On the Back of the Book
Meet Skulduggery
Pleasant: detective, magician, warrior. Oh yes, and dead.
With Valkyrie struggling
to protect her dark secret, Skulduggery and the gang are more vulnerable than
ever, just as a plague of body-snatching Remnants are released upon the
world...
Pre Read Thoughts
I managed to successfully prise this book out of my brother’s
hands after a few hours of begging and looking cute... oh and I told our mum
that I’d be quicker reading it first! He bought this off Amazon for a couple of
pounds less that the £6.99 RRP because who doesn’t love a bargain? The cover is
really dark and eerie with all the blues and greens. The back cover with Valkyrie
stands out more for me than the front which has Skulduggery on it. That’s just
my opinion though, you may think differently. The synopsis is short, sweet and
very intriguing. That’s just how I like them!
Post Read Thoughts
***THERE MAY
BE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW AS THIS IS BOOK 5 IN A SERIES***
This series just keeps getting better and better now that it’s
found its stride. I honestly didn’t think that Dark Days could be top but
Mortal Coil comes along and does just that. The action sequences got my
adrenaline pumping and there were some twists and turns that had me wide eyed
with shock. One moment literally had me crying out as the plot went somewhere
that I didn’t want it to. The pace now has slower moments so there’s time for
the reader to catch their breath. I once again thought that the writing had
improved. The plot is now less transparent and that means that the reader has
to work for their answers.
This book has a mini story in the back: hooray! This means I
now get to do a mini review. The story is called “The Wonderful Adventures of
Geoffrey Scrutinous” which is an excellent, if slightly long, title and the
story itself is just as good. It was laugh out loud funny and the characters
were definitely at their best. I loved Geoffrey in this story, he had me
constantly giggling and although he was always amusing there were moments when
I didn’t blame him for how he felt. The story itself was solid and my favourite
of the ones I’ve read.
I know which characters I want to mention but I just quickly
want to say that there’s one scene with Darquesse that I adored, I hope that
there are more in future books as it’s a really interesting plot line. Someone
I’ve been meaning to mention but haven’t gotten around to until now is
Kenspeckle Grouse. He’s one of my favourites in the series as he’s like the
grandfather that I never had. I’d love for him to be real and treat me like he
does Valkyrie. Geoffrey Scrutinous is an awesome character and I loved his
batty fashion sense. The character was given a place in the book because of a
competition. What an amazing thing to do and congratulations to the winner! Your
character rocks. Tanith’s story had an interesting development in this one. I
don’t want to say too much about it but I can’t wait to see where Mr Landy
takes this one. I think I know what I’d do with it.
Overall the series has finally started to get going and is
showing off all that potential I saw in book one. I don’t think I can take any more
twists and turns in this series but I’m hooked and that means I guess I’m going
to have to. This is a genuinely good book by any standard. It is superior to a
lot of books that are aimed at older people. I definitely recommend this to
fans of magic, or fans of detectives. If you like both then I’m assuming you’ve
already read this series.
My Rating
Main story: 4 stars – Oh me, oh my. It just keeps getting better;
this series might even earn itself a five before it ends.
Short story: 5 story – Hilarious, definitely a story that I’d
read again and again, and recommend again and again.
Overall rating: 4 stars – It’s not worth five yet. It didn’t
always have my attention. The author seems to be determined to get that elusive
fifth star from me though and I love a tryer. Maybe next time Mr Landy.
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