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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yay!! The charm from the first book is back for me XD This one was SO much fun. It had the eerie scariness and horror from the second book but this time it was in more manageable doses. I really liked the new characters and how the old ones were involved. The plot felt bigger but we still had these mini sub-plots which were really interesting. It was funny and well-written and action-packed. I think I might even like it better than the first one!
I listened to this on audiobook and it was really well done. The sea hag's voice omg. So many accents and inflections and people-it felt like a performance and always captured my imagination.
So, the teleporters are dying...and by someone they trust. I thought for sure it was another teleporter because how else do you kill one? But no, lil Paddy was actually Batu (sounds like Vatu btw). He's a mortal who wants to become a god so he summoned the Faceless Ones. When he gave Valkyrie the ring that turned off her powers I was like "um, yeah something's wrong here."
Fletcher Ren was a welcome addition to this book. A dark haired, cocky English teen? Reminded me of Will Herondale lol.
"How come the only people with eyes in this room are me and her?" ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS HERE MY BOY.
I so ship him with Valkyrie and I get the feeling that's what Landy is going for because he threw in some angst in here with the reflection getting Valkyrie's first kiss and all these mentions of boys in her life. But yeah when he came back at the end for Valkyrie to save her from The Faceless Ones I was like "this is happening people!" So is he the last teleporter in the world...or just Ireland?
The sea hag was very interesting, I liked how freaking scary she was even when she wasn't doing anything. As if Vatu threw her into the ocean for scooping them off the bridge during the trade. So much shady crap went down, I did not see the bomb on Guild thing coming though.
As if the Administrator was the mole, who even freaking noticed the secretary in this series? And when she got electrocuted by her own trap bug-style, damn. Speaking of, the whole imprisonment scenario was scary. When Crux came after Valkyrie when there was a civilian around that was scary. And in the forest at the end when he was injured and she was trying to help him he was still trying to arrest her, priorities my guy. Then throwing her in with Scapegrace was freaking awful. I have a feeling we will run into him again...
I just want one book where Tanith doesn't get really injured. Okay? She literally got stabbed, fell off a building and I don't even want to go into whatever the crap happened in the final battle.
It was super cool and bizarre when the White Cleaver came to fight alongside Tanith at the end. Everyone was like "necromancy is so dark and awful and necromancers can't be trusted" but they literally came to help for no reason multiple times. Plus, they did no zombie summoning (apart from aforementioned Cleaver) just awesome shadow throwing! But apparently Wreath wants to apprentice Valkyrie which honestly sounds great. It raised questions for me though, so Elementals can do Adept magic and vice versa? Can people do a mix or once you've locked in that's it? Or is it just what you're most known for/what you use the most?
Honestly, the Faceless Ones are awful awful. Are they really gods or more just really powerful scary things? Woah, that's a philosophical debate right there. But yeah the fact they melt your features when they possess you is awful. I did not judge Gallow for cutting off his arm rather than having it track him through his cult Batu brand. They point and you explode or turn inside out (did the other evil bitches from books past get their power inspo from here??). Mr Bliss got shredded yikes yikes yikes. That they show up as ideas is awful, I don't want to know what trouble a mad Crux will be. When China was talking to him and getting the sceptre and asking who else knew her secret I was like "Crux you are marked for death." It has something to do with Skulduggery I think, so I think China maybe divulged the location of his family so they died type situation. Why else would she be afraid of Skulduggery?
The whole situation where Valkyrie was trapped in the ghost house and the rooms kept changing so she couldn't escape was awful and totally Monster-House-esque. When the door became a mouth and the window eyes-nah.
At least they got rid of the Faceless Ones and the Grotesquery and...Skulduggery got pulled through the portal. I've read this before but I forgot, but I spoiled myself by reading the back of the next book. I don't know, I didn't really care to be honest? Maybe because he's already dead, or because this will lead to a freaking wild plot next book?
Kenspeckle is my everything, I love him so much. He is so nice but so not wanting to get involved in any bullshit. When Sanguine knocked out Valkyrie's tooth and she was crying and he was trying to make her feel better ;( my heart. “I will heal your wounds but I will not facilitate your battles.”
Ghastly's awake! I forgot how cool he was and how handy it is for Valkyrie to have clothes that fit lol.
When Valkyrie used the Sceptre and accidentally destroyed China's book and she was so upset I really connected to her on a deeper level.
Once again, I love her parents and how they just banter and go off on vacations. Very good parenting.
"What kind of doctor dresses in brown leather?"
"The kind that looks good in it."
"Her dad came down the stairs, picked up the passport and opened it. “This isn’t mine,” he said. “This belongs to an ugly man wearing a stupid expression.”"
"Fletcher, on the other hand, was being thrown about like an old shoe in a washing machine, and he did not appreciate it.”
Overall, this was a strong book! I am super intrigued to see what happens past the point that I've previously read. There's some cool stuff a-brewin! I was enthralled the whole time and I was very pleased with how Landy can make the third book the best. How much more traumatised by life/death can Skulduggery be? Let's go book four, into the portal!
I listened to this on audiobook and it was really well done. The sea hag's voice omg. So many accents and inflections and people-it felt like a performance and always captured my imagination.
Spoiler
So, the teleporters are dying...and by someone they trust. I thought for sure it was another teleporter because how else do you kill one? But no, lil Paddy was actually Batu (sounds like Vatu btw). He's a mortal who wants to become a god so he summoned the Faceless Ones. When he gave Valkyrie the ring that turned off her powers I was like "um, yeah something's wrong here."
Fletcher Ren was a welcome addition to this book. A dark haired, cocky English teen? Reminded me of Will Herondale lol.
"How come the only people with eyes in this room are me and her?" ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS HERE MY BOY.
I so ship him with Valkyrie and I get the feeling that's what Landy is going for because he threw in some angst in here with the reflection getting Valkyrie's first kiss and all these mentions of boys in her life. But yeah when he came back at the end for Valkyrie to save her from The Faceless Ones I was like "this is happening people!" So is he the last teleporter in the world...or just Ireland?
The sea hag was very interesting, I liked how freaking scary she was even when she wasn't doing anything. As if Vatu threw her into the ocean for scooping them off the bridge during the trade. So much shady crap went down, I did not see the bomb on Guild thing coming though.
As if the Administrator was the mole, who even freaking noticed the secretary in this series? And when she got electrocuted by her own trap bug-style, damn. Speaking of, the whole imprisonment scenario was scary. When Crux came after Valkyrie when there was a civilian around that was scary. And in the forest at the end when he was injured and she was trying to help him he was still trying to arrest her, priorities my guy. Then throwing her in with Scapegrace was freaking awful. I have a feeling we will run into him again...
I just want one book where Tanith doesn't get really injured. Okay? She literally got stabbed, fell off a building and I don't even want to go into whatever the crap happened in the final battle.
It was super cool and bizarre when the White Cleaver came to fight alongside Tanith at the end. Everyone was like "necromancy is so dark and awful and necromancers can't be trusted" but they literally came to help for no reason multiple times. Plus, they did no zombie summoning (apart from aforementioned Cleaver) just awesome shadow throwing! But apparently Wreath wants to apprentice Valkyrie which honestly sounds great. It raised questions for me though, so Elementals can do Adept magic and vice versa? Can people do a mix or once you've locked in that's it? Or is it just what you're most known for/what you use the most?
Honestly, the Faceless Ones are awful awful. Are they really gods or more just really powerful scary things? Woah, that's a philosophical debate right there. But yeah the fact they melt your features when they possess you is awful. I did not judge Gallow for cutting off his arm rather than having it track him through his cult Batu brand. They point and you explode or turn inside out (did the other evil bitches from books past get their power inspo from here??). Mr Bliss got shredded yikes yikes yikes. That they show up as ideas is awful, I don't want to know what trouble a mad Crux will be. When China was talking to him and getting the sceptre and asking who else knew her secret I was like "Crux you are marked for death." It has something to do with Skulduggery I think, so I think China maybe divulged the location of his family so they died type situation. Why else would she be afraid of Skulduggery?
The whole situation where Valkyrie was trapped in the ghost house and the rooms kept changing so she couldn't escape was awful and totally Monster-House-esque. When the door became a mouth and the window eyes-nah.
At least they got rid of the Faceless Ones and the Grotesquery and...Skulduggery got pulled through the portal. I've read this before but I forgot, but I spoiled myself by reading the back of the next book. I don't know, I didn't really care to be honest? Maybe because he's already dead, or because this will lead to a freaking wild plot next book?
Kenspeckle is my everything, I love him so much. He is so nice but so not wanting to get involved in any bullshit. When Sanguine knocked out Valkyrie's tooth and she was crying and he was trying to make her feel better ;( my heart. “I will heal your wounds but I will not facilitate your battles.”
Ghastly's awake! I forgot how cool he was and how handy it is for Valkyrie to have clothes that fit lol.
When Valkyrie used the Sceptre and accidentally destroyed China's book and she was so upset I really connected to her on a deeper level.
Once again, I love her parents and how they just banter and go off on vacations. Very good parenting.
"What kind of doctor dresses in brown leather?"
"The kind that looks good in it."
"Her dad came down the stairs, picked up the passport and opened it. “This isn’t mine,” he said. “This belongs to an ugly man wearing a stupid expression.”"
"Fletcher, on the other hand, was being thrown about like an old shoe in a washing machine, and he did not appreciate it.”
Overall, this was a strong book! I am super intrigued to see what happens past the point that I've previously read. There's some cool stuff a-brewin! I was enthralled the whole time and I was very pleased with how Landy can make the third book the best. How much more traumatised by life/death can Skulduggery be? Let's go book four, into the portal!
Jag har länge velat testa på Skulduggery Pleasant-serien, men avskräcks alltid lite när en bokserie är så lång som denna, med så många redan utgivna böcker. Jag känner mig lite utanför på något sätt, som att jag varit lite för seg med att hoppa på bollen.
Min rädsla var också, förutom de många böckerna, att den skulle vara för barnslig. Skulduggery-serien är trots allt märkt som en 12-15-årsbok, och böcker med den märkningen KAN vara vedervärdiga. De KAN också vara fantastiska: Harry Potter-böckerna är till exempel för läsare mellan 9 och 12 år (!!). Gränsen är med andra ord hårfin mellan när något är för barnsligt (som exempelvis Spiderwick), eller när något är ett mästerverk (Harry Potter). DÄRFÖR blev jag sjukt nöjd när jag hittade Skulduggery för 25 kronor! För det priset kändes den helt klart värd att testa. Att jag började med del 3 i serien kan ju visserligen kännas lite väl spoilande, men jag tyckte trots allt att det fungerade fint. Boken innehåller en hel uppsjö av karaktärer, men trots att de inte presenteras speciellt ingående (då författaren ju räknar med att jag redan mött dem i bok ett och två) har jag inga problem med att hålla dem isär. Jag förstår Valcyries värld relativt bra, jag tror jag förstår hennes band till Skulduggery och vad de kämpar för och emot. Det är trots allt ganska häftigt att hoppa in i en serie såhär mitt i, man hamnar mitt i spänningen på något sätt.
Derek skriver på ett uttalat humoristiskt sätt, och ibland lyckas det bra, ibland mindre bra. Några gånger flinar jag för mig själv, men oftast blir det som är tänkt att vara humoristiskt och catchy, ganska patetiskt och barnsligt. Valcyrie känns som en väldigt oförskämd snorunge med oerhört höga tankar om sig själv, och jag kan inte hindra mig själv från att tycka att hon är larvig. Jag kan inte se varför Skulduggery envisas med att umgås med henne då det alltid är han som reder ut alla situationer i slutändan ändå (han skulle med andra ord egentligen klara sig bättre på egen hand - hon känns mest i vägen). Jag vet inte om det är för att jag är så pass mycket äldre än Valcyrie som gör att hon känns barnslig, men ska jag fortsätta att jämföra med Harry Potter så känns inte den teorin speciellt trolig. I en bok som Harry Potter känner jag mig, trots stor åldersskillnad, aldrig äldre än Harry, utan ständigt på samma plan som han. Så känner jag inte med Val. Jag tror det har med Dereks "humoristiska" stil att göra, och kanske till viss del även översättningen, så när jag läser del 1 (för det kommer jag vilja göra) så tänker jag läsa den på engelska. Då hoppas jag att jag kommer klicka mer med Valcyrie, och att Dereks humor mer kommer till sin rätt. För det är ändå one hell of a world som Derek skapat - och den vill jag inte missa.
Min rädsla var också, förutom de många böckerna, att den skulle vara för barnslig. Skulduggery-serien är trots allt märkt som en 12-15-årsbok, och böcker med den märkningen KAN vara vedervärdiga. De KAN också vara fantastiska: Harry Potter-böckerna är till exempel för läsare mellan 9 och 12 år (!!). Gränsen är med andra ord hårfin mellan när något är för barnsligt (som exempelvis Spiderwick), eller när något är ett mästerverk (Harry Potter). DÄRFÖR blev jag sjukt nöjd när jag hittade Skulduggery för 25 kronor! För det priset kändes den helt klart värd att testa. Att jag började med del 3 i serien kan ju visserligen kännas lite väl spoilande, men jag tyckte trots allt att det fungerade fint. Boken innehåller en hel uppsjö av karaktärer, men trots att de inte presenteras speciellt ingående (då författaren ju räknar med att jag redan mött dem i bok ett och två) har jag inga problem med att hålla dem isär. Jag förstår Valcyries värld relativt bra, jag tror jag förstår hennes band till Skulduggery och vad de kämpar för och emot. Det är trots allt ganska häftigt att hoppa in i en serie såhär mitt i, man hamnar mitt i spänningen på något sätt.
Derek skriver på ett uttalat humoristiskt sätt, och ibland lyckas det bra, ibland mindre bra. Några gånger flinar jag för mig själv, men oftast blir det som är tänkt att vara humoristiskt och catchy, ganska patetiskt och barnsligt. Valcyrie känns som en väldigt oförskämd snorunge med oerhört höga tankar om sig själv, och jag kan inte hindra mig själv från att tycka att hon är larvig. Jag kan inte se varför Skulduggery envisas med att umgås med henne då det alltid är han som reder ut alla situationer i slutändan ändå (han skulle med andra ord egentligen klara sig bättre på egen hand - hon känns mest i vägen). Jag vet inte om det är för att jag är så pass mycket äldre än Valcyrie som gör att hon känns barnslig, men ska jag fortsätta att jämföra med Harry Potter så känns inte den teorin speciellt trolig. I en bok som Harry Potter känner jag mig, trots stor åldersskillnad, aldrig äldre än Harry, utan ständigt på samma plan som han. Så känner jag inte med Val. Jag tror det har med Dereks "humoristiska" stil att göra, och kanske till viss del även översättningen, så när jag läser del 1 (för det kommer jag vilja göra) så tänker jag läsa den på engelska. Då hoppas jag att jag kommer klicka mer med Valcyrie, och att Dereks humor mer kommer till sin rätt. För det är ändå one hell of a world som Derek skapat - och den vill jag inte missa.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
I love the world of Valkyrie and Skulduggery and have since I was young. I have been rereading the series and am enjoying it just as much as I did the first time. The books are so funny and tell a story like no other. Forever a favorite.
Been reading this because a friend loves the series and I do think I'm hooked. I've been particularly affected by the scenes about parents and adults and their connections and responsibilities towards children
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is quite possibly my favourite Skulduggery Pleasant book! Enjoy reading it the first time and it is always one I remember fondly. Don’t remember it being so short but honestly I forgot about the plot twists and enjoyed being surprised all over again! So good!