But there are even more that I had never heard or knew the extent of these people's suffering while simply trying to gather as a church and practice their religious freedoms. It's amazing to see both the miracles of the Lord as well as the work of Satan to try and discourage the gospel of Jesus Christ from growing.
My husband and I had both read "The Girls of Atomic City" and really loved it. So when we found this book both he and I were excited to start reading it. I was still in the Lunar Chronicles so he read it before me and loved it. I wasn't really in the mood for non-fiction when I started this book but I was almost instantly sucked into it. It has been so excited learning about all the various jobs and ways that woman helped during WWII. Whenever I thought of woman during the war. I always thought of the "Rosie the riveter" woman as well as the girls who took over playing baseball to help entertain. Yes this was due to the movie "A League of their Own". But that was it. I guess that means that the classified and top secret information was never truly leaked. Until the government released certain information that got authors like Liza Mundy interested in finding out more. I am ever so glad they did too. This book was fascinating and has me wondering what other top secret or classified projects did woman do during the war.
An Amazing book!!! A must read for any non-fiction fan or historian.
This book has been on my "classics to read" list for awhile now. I'm not quite sure why I put this book off for so long. Probably just had other books I wanted to read first. Well I have been having a "lull" after finishing the lunar chronicles and trying to figure out what to read next. So I figured now was a good time to grab up this short read while I figured out what direction I want to go next in my reading genre's.
I found this book quite fascinating. From what I know (which is a very little) about the Asian culture is that it is based primarily around honor, dignity and respect. I saw that a lot in this book but it also focused a lot on keeping the future open after the war. I was surprised with how much he focused on the nation and country as a whole and trying to keep it as intact as possible, not stretching resources to the point of causing damage to the peasant and civilian populations. Not only was this book about leadership and how to be successful with the army. But how to be successful after the war is over.
This is a collection of childhood stories from the main characters of the lunar chronicles as well as a story from a new set of characters. It is also has short story of the main characters fast forwarded two years.
I really enjoyed this series. This book was just extra icing on the cake as well as a little but more firm closure into the main characters lives. It was interesting to learn more about Cress, Thorne, Winter, Jason, Scarlet, Wolf, and of course Cinder and Kai. Both from their childhood and pasts as well as what became of them 2 years after the ending of the last book.
I know this all seems vague; I really try to give an honest and decent review of these books I read without giving away any spoilers. I think I do a good job and succeed in this aspect.
I'll have to admit I was a little daunted by the size of this book. But I was so excited to continue this series, it has been so amazing. This book once again didn't disappoint. There were time that I did have to stop reading to take in the story and everything that was happening with all the characters. But then I continued again. Getting to know all these characters has been so fun and at times with the twists and turns I thought NO that cant happen but then could see a possible way the author could take the story if the shocking new twist I just read was real.
Overall another enjoyable read and one that I can actual envision myself return to re-read again some day.
Amazing, jaw dropping writing. It has been a long time since I have received a physical reaction from a book. This book was so well written that it sucked me in deeper than the other books and at one point made me feel literally physically ill. The character that she has created in Lavana and her back story is a truly sad and yet terrifying one as well. Villain's in any story bring a sense of emotion to any book, movie, etc. There are villian's that you can love, hate or love to hate. But Lavana to me is truly terrifying in the sense that she is a villain who is so real and so common place that others like her have been seen throughout history. Real People! The one that most came to mind for me was Adolf Hitler. Diluted by his own fantasy of a race of pure Arian people he was ready to do what it took for his country and in his opinion its greater good. Lavana is a character that reminds me of this. She doesn't feel any guilt or remorse for all the evil things she does because she justifies it to herself as being the only way to help her country and her people. Before when I was simply reading Cinder, Scarlet and Cress I found Lavana annoying. But now I can see she is truly evil as the characters of those books often pointed out.
Another great book. These books are so much fun and really suck you into the story. It's so fun to be introduced to new characters while continuing the stories of the characters that you've already grown to love or hate. It's also fun to see the main characters grow. I also love all the twists and turns this book gives. There are some that really surprised me. Overall another great read. Now onto the next 👊
I am loving this series so far. Not only does the story of Cinder continue but you also get to know a girl named Scarlet and her story until finally the two come crashing together. This is a series that as soon as I finish one book I don't even hesitate to pick up the next in the series.
So this was a surprising book to me. I have had it for awhile but the whole cyborg thing really made it easy to pass by to look for other books to read. Then the whole "cinder" meaning Cinderella was also a bit of a deterrence. Every time I would push it aside though I always had someone tell me how good a book it was. Well this past week I finally decided to give it a try. A little bit here..."yeah ok it might be alright". A little bit there, "well ok that's different". A little bit more..."HA a plague well isn't that convenient, maybe I should have read this last year". Then things hit a little closer to the main character and I'm hooked. Seriously so much so that instead of watching shows or movies at work ( I work night watch) I was all about this book and in no time had finished the whole thing.
I will admit there were some elements to the book that I had figured out before the big reveal. But not enough to make me lose interest. Obviously! Plus there were a lot of twists and turns that I thought I would know the outcome but then it would change and have me thinking "wait was that really suppose to happen?" So overall this book was absolutely NOT what I thought it was going to be and now I am chomping at the bit to start the next book to continue the story to find out what happens.
Tom Bombadil has always been one of my favorite characters in the Lord of the Rings books. I am not really sure why but it always has been. So I was excited to find this book of a collection of poetry that Tolkien wrote. With some in regards to Tom Bombadil. This is a fun book and I really enjoyed it, course I am a huge Tolkien fan so of course I would love it. :p
I'm not sure if this book needs much introduction, it has been highly anticipated for awhile. I was so excited to see that Stephenie Meyer had continued this book.
This is the same story as Twilight but through the eyes of Edward Cullen. How often do you have a chance to see the same story but through the eyes of two different characters. I loved that! It put a whole different spin and outlook on the story for me and I really enjoyed it. There is also some questions that I had in Twilight that are answered in this book.
If your a Twilight fan this is a MUST read.
I am really proud of myself. I know that 20 books seem like nothing to some. But for me it's huge even without worrying about homework and schooling. I am so excited I made it and I enjoyed the ride. I am going to keep my book challenge at 20 for 2021 because I feel that is still al lofty goal for me with my full time school and night job. Here is a list of the books I read in 2020. Happy reading in 2021 !! :)
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