Resurrection: Book 10 (Skulduggery Pleasant)

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I have to say I don't know how I would have reacted to this book if I'd read it when I was younger. Perhaps I'm coming to outgrow the series, which is a devastating thought to be honest - but maybe that's what's happened to me. I just felt personally that this book just didn't deliver the same feelings I got from reading all of its predecessors. There were some aspects of the book that I greatly enjoyed and I will be carrying on with future instalments if only to see how the books progress... but much like Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, I'm not sure whether I'll be accepting the events of the new series as canon. Additionally, Landy has said Saracen Rue and Dexter Vex will appear in the series. Xena, China Sorrows, and Alison Edgley have also been mentioned to return. Tanith Low was implied to have a minor role. Roarhaven and the relationship between the magical community and mortals will feature [need specific tweets to reference]. Chapter beginning) Beautiful woman character, talking on the phone: "Did you call me 10 minutes ago?"

Also I am spoiling like everything so, beware, I guess. And you probably won't enjoy it this if you're not a shipper, but that's not my fault and you entirely have yourself to blame. 🚨 Congrats to Derek Landy for including some gay and gender fluid characters in the main cast. This is quite a rare thing to have in young adult fiction when they aren't the main themes of the story. The gender fluid character was handled a little less seamlessly than the two gay characters but it's a start. I also thought that he handled Valkyrie's PTSD quite well by making it keenly obvious that she was suffering but not reducing her to a quivering mess who needed saving all the time. These are all tough subjects to write about and Landy did it admirably.

Later, Nero confronts Jenan Ispolin, a member of the Scholar's, in his dorm for allowing a spy into the meeting. Omen hides under Jenan's bed, and when Nero is about to leave, he touches the teleporter's shoe, traveling with him to Coldheart Prison. It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and it's fun. There's nothing worthy about it, and it's all the better for that. And, I might add, it's self-contained. Landy may well revisit these characters – I sincerely hope he does – but it's a pleasingly rounded tale, which is refreshing in these days of endless open-ended books of never-ending series. [44] Some things never change though: bad people still want to do bad things, and Skulduggery Pleasant is still there to stop them. The political satire is also on point. More than ever, Derek's humour is taking in contextual references which - while not always necessary for a joke to work - makes it all the funnier. It was toeing the boundaries of how far jokes can go at times, but nothing was too much. I just hope it doesn't lean over too far in the future.

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When I found out there was going to be a new character hanging out with Valkyrie and Skulduggery, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but after reading the book and finding out him and learned his personality, I rather like him and am looking forward to seeing what trouble he gets into as the series goes on. ALSO. TIPSTAFF. THIS LITERALLY BROKE MY HEART. I LOVED HIM. WHY, DEREK, WHY. HOW LONG DID YOU KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN? FROM THE START? TIPSTAFF HAD MY HEART, DAMMIT. He doesn’t like to brag about all the awards he’s won, such as the Irish Book of the Decade, or the Red House in the UK, or all the other awards that he humbly displays on his mantelpiece. He is also far too modest to mention things like the first book being a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the Year, but would like to extend an invitation to Oprah to pop around one day for tea, in thanks for selecting his book for the Oprah’s Book Club Kids Reading List. In July 2016, Derek Landy announced via a video blog that, although the Skulduggery Pleasant series was complete, the series as a whole was still set to continue with a sequel series. The first book of this sequel was released in June 2017, titled Resurrection. [2] While nine books were planned, the series was cut down to six books by HarperCollins after the publication of Seasons of War. The final book, Until the End, was released in April 2022. [3] In October 2022, Landy announced via YouTube livestream that a "one-off prequel" and "Book 0·1", Hell Breaks Loose, would release in March 2023. [4]

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The skeleton detective teams up with his old partner Valkyrie Cain to take them on, but she remains deeply traumatised by the events of the first series. As extra help is needed they enlist new character Omen Darkly, a (very) ordinary schoolboy whose main claim to fame is that his brother is prophesied to save the world. Though Omen is keen to help, Skulduggery is wary of pulling him too deep into his dangerous world – and with good reason. The End of the World: (6–7) Set after Death Bringer, Skulduggery and Valkyrie attempt to solve a mystery surrounding Deacon Maybury, Ryan and the Doomsday Machine. Oh my God.” Valkyrie shook her head. “I need to sit down.” “You are sitting down.” “I need to sit down more. i wish i could be professional about this, but i spent 15 minutes on the floor in tears at the halfway mark because I was too emotional to read anymore. the book was devastating and i loved it; the pay off was well worth it and a thing I have wanted for for SIX YEARS I FINALLY GOT, AND IT WAS BETTER THAN I EVER /DREAMED/. this book clearly suffers from being set up: it's clogged down by a lot of exposition and certain bits of emotional pay off means the vast majority of the book is incredibly sad and stressful, but it was worth it for me, ultimately. while I still feel like the dying of the light was a perfect ending and am still devastated about losing the "magic" bookends, i AM looking forward to where the series goes and how it's going to beat the highs and lows of phase one. (especially with a certain ship ................)

The writing is, I think, the highlight of this book. It's so beautiful and thoughtful. There's so many amazing quotes that I want to share: funny ones, philosophical ones, sad ones. The best ones are, I think, about Skulduggery and Valkyrie's relationship. They aren't in love, obviously, but they love each other in a way that develops from shared burdens and suffering:PDF / EPUB File Name: Resurrection_Skulduggery_Pleasant_Book_1_-_Derek_Landy.pdf, Resurrection_Skulduggery_Pleasant_Book_1_-_Derek_Landy.epub I'm not mad, I'm not even disappointed... I'm resigned. I've kind of gotten used to this feeling now and I know I'll feel that way about a lot of stuff for many years to come. I loved Resurrection and am so excited to continue with this series, if you haven’t read the Skulduggery Pleasant series I am always going to recommend it, especially if you love fantasy, comedy and action. Essentially, Skulduggery Pleasant: Resurrection is a great addition to the series. It isn't as intense and wide-spanning as The Dying of the Light, not having as many links and connections to the other books, but it is fun, clever, and very enjoyable with some new additions to the cast and a great look at how some of the characters have aged.