Reviews - The Faceless Ones

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The Faceless Ones

Derek Landy

4.26 AVERAGE

casein's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

couillac's review against another edition

4.0

I thought this would be the concluding volume in a trilogy, and some things are indeed resolved but there is definitely more coming. A slightly darker story than earlier volumes because of the more serious threat, but still full of the quick, dark humor that this series is known for. If you haven't read the first volume yet, this one proves that it will be worth your time - Landy is still able to turn out thrilling episodes for these characters, and it looks like he will continue into the future. I'm especially enjoying watching Stephanie grow up. I think we still have much more to see from her as she struggles on her own to balance her real life with her magical life. Still lots of good mysteries to be answered! Can't wait for the next one!

eyeofthedivine's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mcfrills's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

thepunktheory's review against another edition

4.0

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Uuuuh, this was interesting. Story-wise this wasn't my favorite installment of the three I've read so far, but I found it rather brilliant in the character development department!
I feel like we finally get to know Valkyrie better and she also starts to think more about the implications this new lifestyle will have on her future. While she still steadfastly assures everybody that she wants this, you can now see the cogs turning in her head.
A good number of people around (within the magic world) are worried about her. On top of that, we get some additional info on her that will certainly be important in later books.
As for the story, I did enjoy reading it a good deal. However, to me, it was almost too similar to the first two books. The pacing was good, the action scenes keep you on your toes and there are many twists and turns along the way. But ultimately it seemed to follow the exact same blueprint was books #1 and #2. That's not necessarily a bad thing as I really enjoyed them! However, I don't want to read another six books that are just like that. With the ending we got I expect things to be a bit different in the next novel, so fingers crossed!