Books read in 2010: Demon's Lexicon and Fablehaven

I've decided to keep track of all the books I've read in 2010. Its already march and I've only read two -_- so I'm off to a slow start.

I got a bunch of books for Christmas and have been reading them all simultaneously. I would read one chapter, then switch to the next. This ensures that the books last longer and I don't swallow them whole in one day like I usually do. I like this.

Yesterday (or the day before) I finished The Demon's Lexicon, shortly followed by Fablehaven. I'll talk briefly about each.

The Demon's Lexicon:

Nick and his brother Alan live a life in hiding from evil magicians. Their mother stole a powerful amulet from the magician known as Black Arthur and now all the other magicians in London are after it. Everything is relatively fine until Alan gets a demon's mark that can only be removed by the blood of a magician. Now the hunted must become the hunters.

I think I just summarized the summary :P The story is told from the perspective of Nick, who is a very interesting character. Saying too much about him will give away the ending, but I'll just say that Nick learns a lot about his family as the story progresses. This is a great young adult book, and I recommend it highly.

Fablehaven:

I've made a few posts about this already, but now I can talk more about it since I've finished. :D As much as I don't like to admit it, this book is basically about fairies. Not completely about them, but they do play a big role throughout the book. Kendra and Seth are visiting their grandparents preserve and soon discover that it is a magical preserve that holds all the magical creatures of myth and lore. Like fairies. There are a lot more than fairies though. Many, if not all, of the creatures in the preserve are dangerous if you don't abide by the rules of the place. Since one of the characters is about 12 years old, a lot of rules get broken.

So yes, there are fairies, but there are also trolls and demons and imps and stuff. And the fairies aren't even that bad, especially near the end of the book. There are a few more books in the series and one of the covers has dragons. I wish to read them and get to the dragons and to enjoy all the other things that will happen in between, since the possibilities are limitless. You should totally read this if you already haven't.

I'm almost done with a few more books, so you can expect more posts soon. Next will likely be Lightning Thief.

List:
The Demon's Lexicon
Fablehaven