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Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant
Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure.' Jonathan Stroud
'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.'
Philip Ardagh, Guardian
'A gripping debut.'
Phil Hogan, Observer
'Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Once you've met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you'll be clamouring for a sequel.' Rick Riordan
"A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue."
Robert Dunbar, Irish Times
"[Landy's] fight scenes are perfectly pitched. His characters are exceptionally well drawn and delightfully colourful… Reading [this book] is like riding a rollercoaster.” Irish Independent
"Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages… With writing of this standard, a rattling plot and definite potential for cross-over appeal, it's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired." Irish Mail on Sunday
"Humour and magic combine in this thrilling adventure."
Waterstone's Books Quarterly
"…people in the book world are raving about this book."
Glasgow Herald
"It's pacy, it's funny, it's irreverent. The relationship between Skulduggery and Stephanie is tremendously strong. Stephanie is a splendid character – blunt, logical and outspoken… We enjoyed Skkulduggery Pleasant. Muchly. Roll on volume two!" The Book Bag
"A rip-roaring adventure." Irish Sunday Independent
"Full of black humour, super powers, mysteries, murder and mayhem." Carousel
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'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.'
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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My son and I have been waiting for the second book from Derek Landry since finishing the first Skulduggery Pleasent.
We devoured it as soon as it got into greedy hands. Neither of us were disappointed. It starts at a fast pace and doesn't slow down carrying you away on this exhilirating adventure.
Derek Landy has a brilliant way of creating belivable characters. My son describes Skulduggery as a skeletal Dr Who without the time travel, just the quick wit and whacky humour.
If you haven't read this book yet then please do. It is a book you can share as a family, as it is not age dependant.
We devoured it as soon as it got into greedy hands. Neither of us were disappointed. It starts at a fast pace and doesn't slow down carrying you away on this exhilirating adventure.
Derek Landy has a brilliant way of creating belivable characters. My son describes Skulduggery as a skeletal Dr Who without the time travel, just the quick wit and whacky humour.
If you haven't read this book yet then please do. It is a book you can share as a family, as it is not age dependant.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
My daughter is 11yrs old and so I had a peek at a couple or three chapters to make sure they were ok (censored them in other words).
I only meant to read a couple of pages, the books were so enthralling that it took some one else to remind me I'd bought them for my daughter.
When my daughter read them, I had to ask her to mark the page and save some for tommorrow- she would have read all night.
Brilliantly written and VERY enthralling.
BUY THEM FOR YOUR CHILDREN!
I only meant to read a couple of pages, the books were so enthralling that it took some one else to remind me I'd bought them for my daughter.
When my daughter read them, I had to ask her to mark the page and save some for tommorrow- she would have read all night.
Brilliantly written and VERY enthralling.
BUY THEM FOR YOUR CHILDREN!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely adored Skulduggery Pleasant; I counted down the days until the sequel was released, bought it the second it came onto the shelves and had read it within hours. (:
`Playing with Fire' lives up to the original book and more as we carry on where we left Valykrie, developing her powers and fighting bad guys, bigger and more horrid than before. With the help of her reflection she spends each day battling with evil, but will she start to miss the home life the `fake' her is living? Or will the mysterious beings, magic powers and constant time off school be enough to keep her happy?!
Each page is bursting with action and thrills and the hilariously quick witted humour of Derek Landy runs perfectly with the mysterious storyline. The characters from the first book stay put and new ones are introduced, from the lovely to the bizarre. Each chapter is described with fantastic detail, and the fight scenes (which I usually find boring in books) are packed with adrenaline, excitement and fear.
I haven't enjoyed a children's fantasy book series this much since Harry Potter. Read all of them. Instantly.
`Playing with Fire' lives up to the original book and more as we carry on where we left Valykrie, developing her powers and fighting bad guys, bigger and more horrid than before. With the help of her reflection she spends each day battling with evil, but will she start to miss the home life the `fake' her is living? Or will the mysterious beings, magic powers and constant time off school be enough to keep her happy?!
Each page is bursting with action and thrills and the hilariously quick witted humour of Derek Landy runs perfectly with the mysterious storyline. The characters from the first book stay put and new ones are introduced, from the lovely to the bizarre. Each chapter is described with fantastic detail, and the fight scenes (which I usually find boring in books) are packed with adrenaline, excitement and fear.
I haven't enjoyed a children's fantasy book series this much since Harry Potter. Read all of them. Instantly.
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Fantastic
I'm going to avoid discussing plot etc. and just say this book is utter escapism. More fun, excitement and dark humour from Derek Landy. Read this in about two days. Read more
Published 3 days ago by J. Bray
LOLLAGE
soooooooooooo funny. im 12 and i find the books hysterical. you should really read them cause theres no bad language
Published 1 month ago by Dr. Gilian E. T. Dunn
Bought this for a friend
I bought this as a present for a friend so I can not comment on the book itself. However, it arrived promptly and was well packaged. I believe my friend has enjoyed the book too.
Published 3 months ago by Rachel
Skulduggery Pleasant Playing with Fire
This book is about a girl called Stephanie who starts to get involved in magic. When you start to learn magic you have to choose a new name otherwise people can control you. Read more
Published 3 months ago by SamR
brilliant
my daughter who is 11 years old, absolutely loved this book, she is now reading the whole series, and i would certainly recommend it to children of around that age, in fact a lot... Read more
Published 6 months ago by jayne kay
Skulduggery Pleasant - Book 2: Playing with Fire
My son, aged 11, loves all the titles in this series. He says the books are exciting and fun. I had a quick peek and saw that it was exciting, quite dark, strange and other... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Corinna
AWESOME!
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT:PLAYING WITH FIRE was absolutely awesome! There was loads of action, humour, adventure and a storyline to rival HARRY POTTER. Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. Stephenson
A great read at a great price
I was thoroughly pleased with my purchase. I may be a bit older than the recommended age for these books (by almost 35 years! Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Smith
splenDEAD ( sorry for the con)
This review is based on all the books that Derek Landy has released so far- 1-5. I think his books are fantastic, and take my words as im fifteen and im reading books like these. Read more
Published 10 months ago by andy
This turned a boy I know into an avid reader!
This is one of a series and I have bought them all. John, now aged 12, has read them voraciously and can't wait for the next one. Read more
Published 11 months ago by F. Lewis
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