Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven Series #2)

Yes!

The Fablehaven series just keeps getting better! Highly recommended! Just started Book 3!

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Fable Haven #2

The story just keeps getting better with each book

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Fun Series

This series is just fun to read. It's easy reading and fast paced. The trials the main characters go through are good lessons for young readers and remind us old folks of our own youthful foolishness. There is always something happening in the story, so you are never bored. I especially like the way each character grows and matures a little more with each book. Never a dull moment and pure entertainment for all. I would highly recommend this series for both young and old.

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The New Magical Series!

I was a little worried I wasn't going to enjoy this as much as the first (my curse of not liking book 2 in a series). It starts out slow, but then I just wanted to the kids to get back to Fablehaven! Then things really start to pick up and your immersed in the magical world again. I was hoping for more creatures, explanations, and just more on the preserve itself with the first book. I got it this time around. I loved the story line with the demon and Seth. The entire chapters with them retrieving the artifact from the inverted tower were great! I kept picturing the scenes and how they would look in movie form. While I still think it's not as great as Harry Potter, I think the series is a great filler for those looking for something magical now that the Harry Potter series is finished!

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Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com

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 (new and old) are back in RISE OF THE EVENING STAR as they fight to keep the Society of the Evening Star from obtaining a hidden artifact of great power. If they don't, it could be the downfall of the other magical preserves and possibly the world.

Mull has created a realm of magic and mystery that pulls the reader in and won't let them go until the last page. Even then, he leaves us wanting more.

With hidden preserves and all their magical inhabitants, a secret society threatening the world, and a group of unlikely heroes trying to save it all, the FABLEHAVEN series is a must-read for any fantasy lover.

After reading RISE OF THE EVENING STAR, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the third book, GRIP OF THE SHADOW PLAGUE.

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I love Brandon Mull

From book 1 until book 5, I could not put them down. When I first started reading them book 1 & 2 were already out and I couldn't wait for the next one to come out, then the next and then the next. You feel the characters. This is not a children's book but geared more to late teens and up. If you love dragons, fairy-tail animals, you will love these books. Their are a lot of deaths in these books but you will still love the book. My daughter got me started and we are both hooked. We had to get the hard back ones, because we couldn't wait for the paper backs to come out!

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A good series.

A good continuation of the story. The characters continue to be developed and it has a good plot although a little hard to follow in some places. But it is the kind of book that can be enjoyed by the entire family, especially when read together. It holds your attention and leaves you wanting for more. Seth continues to make poor choices and seems to not really be held accountable or learn much from his mistakes. But he is also brave and his heart is in the right place. There are some pretty intense experiences and Brandon Mull does a great job describing them. The reader almost becomes part of the story. So far, a good series.

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A great book for people who like fantasy and adventure.

This book contains a great story of two kids and their grandparents who own a secret reserve for magical creatures, called Fablehaven. In this magic reserve, the two kids, Kendra and her brother, Seth, have accidently helped an evil group called the Society of the Evening Star, which intends to collect magical artifacts from reserves across the globe, like Fablehaven. These artifacts, when joined together, can open an evil prison that keeps all of the most powerful creatures that, dare they get released, would bring terror upon the world. But Grandpa and Grandma Sorenson knew what the Society was up to and hired three of the world's top adventurers, Tanu, Coulter, and Vanessa. These three people were to mentor Kendra and Seth, but, in the middle of the story, a traitor appears among the three and takes control of Fablehaven, until Seth defeats a certain creature, and he and Kendra gathers a small group. I like this book because I have an interest in fantasy-like stories and because it leaves me wanting more, making me excited to continue reading it. Again, I recommend it, give it five stars, because it is thrilling and may leave its reader needing more to quench their reading minds.

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whoa

to me i find the book very intresting this was the first of the fable haven books that i read i picked up a radom book at the book store and bought it it is very amazing youll never get bored and with the slight chance that yo do it pulls you back in right when you least acpect it the characters were very easy to amgaine and with seth and kendra you see what they see feel what they feel

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This Series is Great!

This series is awesome. You get pulled into the story from the very first page. Anyone who loves fantasy and getting lost in a book should read these. No matter if you are 12 or 28 you will love it! I hope he continues to write books like fablehaven.

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One of the best books i ever read

I love this book. Its so good. I read this book in 5 hours. Its a page-turning book. I couldn't put it down. Brandon Mull is one of the best authors. His books are soooo good!! If your looking for a mythical magical book filled with tons of excitement and cliff hanging chapters this is defiantly the book for you!!!!

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Puts Harry Potter to Shame!

This book is not good. ITS GREAT ITS WONDERFUL ITS MAGNIFICENT. take it from me i read it 29 times! read this book and you WONT want to stop.

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The adventure continues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Usually in a series the only good book is the first one but, Brandon Mull proved that WRONG! Seth gets in trouble with an eating demon and Kendra discovers new abilities!

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Another great story! The story flowed flawlessly into the new b

Another great story! The story flowed flawlessly into the new book. Great Job Brandon Mull!

Keeps Getting Better

This was a quick read for me even tho it's starts off a bit slow. I can't stop reading these books as soon as i start them. The characters are getting more established and the creatures and secrets are being slowly revealed. It was also a bit dark, which as it goes on i'm sure it will get darker. I highly recommend this as it's a quick read and a very fun and refreshing book.

Just as good as the first

I thought this one was just as good as the first. The action literally starts from the first few pages of the book and grabs your attention. The magic is still there and it’s still fun and exciting. It’s also nice to see a bunch of new characters, but also, some of the previous characters have also returned as well.

The plot was much more engaging and at a faster pace. There was much more character development when it came to both Kendra and Seth (and surprisingly enough, Seth got a little less annoying...). The magic is just as entertaining and I really enjoyed the new addition of the three specialists, it certainly put more emphasis on the magic aspect of the plot and a little more explanation on how it works. There is also some bit of mystery put into all of this (as to be expected) and it certainly was well written and well thought out as I was blindsided as to who the culprit was.

It is recommended you read the first book before jumping into this one there is so much the reader will have missed without reading this in its’ specific order. Highly recommended for Middle Grade readers, or for those who are into the fantasy genre.

Must Read Entire Series!!

Fabulous series. I just finished the 3rd book, and I cannot wait to start the next.
This book is a must read if you like endless imagination,suspense and action, and plot twist and turns. I am not a big reader, but I cannot put this book down. I have tried to read books like Harry Potter, and I could not get into it, but this series was easy to fall into.

Amazing sequel in this fantastic series!

Mull does a great job of continuing and building onto a very imaginative world full of mythological creatures, both kind and dangerous alike. The second book adds more back story to characters we became familiar with in the first book and introduces new characters as well. The final chapters were exceptional and the whole book kept me turning the pages. I almost missed my bus stop once when reading one of the final chapters. Great read and highly recommended for those who liked the first book especially, or are just a Fantasy Fiction fan in general.

One of the Best

One of the best books and book series!!!

GOOD BOOK

Just as good as the first ones but more fun and keeps you stuck reading more and more next book please.