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The Faceless Ones
by Derek Landy
Things to expect in every Skulduggery Pleasant book ever:
- semi-omnipotent threat
- Tanith Lowe is grievously injured
- BETRAYAL
- incompetent authority figures
- China Sorrows playing her own game
- Murder club of bad guys with zero redeeming qualities and no risk of a redemption story
- Everyone and anyone even slightly dickish getting their comeuppance through PAIN
But in my humble opinion, The Faceless Ones was the book to take all of those expectations and do them best. This was the book to officially raise the stakes, and I distinctly remember gripping the sides of it in horror over ten years ago as I read the last fifty pages. It was the book that introduced Fletcher Renn, bought back Ghastly, turned Scapegrace into a recurring character, and began to plant seeds about the reflection. It changed the equilibrium of its universe in ways the previous books hadn't, and started its venture into more horrific and mature themes.
In short, I enjoyed every second of this reread and I'm very excited to continue this marathon.
5/5
- semi-omnipotent threat
- Tanith Lowe is grievously injured
- BETRAYAL
- incompetent authority figures
- China Sorrows playing her own game
- Murder club of bad guys with zero redeeming qualities and no risk of a redemption story
- Everyone and anyone even slightly dickish getting their comeuppance through PAIN
But in my humble opinion, The Faceless Ones was the book to take all of those expectations and do them best. This was the book to officially raise the stakes, and I distinctly remember gripping the sides of it in horror over ten years ago as I read the last fifty pages. It was the book that introduced Fletcher Renn, bought back Ghastly, turned Scapegrace into a recurring character, and began to plant seeds about the reflection. It changed the equilibrium of its universe in ways the previous books hadn't, and started its venture into more horrific and mature themes.
In short, I enjoyed every second of this reread and I'm very excited to continue this marathon.
5/5