Playing with Fire by Derek Landy

Playing with Fire

Skulduggery Pleasant #2

Derek Landy

320 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
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Description

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.With Serpine dead, the world is safe once more.At least, that’s what Valkyrie and Skulduggery think, until the notorious Baron Vengeous makes a bloody escape from prison, and...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,596 reviews

Moods

adventurous 96%
funny 82%
mysterious 62%
dark 38%
tense 29%
lighthearted 28%
emotional 11%
challenging 5%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 3%
inspiring 1%
reflective 1%
sad 1%

Pace

fast 74%
medium 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 48% | A mix: 45% | Character: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 50% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

4.12

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