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A review by interghost
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
3.0
Thought I'd better start reading this series considering I've picked up most of the books and not read any yet. And... it was ok. Not great but worth a read, and will definitely read the 2nd book at some point.
Only criticisms I have were, the main one being the character Stephanie being 12 years old. In the book she talks and acts like a young adult, and before gaining powers even fist fights her enemies. I think she should had been aged around 16-20 as that's how i was imagining her whilst reading this. Also her name is too similar to the main bad guy so kept reading their names wrong, and confusing the two. And finally, far too much use of "shrugging" throughout the story. I guess the writer loves a good shrug ha ha?!
However, overall an enjoyable story and some decent characters. A mix of Harry Potter meets the Bartimaeus books!
Only criticisms I have were, the main one being the character Stephanie being 12 years old. In the book she talks and acts like a young adult, and before gaining powers even fist fights her enemies. I think she should had been aged around 16-20 as that's how i was imagining her whilst reading this. Also her name is too similar to the main bad guy so kept reading their names wrong, and confusing the two. And finally, far too much use of "shrugging" throughout the story. I guess the writer loves a good shrug ha ha?!
However, overall an enjoyable story and some decent characters. A mix of Harry Potter meets the Bartimaeus books!