Synopsis: The third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the funny back in...um...funny series.
That didn't really work, did it? If you've read the previous Skulduggery books then you know what the Faceless Ones are -- and if you know what the Faceless Ones are, then you can probably take a wild guess that things in this book are going to get AWFULLY sticky for our skeletal hero and his young sidekick.
If you haven't read the previous Skulduggery books then what are you doing reading this? Go and read them right now, so that you know what all that stuff in the previous paragraph was about.
Done? Good. So now you're on tenterhooks too,desperately awaiting the answers to all your questions, and instead you're going to have to wait to read the book. Sorry about that.
My Thoughts:
This is the second Skullduggery book that I've read and Landy hasn't disappointed. Once again, the action is slick and fast and the reader feels closer to Valkerie here than in the previous book. The threat of the Faceless Ones looms large and, unlike your typical action/adventure novel for kids, main and important characters are injured and even die. Landy has raised the stakes once again and I can't wait to read the next one!
*****
