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planetarycrow's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The plot line is really good, the antagonists just. They're so ANNOYING.
calpal420's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Child death
Moderate: Slavery and Fatphobia
Minor: Animal death
thamilvanan01's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
oakamoore's review against another edition
1.5
This entire novel is one long poorly thought out ad-lib. Its plot is a collection of frayed threads, half of which are completely irrelevant to the novel's resolution.
Throughout the series (this book being no exception), Landy has been constantly stacking unfinished, half-realised ideas on top of each other, resulting in a jenga tower of inconsistencies.
A flimsy prolouge is used to set up the story's main conflict, which is all but rendered meaningless, due to the multiple unresolved trump cards that the main characters can employ against seemingly unassailable threats.
The dialogue and characters feel flat, and the magic system is amorphous at best - oftentimes Landy will just say something without explaining why it works, and when he does explain things, the explainations are wholly insubstantial.
As an aside; being able to subdue god-level entities by artificially inducing a seizure is the most low effort, inane resolution to any book I've ever read.
Throughout the series (this book being no exception), Landy has been constantly stacking unfinished, half-realised ideas on top of each other, resulting in a jenga tower of inconsistencies.
A flimsy prolouge is used to set up the story's main conflict, which is all but rendered meaningless, due to the multiple unresolved trump cards that the main characters can employ against seemingly unassailable threats.
The dialogue and characters feel flat, and the magic system is amorphous at best - oftentimes Landy will just say something without explaining why it works, and when he does explain things, the explainations are wholly insubstantial.
As an aside; being able to subdue god-level entities by artificially inducing a seizure is the most low effort, inane resolution to any book I've ever read.
sam_hartwig's review
5.0
Derek Landy continues to out-do himself. I am so in love with these books. (Big hearts in my eyes) I never want these books to end...please keep saving the world forever Skulduggery, thanks!
thanat0s1017's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
delish_pretzel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75