This final installment of fablehaven kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. This series will always hold a special place in my heart. I cannot wait to read dragonwatch and other series by Brandon mull!

This one was pretty epic. The writer's weaknesses were still strongly present, but the story was so engaging that it didn't bother me. I was glad that he did away with the superfluous characters from the previous books. The story would have been way too burdened if it had all of them to lug along. All the characters were necessary. And Kendra finally gets to do something awesome! I was getting tired of her helplessness, but she finally gets to kick some butt! hooray!

Keys to the Demon Prison is full of action, but that is about all there is to it. The book picks up right in the midst of things and never lets up. I personally didn't enjoy it. There are about 20 tasks that need to be completed and the characters systematically go through them. Traveling to each event takes 20 or so pages, the actual event takes a page, and then it is on to the next thing. There is no flow here, and no elegance. I loved the whimsical nature of the first Fablehaven book. It's a book that really made me want to live the lives of the characters. What could be more fun and interesting than exploring a place full of mystical creatures and uncovering secrets? Now these books feel like chores, as if each character is presented with a list of things to do, and they go do them. It is just not enough. I really didn't care what person or place was coming up next. In fact, throughout this entire book all I wanted was for it to be over. I felt the same way about the last Percy Jackson book. Running around from place to place does not make an interesting novel. It's extremely repetitious and boring, no matter how much action you want to throw in there. The characters don't help the book much either. The book is so focused on events that the characters feel like bystanders. You could insert any character in the novel and they would do just fine. The personalities aren't really as present in this book as in others, and no one has matured or changed much from book one. Throwing in many additional characters in each book does not help improve the series, it just adds to the short choppy nature of each book. Each character gets a few sentences of explanation, then off they go to complete their tasks. The only interesting part of this book was the beginning. I did enjoy exploring the first dungeon, but once I realized that running through dangerous areas was all the book was about, my interest took a nose dive. Keys to the Demon Prison felt more like a video game than an exciting novel with specific tasks to complete, objects to retrieve and places to go. Fans of the series should read it for closure alone, but I was very disappointed and struggled to finish it.

Me tardé en terminar este libro, pero creo que la razón fue que no quería terminarlo. Me prometí leer un libro por año y aquí estoy, con 20 y adorando los caminos que me llevó Fablehaven. No sé si volveré a leerlos, pero si sé que voy a extrañar no estar en ese mundo y voy a tomar el primer libro de nuevo y comenzaré la travesía de nuevo.

4.5/5 ⭐️

What a well-rounded way to end out this series!!! How I read this as a child and wasn't upset that there wasn't more books is a mystery. However, there's a sequel series now, that I will be reading for the first time soon!

This series was great to re-read as an adult!

for a last book of a series, I felt the same thing I did in Mockingjay, this isn't finished yet.

I'm sad this series is over. I really enjoyed this final installment. At first there was so much going, I had to reread things. I should of read 4 before I started, so I went back and read chapters from 4 and felt caught up. I felt satisified with how things wrapped up, but there was something left unfinished, maybe that will be addressed in later books, he did say he's done though... Fablehaven will be missed. 4 1/2 star!!

Wow! What a great read! (I personally think that Mull offers unicorns in this book the same kind of boon that Stephenie Meyer did vampires. Although it admittedly plays a much more minor role here.) Authors usually have a difficult time surprising me, but Mull does it so often that I don't bother predicting what will happen anymore.

Looking forward to his new release next year!