A review by ladykatka
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Not sure why this book is so highly rated, the characters are so unlikeable and irritating they border on insufferable. Seth is the worst of them all, he is such a selfish brat and causes 90% of all the problems in the book. Grandpa's lies cause the other 10%. The fact that severe consequences are implied but never happen or never stick is also very annoying. This book is less about fairy creatures and more about a poorly behaved child running amok and leaving chaos in his wake. There are also several chapters where nothing much happens to further the plot and can be skipped altogether. The author also does a lot of telling rather than showing which gets quite boring. Not going to be reading the second one even though the end of the book leaves several plots still open.
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