The Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull
Fablehaven
Rise of the Evening Star
Grip of the Shadow Plague

I have read the first two book so far and absolutely love these books. If you need a fantasy fix you should definitely check these out.

Kendra and Seth are just a normal sister and brother until their first visit to their grandparents’ estate. Their grandparents have always been aloof and mysterious. They hardly visit and when they do it is only one or the other but never both. When they arrive at the estate only Grandpa Sorenson is there to greet them, and lays out bizarre rules they have to abide by. They are given a chicken, to care for, forced to sleep in the attic, and not allowed to venture onto the grounds of the estate. Kendra is given however three small keys as part of a riddle. The riddle leads her to a seemingly empty journal, but she finds a small inscription towards the back, “Drink the Milk.”

Once she and her brother drink the milk, their eyes are opened to the reality of the estate - it is a giant preserve for mythical and magical creatures, Fablehaven. The butterflies they have been seeing are actually fairies. Seth inadvertently offends the fairies when he captures one and starts a chain reaction that turns their first visit to their grandparents into an adventure of life and death proportions. Soon a demon is loosed and is about to tear Fablehaven asunder. It is up to Kendra and Seth to save the preserve and find out about Evening Star, a shadowy organization who is really behind all the mischief in Fablehaven. The second and third books continue the children’s exploits at Fablehaven as they fight to stand against the overwhelming forces of the Evening Star.

This series is incredibly well written and highly enjoyable. After reading the first volume I had to pick up the second right away. I would have read the third by now but it was checked out. This series is enjoyable for all ages. Anyone who likes magic, fairies, ogres, satyrs, witches, and demons will love this series as much as I do.

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