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SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT, V.1 - SCEPTER OF THE ANCIENT
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT, V.1 - SCEPTER OF THE ANCIENT | Derek Landy
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Nebklvr
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While this wasn‘t quite a favorite read, it did have magic, adventure, a group of misfits and an evil tyrant attempting world domination so I can‘t complain too much. The characters were unique. The cover stated the protagonist was in high school but she is only twelve so i believe the difference between high school in the U.S. and secondary school in Ireland led to s goof. Stephanie came across as older than twelve too.

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Moony
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AnnR Well done! 🍁🎃 2y
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Emily_Jane21
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One of the other book sets I‘ve bought this week 😬 I read these probably about 10 years ago when I was a kid but I had an urge to read them again after seeing them on Pinterest, because of how much I enjoyed them. so I treated myself to the first 9 of them. Looking forward to reading them all again. They were such fun books with a fantastic storyline, I‘m excited now! 🤩

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wirewrappedlily
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This was surprisingly delightful. I was a little shaky on it at first, as there is a bit of home invasion at the beginning and I have issues around that, but once I got through that part, it gripped me hard enough that I couldn‘t stop.

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humouress
Skulduggery Pleasant | Derek Landy

This is not grabbing me and pulling me in though it really should. It has all the elements I like. I think I‘m not in the right mood; I can see why my sons love it.

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humouress
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Starts in the holidays between Stephanie‘s 1st & 2nd years of secondary school in Haggard, Ireland. My sons both started reading this series in around their 2nd year of primary school; my 11 year old still loves it and has been urging me to read it too.

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humouress
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“Dead writers sell,”
Well, there you go then.

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Onceuponatime
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*Unpopular opinion here* 🙊 I didn‘t love this book. I gave it a 👍🏼 because I can see its appeal...it‘s fast-paced and clever, but it just didn‘t have enough character depth (which, for me is what makes or breaks a story). But my middle school son likes it, and he is definitely in this book‘s target audience! #oregonbattleofthebooks

emtobiasz I agree 100%! 4y
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humouress
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This is a series that my older son started (when he was still into reading) and then my younger son devoured and is still following. Might as well jump on the bandwagon. 🤗 It comes highly recommended (by my 11 year old).

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humouress
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I wonder if Landry is making a tongue in cheek reference to himself 😉

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StaceyKondla
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 5 #bookstoread #tbrpile

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LiljaPleasant
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One of my favourite book series... 😍

#readingmom #sunday

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EmbarrassedDragon234
Skulduggery Pleasant | Derek Landy

". . .so once I get past the main hall, it should be smooth sailing, as they say."

"As who say?

"I don't know, people who sail, presumably."

There's something very familiar about Skulduggery's mannerisms and way of speaking that remind me of some other character, but I can't put my finger on which one.

It's also a shame I never read this series when I was a kid, because as much as I'm enjoying it now, 12 year old me would have adored it!

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emtobiasz
Skulduggery Pleasant | Derek Landy
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Halloween may be over, but my library books show I‘m still in the mood for spooks: a middle grade talking skeleton detective, YA zombie folklore, librarians in hell, and necromancers in space. I‘ve read 1.5 of these so far, but I have the day off today and plenty of time to read!

TracyReadsBooks I‘ve read Gideon the Ninth and The Bone Houses and really liked both books. Enjoy! 5y
LibrarianRyan Looks like a fun stack. 5y
Bkwrm7 I'm also off today and having some work done on my car so planning to settle in with some reading once I'm caught up on Litsy. I loved Skullduggery Pleasant and have always meant to get back to the series although last I checked I think it was up to 8 or 9 books which is a little daunting! 5y
emtobiasz @Bkwrm7 oh good! That‘s a lot of books in the series, and I‘m not sure I‘ll make it far— I get bored too fast 😬 5y
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naeyma
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Something you read when you're young, definitely not something you read at adult age. I enjoyed it then.

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LiljaPleasant
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1. I love Dublin! I only had the chance to visit Dublin once, but I'm quite sure I'll visit again!
2. There's no rain, so it's great! Might go for another audiowalk right after breakfast
3. Hmmm never really dated... Maybe you could call my first meeting with my husband the worst date... We talked and he left midsentence xD
4. Two beautiful twin girls 😁

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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Abby2
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Fast paced fantasy with lots of magic and action. GreAt names too.

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LibrarianRyan
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This series has gone through a few covers. Originally a series out of the UK, the books didn‘t do as well in the US and for the longest time you could only get books 1-3. But thinks to ebooks the popularity had grown (I think, but don‘t quote me) you can now get all (12?) books in the. US but after the first few titles, the US publisher kept the UK cover, which got an update at book 12. I believe this series is still going.

#bbrc
#coverchanges

Johanna414 I‘ve got a student who has been pestering me for a couple years to read this series but none of our libraries have it. I‘ll probably break down and buy the first one eventually 5y
LibrarianRyan @Johanna414 I had 4 copies of this book for the same reason. I only have an ebook copy right now (I think). But I‘ll look. If I have a print copy I‘ll send it your way. 5y
Gissy I have only book 1 5y
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obrobanana

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BookBoggart
Skulduggery Pleasant | Derek Landy
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Such a good, fun, fantastical read so far. Looks like I'm on a middle grade series binge right now. Finished Percy Jackson, on book two of Heroes of Olympus and now starting this one. I'm digging it! (Some pun intended 😉) Only reason my dog is looking at me is cause I have pb&j cinnamon eggos. 😅🐶👌 #muchlove #olive #dogsoflitsy #cozy #goodday #latenightreads #binge #prettycover #valuevillagefinds

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Deborah42
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Skulduggery Pleasant, book 1.

After Stephanie‘s uncle (an author of fantastical horror novels) dies, she is drawn into a world of magic. Alone at her uncle‘s house, she is attacked by a creature searching for a key and subsequently rescued by a fast-talking skeleton detective with a flair for both fashion and elemental magic.

Heavy on plot and light on character development, but lots of witty repartee between Stephanie and her new mentor.

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TCLinrow
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Two books finished 📚(the Sherlock Holmes collection is in 6 parts, and I finished the 1st part) so starting on a new set of reads. I wanted to get a start on the Kalevala for #BackpackEurope but only got a few pages in before I got distracted, so I'm going back to Skulduggery Pleasant for something light and easy for now, and The Andromeda Strain is holding my attention so far 😊 10hours left! 😎❤🧡💛
#24B4Monday @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage You're doing great sweetie keep it up. One day left 6y
Moony Oh I like Skulduggery! The first book I heard as audiobook. So funny and lovely. 6y
TCLinrow @Moony was it good as an audio book? I read it when I was at school, and met one of my best friends because she was reading it too 😊 6y
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GirlNamedJesse
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I‘ve listened to it twice, but this is my first time reading it in print. I just love this series so much! They‘re so funny and devastating and witty and smart. All the fluffy feelings! 😍💀🔥

LiljaPleasant My favourite book series of all time!!! Not even Harry Potter can compete with Skully 😍 5y
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ladybookhermit
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Happy World Book Day!!! Thought I'd make my first post here to celebrate the day while featuring my super cute library card and my all time favorite book (I love the whole series but don't have the complete set 😅)

#bookwormproblems #worldbookday #currentlyreading #favoriteread #skulduggerypleasant #librarycard

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Elisa
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This book surprised me in the best ways.
1. It doesn‘t have that patronizing, over-explanatory tone that kids/middle graders books usually have. Instead it was peppered with plenty of cheeky humor! 👍🏼
2. It is purposely silly and ironic and succeeds at both 👍🏼
3. It featured original characters that are charming, quirky, and relatable 👍🏼
4. It had unexpected twists 👍🏼
5. It‘s just a really fun read!
Will be continuing the series, no doubt.

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Elisa
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I don‘t often use the word ”delightful”, but it seems fitting here!
I also don‘t often read middle-grades books, but this so far seems worthy of an exception 😎

julesG My son loves the books. He's reading the latest in the series very slowly to savor it, I guess. @the_magicreader 😉 7y
Elisa Its so funny because my daughter got it from the library the same day that I bough it at a second hand bookstore!! So we both came home with the same book, in two different languages 😄 How many are there? I bought the first 3. 7y
ladybookhermit @Elisa there are 9 in the series but I hear Derek Landy is working on a second series around the same characters (don't quote me on that though 😅) 7y
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Elisa @ladybookhermit ooooh love bookish rumors 😁 Quite enjoying the first! 7y
ladybookhermit @Elisa It gets better!!! I only got to read up to book 4 (the series wasn't complete when i first picked up the books 😅) but now purchased used copies of the first 7 and will be reading them soon. I just need to get my hands on those last two books 😀 7y
Elisa @ladybookhermit nice!! I have the first three and plan to return to the second hand bookshop to get 5-7. 4 I might have to buy at full price, I guess 😬 (edited) 7y
ladybookhermit @Elisa if you dont mind second hand books and possibly mismatched book covers I recommend you check out Thriftbooks. I got all of mine there and got them for less than $5 each. Plus you get free shipping on orders over $10 i think it is. 7y
Elisa @ladybookhermit oh no, I don‘t mind second hand books at all! That‘s where I found this one, at a second-hand bookshop. They also had 5-7 for 2 bucks each, so when I go there tomorrow I‘ll get them. Thanks for reminding me about Thrift Books! Their overseas shipping is quite reasonable. (edited) 7y
ladybookhermit @Elisa no problem ☺ 7y
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Chelsibno
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This is my friend‘s favorite series, so I was excited to check it out. I wasn‘t disappointed! The writing is amazing! The dialogue is smooth and hilarious. I love the characters and their interactions with one another. I can‘t wait to read more of the series.

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Iceangel9
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Very cool premise.

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ElishkatheCat
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I got my dad into these. They got dark... Never got to finish the series, though.

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Sylvilel
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"Tides do what tides do - they turn."
- #DerekLandy , #SkulduggeryPleasant

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JosisBookworld
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I absolutely love the Skulduggery Pleasant books. This series is so amazing and I read the books like three times and they're still amazing. They're exciting, I love the characters and the humor Derek Landy uses all the time. You should definitely read this series. #books #series #skulduggerypleasant #fantasy #reading

LiljaPleasant Heard the audio books? Loooove them as well. Don't know how often I heard them in bed. (Heard the german ones) 😍 5y
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thereaderdragon
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This series is to me what #HarryPotter is to everyone else, and I reeeeaaaally wish more people would give it a chance. I know, I know, who wants to read about a skeleton, right? BUT it's not just about a skeleton. It's about a bad-ass 12-year-old named Stephanie who inherits her uncle's house after he dies, and with that house comes a buttload of danger. So teaming up with a skeleton might not be a bad idea after all...

booklineandsinker This series is also the equivalent of Harry Potter to me!! (Along with Percy Jackson) ((I do adore harry potter though, just not quite as much 😂)) 7y
novelteacorner Agreed. I like Harry Potter, but I never finished the series and I adored every second of skulduggery pleasant. It gets bonus points for one of the protagonists having my name, too! 7y
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booklineandsinker
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I figured the best way to start working out how this app works would be to post a picture of one of my most favourite childhood books, so, here we go!

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Afterthe_tree
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I love the skulduggery pleasant series so much 😍
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If you haven't read these books you definitely should 😁
The 10th book is out now...go buy resurrection
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#dereklandy #skulduggerypleasant #book #books #read #reads #reader #readers #reading #bookworm #bookworms #bookaholic #bookaddict #booklove #booklover #booklovers

MrBook Love the flowers! 7y
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rachandalotabookish
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MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay 😊👍🏻. I think you're going to like it here 😉🙌🏻. It's the most positive, tight-knit, passionate community of bibliophiles 😎👌🏻! Prepare yourself: this will take over your life 😂👏🏻. 7y
Jenni_Capps Welcome to Litsy!!! ♥️♥️♥️ 7y
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Gotham_Girl
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Amazing!!! 100/10

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SarahSaysRead
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9 books for like 33 bucks. Psyched to work my way through these (I'm on the 3rd one) and possibly share them with my niece and nephews. 😎💀🔥

#SkullduggeryPleasant #bookmail #kidsbooks #YA #sofun #currentlyreading #DerekLandy

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SarahSaysRead
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Heard about this, couldn't resist the awesome cover, reading it now. Skulduggery and his middle-grade partner Stephanie are solving a mystery and I'm enjoying the dry wit and shenanigans. 🔥💀🔥

#SkulduggeryPleasant #currentlyreading

SarahSaysRead Update: This was SUCH A FUN READ. Need to get it for my nephew. On to book two. 8y
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Bookfan1414
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After listening to an entire Facebook group rant on and on about this series, I bought the first book. And though I'm only 100 pages in, man am I grateful to those people.

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Zoe17231557
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Looked it! Read the first book in sixth grade and finished it the next year then read the last one when it came out!

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Balibee146
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Mini book haul for me and a book each for the boys. #retailtherapy

Vinjii Skullduggery? Sounds interesting. Never heard of it. 8y
Balibee146 @Vinjii its a series of kids books about a detective magician who also happens to be a skeleton. Reading it with my youngest boy - chapter 1 looks promising. 8y
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wildfireheart
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This is a book that I borrowed from the library ages ago but was so brilliant that I had to buy my own copy so I could reread it whenever I want. It's my choice for #day6 of #booktober because it is #fullofadventure and the characters are written absolutely perfectly. The concept of a skeleton detective is ridiculous but he is so wonderfully sparky, he's one of my favourite childhood characters. I definitely recommend!

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Querbeetleserin
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Neeeue Bücher. 😍 Die Woche ist ziemlich stressig und darum gab's diese Woche halt ein paar Bücher mehr. 💞
#newbooks #sub #bookhaul

Papiergefluester Hach, Gesa Schwartz. 😊 8y
Favola Der letzte Stern wartet auch schon auf mich 8y
booksaremyreality Skulduggery Pleasant ist einfach toll 7y
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Katherinebook
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10yo boy has read every HP, every Percy J, wants another action series. Skulduggery is perfect. Fast paced, suspenseful and funny. Fair warning: only first 3 in the U.S. 8 more have to bought from the UK.