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Skulduggery Pleasant

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Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

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By Derek Landy

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01 Jan 2025

This book is quite interesting and I would recommend it to fans of action stories.

23 Aug 2024

Three words to describe this book: VIOLENT. DEADLY (and dead). LIES.

31 Jul 2024

I loved the action and suspense.

14 Jul 2024

I liked Detective Skulduggery Pleasant due to his funny nature and his snarky comments, I would 100% recommend it to others

07 Nov 2023

To however reads this:this book is awesome. The story is a brilliant mix of horror, comedy and adventure. This book is guaranteed to make you smile at least once. There are 15 books in the series, 3 extra stories (that are just as brilliant) and a single graphic novel. I have read every book in this series and I have never been disappointed. Please also try demon road as it is by the same author, who is very funny. They are trying to set up a merchandise shop/website this year—2023 at the time of writing— and that shall hopefully be open soon.

Happy reading.

08 Oct 2023

Clever, witty and with wonderfully strong yet complex characters - an amazing read for anyone who enjoys mystery, adventure and animated skeleton detectives.

04 Sep 2023

The first book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. Where Valkyrie Cain BECOMES Valkyrie Cain.

03 Sep 2023

Lots of fantasy characters, very interesting. Funny.

30 Aug 2023

It was incredible and really well written

27 Aug 2023

The book was very breathtaking and reading it felt like a rollercoaster of emotions. It was packed with action, adrenaline and betrayal. I would recommend this book to anyone who is nine +. I really enjoyed this book because I like adventure stories and the good weren’t always in the best situations.

24 Aug 2023

It is good if you like mystery and magic

28 Jul 2023

I really enjoyed this book. My favourite character was Tanith Low. I liked reading about all the gruesome deaths and the vampires.

21 Jul 2023

Love it and it starts off very interesting.

20 Jul 2023

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy mystery and magic as well as the occasional murder.

06 Sep 2022

I thought this was great. The characters were engaging and the mix of adventure and comedy is very popular with young people so I am not surprised it is a popular choice for them. Skulduggery is a great character as is Stephanie but I also really liked Stephanie's father who didn's seem to know what was going on most of the time.

31 Aug 2022

I absolutely loved this book! My favourite character was serpine.

05 Aug 2022

I thought this book was a great book.

I am not giving away the plot but, Gordon Edgely is dead. Stephanie meets Skulduggery Pleasant after Uncle Gordon's Funeral. She joins his adventures to save the whole world!

31 Jul 2022

Love the comedic humour and quick wit, alongside magic and mystery.

17 Jul 2022

Very good

27 Jun 2022

Thus book is by far my fav series ever . The first book really focuses on Valkrie ( Stephanie's chosen name) really exploring who she us and who her late uncle was. Crime fantasy is one of my preferred genres there are 15 books to get I would recommend to 9-13 year old as it can get a bit to thrilling.

08 Jun 2022

It is practically Flattering!

26 Mar 2022

I really enjoyed this book. Dark, fantasy, adventure. Amazing characters and drama. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

20 Sep 2021

A jolly good read with some fantastic characters. Lots of action, excitement and magic and also very funny. It does include some violence so best for secondary level. The tone is quite adult in places and i really enjoyed it.

06 Sep 2021

it was a good description in the battle situations. I would say my favourite character is Skullduggery Pleasent joint with ghastly bespoke.

01 Sep 2021

A great book

01 Sep 2021

Pretty good

31 Aug 2021

I thought this book would be ideal for reluctant readers. The banter between the main characters is hilarious as is Skulduggery’s sarcasm. Had me laughing aloud several times. The plot is definitely set up for a range of sequels and prequels.

26 Aug 2021

I think it was a very good book I like the sceptre and would recommend it to anyone aged 9+ .

11 Aug 2021

I quite liked this book

10 Aug 2021

A great fantasy book full of twists & turns

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