Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders #2) by Brandon Mull

Kids, there comes a time in every avid reader's life where you just come to a book that you just can't finish a book. This just happened to me. (And if you got that tv reference, thank you.)
Brandon Mull, what are you doing?? The Fablehaven series was so amazing, but this? This is not amazing.

The first Beyonders wasn't great, but I thought, "Come on, it's Brandon Mull, so it's gotta be good." And it wasn't terrible, per se, but it certainly wasn't Fablehaven. I'm not going to give much description to the first one but here's the low down so you'll understand this review: this kid gets eaten by a hippo and is transported to an alternate world of magic, where he and this girl from Earth have to find the six syllables to this power word to defeat the big bad guy. Now tell me that doesn't sound far-fetched? Critisims aside though, I did enjoy the part with the Word, and it'll always be there in my head. Arimfexendrapus.


So now, onto the Seeds of Rebellion. Whereas book one had a touch of Brandon Mull's writing style in the characters, book two was like he wrote each person and scenario while he was asleep. Jason, the main character, didn't have much of a spark in the first place... I'll stop sugarcoating, he's a wuss. He never had much going for him on Earth, so I don't know why he and Rachel are so keen on going back. A world of magic versus a lonely life getting hit by baseballs. Hmm, decisions...

All of the characters in this kind of pissed me off. They all talked in the exact same way. Like they all had the same thoughts, but the words came out of varied mouths. You have a guy who can deattatch limbs, a charm woman, a half- giant, a blind king, a hermit, and a guy who has a seed in the nape of his neck that can regrow himself if he dies (though Drake's is defective). You'd think that with a variety of characters like that, someone might have a quirk or crack a joke, but noooo, they're too cool for that.

Well, all in all, the book sucked. I hope that was enough explanation as to why, and that you guys will either avoid reading it, or write your own mean reviews. If you want to read good fantasy with a fun flair, read the Fablehaven series, also by Brandon Mull.

Bye!
Julia :)