I have really enjoyed all of the Fablehaven books so far. This one kind of surprised me. My sister in-law said that she felt betrayed. I already knew part of the secret but have to admit that I was shocked about the rest of it. It's hard not to discuss the details because I'm sure that a lot of you haven't read it. But, I'm also sure that most people don't read this blog so I'll just talk about it anyway.
So, Seth becomes a shadow charmer and I kept wondering if he was going to pull an Anakin Skywalker on me. He has the "dark" powers and Kendra (who is fairykind) has the "light" powers. I felt like the author was trying to do a Dumbledor/Lord of the Rings thing with his advice. Seth was worried that he was going to turn evil since he had these powers and people would say things like "it's up to you to choose how you use those powers" and things like that. Anyway, I hope he doesn't go to the dark side in the last book.
The big secret is that Gavin is really a dragon. I figured that out from the last book. I mean, how could he not be with all of his special talents? A dragon brother? Ya, like any mortal is going to be "adopted" by dragons. So, when he changes into a dragon I was not surprised at all. The shocker for me was that he is the dragon Navarog who is also the evil demon prince. That one I did not see coming. So, I kind of felt betrayed as well because I really liked Gavin. The good news is that he gets defeated by something you wouldn't expect.
One problem that I do have reading these books is that you do not know who is "good" and who is "bad." You learn to just distrust everybody and I don't like that. I don't mind the occasional shocker- like with Gavin- but it just seems like everyone in this book is working for the wrong team. To be honest with you, I wouldn't be surprised if this new character Trask is working for the Society. He seems a little shady to me.
Anyway, despite the twists and turns, I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the 5th and final book. I can't wait to see how it ends.
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