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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

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kdawg2009's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 and am looking forward to continuing the series.

984abilynn's review

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Not a bad fantasy... the lackluster rating is mainly due to the fact that I listened to this on CD, and the narrator was emoting all over the place. And while my students will probably relate to Kendra and MIGHT even relate to Seth, he just came across to me too much like a brat. There's a difference between courage and immaturity, and Seth's actions were too often in the latter category. I enjoyed the storyline and thought that Brandon Mull created a world with a lot of potential, but these characters just never grabbed me enough that I had to know what was going to happen next.

ladyofthelake68's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

msavaiano's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

linnea984's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.0

jenmangler's review

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2.0

I really wanted to like this book a lot, but I had to force myself to keep reading it. I just could not get into it. There were elements I liked, but overall I really just didn't care at all about the characters or the creatures of Fablehaven.