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- Author：Derek Landy
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shar。
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Bedlam brings back a lot of the old Skulduggery vibes。 The plot is a lot more interesting than in Midnight， some older characters make come backs， and there are some new concepts introduced to keep things fresh。I think this might be my favourite book out the new set so far。 There's still a lot going on， but I think Seasons of War will bring everything together nicely。Again， what an ending。 I'm so glad I have the next book to move into。 I can't imagine waiting a year to see what happens next！ Bedlam brings back a lot of the old Skulduggery vibes。 The plot is a lot more interesting than in Midnight， some older characters make come backs， and there are some new concepts introduced to keep things fresh。I think this might be my favourite book out the new set so far。 There's still a lot going on， but I think Seasons of War will bring everything together nicely。Again， what an ending。 I'm so glad I have the next book to move into。 I can't imagine waiting a year to see what happens next！ 。。。more
Livvy-Rose
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Amazing series
Daniel
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Actually enjoyed this much more than I thought I would！ I went in with kind of… medium expectations I guess。 I’ve got a lot of nostalgic love for this series， but it’s one thing to remember a book you read fondly as a child， quite another to read it （or it’s sequel， in this case） as an adult。 So I was pretty surprised to find myself having a really good time with it。 It’s not perfect by any means。 The writing can be clunky， and it somehow is both a victim of YA tropes and rebelling against them， Actually enjoyed this much more than I thought I would！ I went in with kind of… medium expectations I guess。 I’ve got a lot of nostalgic love for this series， but it’s one thing to remember a book you read fondly as a child， quite another to read it （or it’s sequel， in this case） as an adult。 So I was pretty surprised to find myself having a really good time with it。 It’s not perfect by any means。 The writing can be clunky， and it somehow is both a victim of YA tropes and rebelling against them， which makes for a sometimes awkward mashup。 Characters and plots get introduced and abandoned at the drop of a hat， but others pay off in surprising ways。 The finale went in a few unexpected directions， and like everything else in this book， the results ranged from “I don’t really care，” to “oh… That’s kind of a big deal。”Overall， this was a good time。 I’d been thinking of continuing this series out of obligation to my younger self， but now I’m genuinely looking forward to reading more。 。。。more
Cathy Sites
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Classic， fantastic Skulduggery。 I love how Landy's book made fun of what was/is the current political climate and how Landy makes purposeful room for LGBQT characters and topics。 Bravo！ Classic， fantastic Skulduggery。 I love how Landy's book made fun of what was/is the current political climate and how Landy makes purposeful room for LGBQT characters and topics。 Bravo！ 。。。more
Zoe
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Good book， love the series。 Would recommend。 The date may not be correct。
Alex
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I've finally figured out why I have such mixed feelings with the revival books。 It's because they're fanfiction。When Resurrection read as fanfiction featuring OC Omen Darkly， it made sense and was still enjoyable。 I could be wrong， but I remember all the fandom hype making it seem like Resurrection was going to be more of the jumping off point for a companion series （more darker more adult harry potter than darker more adult Percy Jackson like the original arc was） where Val would briefly come o I've finally figured out why I have such mixed feelings with the revival books。 It's because they're fanfiction。When Resurrection read as fanfiction featuring OC Omen Darkly， it made sense and was still enjoyable。 I could be wrong， but I remember all the fandom hype making it seem like Resurrection was going to be more of the jumping off point for a companion series （more darker more adult harry potter than darker more adult Percy Jackson like the original arc was） where Val would briefly come out of retirement to pass on the torch to our new teen characters， a few peripheral characters （and yes， it pains me to admit that Fletcher is a peripheral character） but then Midnight came and Omen was basically just reduced to babysitter so we could get back to Val and Skullduggery and based on how splinter the plot gets in Midnight and this one， I have a feeling we were originally supposed to go the next generation route before Landy realized that the fans were a lot less likely to buy Omen focused books than Val ones。I love that Valkyrie is bi。 That's cool。 That would have meant a lot to me when I first read the series in middle school。 But even though she's canonically bi now it still kind of felt more like the euphoria you get reading a fanfiction where the characters are queer than when you read an actual published book where the characters are queer。This one ends with a massive plot twist that left me more with feelings of dread that I'd have to read #13 than excitement to see what comes next so I think I'm stopping here。 。。。more
Allison
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Once again， this series is still going downhill for me， and yet we finish it out。 I *might* have liked this one better than number 11 in the series， but that's a big might （I'm not even sure why， though）。。。I don't know， these just aren't feeling fleshed out and witty and written as well- I feel like a broken record saying that now。 Fight scenes have lost their punch， dialogue has lots its punch， characters just feel bleh， and there are entire chapters， and characters for that matter， that are ut Once again， this series is still going downhill for me， and yet we finish it out。 I *might* have liked this one better than number 11 in the series， but that's a big might （I'm not even sure why， though）。。。I don't know， these just aren't feeling fleshed out and witty and written as well- I feel like a broken record saying that now。 Fight scenes have lost their punch， dialogue has lots its punch， characters just feel bleh， and there are entire chapters， and characters for that matter， that are utterly unnecessary which just adds to the whole meh feel。 I still say read the first nine books and stop。 These later ones just aren't adding much at all。 。。。more
Timothy Dempsey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A wild read to say the least。 Turned everything on its head。
Anna Saunderson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A lovely twist at the end of the story！！！ VALKYRIE IS A CHILD OF THE FACELESS ONES！！！ I can’t wait to see how Damocles Creed will react to this and will he capture Valkyrie？！ So excited to read Seasons of War because YASS QUEEN！ I love Valkyrie being bisexual and being with Militsa because Militsa makes Valkyrie a better person in my opinion。 To be honest， I don’t view Crepuscular Vies a threat because he’s literally just like Dreylan Scarab except younger。
San
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（bit of a rant ahead）This took me over a month to get through， which is already telling - though it's also not a short book， so it's not that bad。 I guess to keep it short: There's just too much going on and too many characters。 Given how much time we've spent with Omen by now， it's concerning how much I do not care about him or any of his friends （if anything， I care about Auger a little？）。 Similarly， I do not care about Sebastian or any of the folks he deals with。 I certainly don't care about （bit of a rant ahead）This took me over a month to get through， which is already telling - though it's also not a short book， so it's not that bad。 I guess to keep it short: There's just too much going on and too many characters。 Given how much time we've spent with Omen by now， it's concerning how much I do not care about him or any of his friends （if anything， I care about Auger a little？）。 Similarly， I do not care about Sebastian or any of the folks he deals with。 I certainly don't care about Abyssinia or Caisson。 None of this is due to me being so attached to old characters that I refuse to invest in new ones - if anything， I wish we wouldn't dig up old stuff like this book does - they're just set up in such a messy and shallow way that I do not know what exactly I'm supposed to be invested in。 Likewise， the plot feels really jumbled and incidental， where issues occur and resolve on mere whims。 This is partially due to the fact that the magic has really gone off the rails and I have no clear concept of anyone's power level， which makes it impossible to gauge the stakes in a given situation。It certainly feels like it's trying to do。。。 something。 Like with the music box。 I just think none of it is handled with the depth or care it requires， which leaves a lot happening with little substance。 Maybe I should just leave it be and I'm making a mistake by finishing this series because this isn't gonna turn around at all。。。 I'm certainly doubtful。 But oh well， time to buckle in anyway！ 。。。more
Калина Минчева
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Когато си толкова навътре в една поредица， просто продължаваш да плуваш напред， колкото и да са зле нещата с наратива。 Конкретно тази част от историята беше повече от безлична - не точно скучна， но и с нищо впечатлителна。 Всъщност действието беше толкова динамично， направо хаотично， та чак можеше да предизвика епилептичен пристъп на читателя。 И цялото това сега сме врагове， после приятели， сега се бием до смърт помежду си， после си помагаме да си съберем червата от пода， сега си споделяме тайни， Когато си толкова навътре в една поредица， просто продължаваш да плуваш напред， колкото и да са зле нещата с наратива。 Конкретно тази част от историята беше повече от безлична - не точно скучна， но и с нищо впечатлителна。 Всъщност действието беше толкова динамично， направо хаотично， та чак можеше да предизвика епилептичен пристъп на читателя。 И цялото това сега сме врагове， после приятели， сега се бием до смърт помежду си， после си помагаме да си съберем червата от пода， сега си споделяме тайни， после си забиваме нож в гърбовете - беше повече от прекалено。 То не остана цял човек накрая， почти всеки се оказа наръган от някой друг， а към финала Ланди се опита да вкара някаква доза интрига за следващите книги， но твърде късно според мен。 Не че няма да ги прочета， но не му спасяват книгата от ниска оценка 🤷🏻♀️ 。。。more
Power
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I hated China for the majority of this book and then at the end I loved her again。 I loved Panthea， she didn't do anything really but I found her hilarious。 I hated China for the majority of this book and then at the end I loved her again。 I loved Panthea， she didn't do anything really but I found her hilarious。 。。。more
Milene Place
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A truly wonderful book great for older readers！😀
Elizzabez
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In the 12th Skulduggery Pleasant book Valkyrie risks everything to help her little sister， while another enemy prepares for full-blown war between sorcerers and mortals。This was gooood， although I didn’t enjoy it as much as the last 2 books in the series。I think， what took from my enjoyment was the sheer quantity of storylines this time。 Landy does this often and he manages to resolve them eventually。 But in this book it sometimes took too long， so by the time the problem got solved I wasn’t tha In the 12th Skulduggery Pleasant book Valkyrie risks everything to help her little sister， while another enemy prepares for full-blown war between sorcerers and mortals。This was gooood， although I didn’t enjoy it as much as the last 2 books in the series。I think， what took from my enjoyment was the sheer quantity of storylines this time。 Landy does this often and he manages to resolve them eventually。 But in this book it sometimes took too long， so by the time the problem got solved I wasn’t that invested anymore。 And the payoff wasn’t always worth it to me。I read Bedlam while also finishing a different series， so I think that tainted my opinion。But other than that many other characters， apart from Val and Skul， got their moment to shine in this。 I loved to see more of Temper and Tanith is finally back again。 And Omen managed to big-brain his enemies， which I hope will boost his confidence。Also Landy is writing way more diverse than he did back in the day and I love that for him。 （Although writing about a pansexual genderfluid teenager is bold for a cis-man :O）And I effing adore him for not shying away to make the female characters physically bigger and even bulky。 Their muscles are too big to fit into vents！ We love it！This series has become more than just badmouthed dorky villains and clever banter between Skul and Val。 The tone is more somber and the themes are a lot darker and dare I say mature？ Which I eat up， because it feels like the series is growing with me。 But there are still lots of snarky and witty remarks to balance it out。It was giving me a bit of Good Will Hunting with Valkyrie‘s progression and Skulduggery talking to her about it and， honestly， I felt that。 。。。more
Amber Johnson
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*reaches the ending and closes the book* 。。。。Okay。。。。okay。。。。everything's - everything's fine。 Just fine。 Everything's okay。。。。。 It's totally not okay。" *reaches the ending and closes the book* 。。。。Okay。。。。okay。。。。everything's - everything's fine。 Just fine。 Everything's okay。。。。。 It's totally not okay。" 。。。more
AnnaMarie
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Maybe the best yet。 Love all the twists and turns in this series。
Megan
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Like 4。5* but I'm rounding up Like 4。5* but I'm rounding up 。。。more
Nancy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If Phase 2 was the first set of Skulduggery Pleasant books， I wouldn’t have continued the series。 For me， there is something missing out of this second series。 I’m tired of the torment and angst that Val keeps going through。 Been there， done that。 And been there again and done it again。 I want a fresh and new story line。 I’m bummed that Skulduggery seems more like a side character with a few one liners。 The camaraderie and humor Val and Skul have seems more superficial。 Let’s evolve Omen。 He’ll If Phase 2 was the first set of Skulduggery Pleasant books， I wouldn’t have continued the series。 For me， there is something missing out of this second series。 I’m tired of the torment and angst that Val keeps going through。 Been there， done that。 And been there again and done it again。 I want a fresh and new story line。 I’m bummed that Skulduggery seems more like a side character with a few one liners。 The camaraderie and humor Val and Skul have seems more superficial。 Let’s evolve Omen。 He’ll do something clever or fight in some awesome way， but then Landry then turns around and makes him frustratingly dim witted。 And Landry has no subtlety when letting the reader know his politics， his view of organized religion， and other things。 His diatribes take away from the book。 And honestly， the story line was all over the place。 Yet， I’m going to keep reading。 I loved books 1-9 and continue to hope something will turn around。 。。。more
Psychoannalyse
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Between 4 and 5 stars。 Not a fan of the ending。
Dom-Vito
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Pros:1。 The book is succinctly and engagingly written。2。 The action scenes are thrilling to read in the detailed way they're choreographed。3。 The cliffhanger at the end makes you want to read more。4。 Almost every character is given something valuable and important to do。Cons:1。 Martin Flannery is just Derek Landy's perception of Donald Trump， and for the most part， the scenes with him serve no other purpose than for Derek Landy to annoying disparage Trump。2。 Valkyrie Cain is randomly made bisexu Pros:1。 The book is succinctly and engagingly written。2。 The action scenes are thrilling to read in the detailed way they're choreographed。3。 The cliffhanger at the end makes you want to read more。4。 Almost every character is given something valuable and important to do。Cons:1。 Martin Flannery is just Derek Landy's perception of Donald Trump， and for the most part， the scenes with him serve no other purpose than for Derek Landy to annoying disparage Trump。2。 Valkyrie Cain is randomly made bisexual in this book and is set up with Militsa Gnosis even though the relationship and Valkyries' sexuality was never alluded to in the previous books， and Militsa Gnosis is such a none character as she's given nothing to do。 Thus making it hard to care about said relationship。3。 There are a few lazy plot conveniences: A） Omen Darkly is slow and dim， but somehow becomes quick-witted and intelligent in order to convince Lapse to release him。 He also is established as a poor fighter， yet on a couple of occasions he holds his own against stronger opponents。 B） The mermaids wait to kill the Sea Hag so that Valkyrie sees it， even though they could have done it before。 C） Valkyrie Cain saves Abyssinia from the Blackbrook contractors， only then to try and kill her in the next chapter。4。 Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant were ardently opposed to Abyssinia in the last book， as well as throughout this book， yet at random intervals， they would become best friends with each other。5。 The comedy felt forced and therefore fell flat。 。。。more
Dinnu Reads Books
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Oh hell， that was insane！ But soooo good！ 😃So we have a bit crazy Valkyrie， stoic but impulsive Skulduggery， not very confident Omen， the Chosen One Auger， tired Never， witty Temper， psycho crazy Razzia， a bunch of too powerful ladies in command and other characters as weird and amazing as them！ 😆I absolutely love Skulduggery Phase 1 books， and although so far I have been a bit sceptical about Phase 2， it is starting to grow on me more and more 。。。 It still has the humour and banter but at the s Oh hell， that was insane！ But soooo good！ 😃So we have a bit crazy Valkyrie， stoic but impulsive Skulduggery， not very confident Omen， the Chosen One Auger， tired Never， witty Temper， psycho crazy Razzia， a bunch of too powerful ladies in command and other characters as weird and amazing as them！ 😆I absolutely love Skulduggery Phase 1 books， and although so far I have been a bit sceptical about Phase 2， it is starting to grow on me more and more 。。。 It still has the humour and banter but at the same time it's more mature and deals more with loss and sadness as well。 The sadness was a bit overwhelming in book 10 but a great balance was achieved in this book。 🙂 。。。more
QuakiKali
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Okay， eigentlich wollte ich dieses Buch hassen。 Ich war nach Mitternacht einfach an dem Punkt angekommen， an dem ich gedacht hab "Ist jetzt genug， Derek， hör auf diesen toten Gaul weiterzureiten und fang mit ner neuen Geschichte an。" Ich dachte， jetzt beginnt die Talfahrt meiner Lieblingsreihe。 Pustekuchen。 Wahnsinn hat mit Sicherheit seine Fehlerchen。 Sowohl logische， als auch charakterliche。 Außerdem fand ich es manchmal schwer zu ertragen， wie viele Seiten allein dafür draufgegangen sind， uns Okay， eigentlich wollte ich dieses Buch hassen。 Ich war nach Mitternacht einfach an dem Punkt angekommen， an dem ich gedacht hab "Ist jetzt genug， Derek， hör auf diesen toten Gaul weiterzureiten und fang mit ner neuen Geschichte an。" Ich dachte， jetzt beginnt die Talfahrt meiner Lieblingsreihe。 Pustekuchen。 Wahnsinn hat mit Sicherheit seine Fehlerchen。 Sowohl logische， als auch charakterliche。 Außerdem fand ich es manchmal schwer zu ertragen， wie viele Seiten allein dafür draufgegangen sind， uns Omen Darklys echt beschissenes Leben zu beschreiben。 Wir haben's kapiert， der Junge ist nicht die hellste Kerze auf der Torte und seine Mitmagier lassen ihn das auch keine Sekunde vergessen。 Aber， dass er sogar von seiner besten Freundin und von seinen eigenen fucking Eltern nur wie eine echt hässliche Fußmatte behandelt wird。。。 irgendwann ist der Comedy Faktor dabei sogar für mich verloren gegangen。Abgesehen davon， hat mich das Buch aber auf eine Gefühlsachterbahn mitgenommen， auf die ich nicht vorbereitet war。 Mein Herz wurde mir gebrochen und ich liebe es。 Einige der Storylines sind zu Ende gegangen und einige haben ordentlich an Fahrt aufgenommen。 Wir haben alte Kollegen wiedergetroffen und eine angemessene Menge an Blut spritzen sehen。 Landy lässt uns am Ende wieder an der Klippe baumeln， aber da ich eh spät dran bin und den nächsten Band schon hier habe， bin ich ihm deswegen kein bisschen böse。Wahnsinn ist ein echt geiles Buch und wenn es so gut weitergeht， will ich auch gerne in 30 Jahren noch neue Geschichten vom Skelett und der großen Frau lesen。 。。。more
Boris Dobrev
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"Бедлам" от Дерек Ланди。 Поредният силен фентъзи роман от поредицата за Скълдъгъри Плезънт。 Едно от качествата， които много ценя у автора， е именно факта， че всеки следващ роман не отстъпва по нищо на предходните。 Ланди успява по такъв начин да продължава историята， че читателите да не губят никакъв интерес。 Стилът на автора е неподражаем， изчистен и динамичен。 Забелязвам， че всяка книга увеличава обема си， а заедно с това се увеличават и приключенията。 Дългата поредица позволява на автора да из "Бедлам" от Дерек Ланди。 Поредният силен фентъзи роман от поредицата за Скълдъгъри Плезънт。 Едно от качествата， които много ценя у автора， е именно факта， че всеки следващ роман не отстъпва по нищо на предходните。 Ланди успява по такъв начин да продължава историята， че читателите да не губят никакъв интерес。 Стилът на автора е неподражаем， изчистен и динамичен。 Забелязвам， че всяка книга увеличава обема си， а заедно с това се увеличават и приключенията。 Дългата поредица позволява на автора да изгради героите си във времето。 Екшънът и в тази книга не спира， макар че вътрешните терзания и мисли на героите са много добре представени。 Отново светът трябва да бъде спасен от плановете на злодеите， а щом детективът скелет Скълдъгъри Плезънт и Валкирия Каин са наоколо， приключенията следват едно след друго。 Но。。。。 нищо не е каквото изглежда。 Всичко， което знаете досега， е грешно。 Чета поредицата от излизането на първата книга в България през 2010г。 и смело мога да кажа， че е поредица， която заслужава да бъде прочетена。 Подходяща е за подрастващи， но и за всички любители на фентъзи。 👊🏻💀🔪🩸 。。。more
Bethany J
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so。。。 this was a book。 i didn't hate it， but i feel it suffered from trying to do to many things at once。 there were SO many different plot points running through this one book--some even trying to be resolved within it--that i got whiplash trying to keep up。 and even when things were "resolved" （or， at least， temporarily resolved）， it felt。。。 hurried。 like， i love Skullduggery and Valkyrie and loved seeing Tanith again， but it just didn't hit the right notes for me。 and there were some really c so。。。 this was a book。 i didn't hate it， but i feel it suffered from trying to do to many things at once。 there were SO many different plot points running through this one book--some even trying to be resolved within it--that i got whiplash trying to keep up。 and even when things were "resolved" （or， at least， temporarily resolved）， it felt。。。 hurried。 like， i love Skullduggery and Valkyrie and loved seeing Tanith again， but it just didn't hit the right notes for me。 and there were some really cool things here！ i just think Derek Landy is trying so hard to fit this extended universe （or whatever） into a set amount of books that he didn't take the time to really run through everything properly。 honestly， i'm a little curious/apprehensive of how this series is going to end。 like， i'm on the most recently released book rn and i don't even know where this is going。 unfortunately， i'm starting to see why people wished the series stopped at book 9。 which is a shame because i genuinely enjoy this series and i would hate for this series--as a whole--to end on a bad note。 。。。more
wren
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for a book in a series that i started reading when i was the target age range for it， i was having a pretty good time。 i was vibing with the characters and the plot and all that and then somewhere around 25% or 30% i got hit with a paragraph about sorcerers "turning bisexual" and it ruined the mood for the rest of the book。 like that's not how sexuality works。。。 even if these people live to be hundreds of years old they're not going to wake up on their 200th birthday or whatever and decide they' for a book in a series that i started reading when i was the target age range for it， i was having a pretty good time。 i was vibing with the characters and the plot and all that and then somewhere around 25% or 30% i got hit with a paragraph about sorcerers "turning bisexual" and it ruined the mood for the rest of the book。 like that's not how sexuality works。。。 even if these people live to be hundreds of years old they're not going to wake up on their 200th birthday or whatever and decide they're now attracted to people of different genders。 and then the characters have such strange reactions to valkryie being bisexual。 fletcher asks if he "turned her gay" implying that he was that shitty of a boyfriend？？？？ which is a really bad thing to say。 why is that his first reaction？？？？ near the end of the book when valkryie comes out to her parents by telling them she has a girlfriend one of the first things her dad says to her is something along the lines of how he wished she was a lesbian but this is the second best thing。 ？？？？？？ why would a father say that to his daughter？？？ these are among the most ignorant and shittiest things to say when someone comes out to you。and on a slightly unrelated note， shipping valkryie and skulduggery together is super weird bc he's like。 600 and she's 25？ 26？ and also he was her mentor from when she was 12？ 13？ and they honestly still kind of have the mentor/mentee dynamic。 。。。more
Hilâl
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Yazarın senelerdir kitabın finalindeki olayı yazmak için tutuştuğuna yemin edebilirim ama kanıtlayamam。 :D İşin aslı， hiç aklıma gelmemişti bu olay， çünkü senelerdir bizi farklı bir yere kanalize ediyordu gidişat。。。 İngilizce ekitap versiyonuna göz atarken spoiler yememe rağmen yine de okurken şaşırdım haha。Sevmediğim kısım， ana karakterimizin bir anda lgbt bir karaktere dönüşmesi。 Val 10 küsür senedir hayatımızda fakat hiç böyle bir gönderme olmamıştı; yazarın bu dönüşü pek masumane gelmedi ban Yazarın senelerdir kitabın finalindeki olayı yazmak için tutuştuğuna yemin edebilirim ama kanıtlayamam。 :D İşin aslı， hiç aklıma gelmemişti bu olay， çünkü senelerdir bizi farklı bir yere kanalize ediyordu gidişat。。。 İngilizce ekitap versiyonuna göz atarken spoiler yememe rağmen yine de okurken şaşırdım haha。Sevmediğim kısım， ana karakterimizin bir anda lgbt bir karaktere dönüşmesi。 Val 10 küsür senedir hayatımızda fakat hiç böyle bir gönderme olmamıştı; yazarın bu dönüşü pek masumane gelmedi bana （yoksa mevzu lgbt olması değil）。 Haricinde bu kitapta da dinamikler üç aşağı beş yukarı aynıydı， onları beğendiğiniz kadar beğenirsiniz。 Ve bu kitaptan sonra sadece final üçlemesi kalıyormuş。 Yeni seri de sona gelmiş yani， bakalım Türkçede ne zaman göreceğiz sonu？ :D 。。。more
Gloss
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Riveting！ It started out deceptively calm and then picked up the pace with an explosive， exhilarating plot。 Omen is a delight， Temper is great， Skulduggery is a joy。 Valkyrie‘s story is the most intense one， at times maybe too intense， conflicted and messy。 The villains are acting quite strangely， being rather sad and emotional than 。。。 well 。。。 evil。 Half the social commentary and representation was great， but some other scenes and dialogue was problematic。 One situation really escalated， so it Riveting！ It started out deceptively calm and then picked up the pace with an explosive， exhilarating plot。 Omen is a delight， Temper is great， Skulduggery is a joy。 Valkyrie‘s story is the most intense one， at times maybe too intense， conflicted and messy。 The villains are acting quite strangely， being rather sad and emotional than 。。。 well 。。。 evil。 Half the social commentary and representation was great， but some other scenes and dialogue was problematic。 One situation really escalated， so it was hard to read and out of place。 Apart from that， it was a great book， full of action and surprises。 。。。more
Grainne Wrigley
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Valkyrie Cain never dissapoints
Eyla
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Skulduggery Pleasant is my favourite series of all time。 So it pains me to admit that I haven't been enjoying the new books。。。 Don't mind my previous reviews of Resurrection and Midnight， I've loved this series since I was 11， there was no easy way to admit to myself that I was struggling to love the new ones as much as the old ones。 I think Resurrection was because it was a bridge of a book， to introduce so many new things。 Midnight was。。。 I think I believed I loved it， and maybe I did at first Skulduggery Pleasant is my favourite series of all time。 So it pains me to admit that I haven't been enjoying the new books。。。 Don't mind my previous reviews of Resurrection and Midnight， I've loved this series since I was 11， there was no easy way to admit to myself that I was struggling to love the new ones as much as the old ones。 I think Resurrection was because it was a bridge of a book， to introduce so many new things。 Midnight was。。。 I think I believed I loved it， and maybe I did at first。 But it's left a bitter taste behind， I wasn't happy with the plot。Last August I started Bedlam。 And after 11 chapters I put it down。 I don't think this was actually much the book's fault？ I've always loved and thought of Val as bi， and when we finally got it， I struggled to relate to her。 I do have a different experience of course， but as fellow wlw who definitely loved her growing up， it was a little saddening。 I finally picked it up again now， and it's definitely not a bad scene， it's not disrespectful at all， it was just not what I personally wanted。 That said， I think the rest of the book delivered on it better （Though I could have used more moments for them， cause I don't know a lot about Militsa at all， I barely remember the last two books）Moving on， I liked Bedlam。 It felt average， it was fun。 There were some really weird scenes， really fun ones and I laughed out loud quite often。 I don't think it feels like the original series （which is not because of what Val is dealing with， I have no complaints with that and I think it's important） but it just doesn't have the same magical feeling in it anymore。 That said， I will keep reading them。 I think I needed time away from this sequel series to really get my feelings about it in order， but now that I have， I can accept it as it is。 I still don't think I'll recommend it to others though， not until I've seen what this new series can really accomplish。Bedlam was humorous， fun and definitely weird but while the first half and a bit were a bit sluggish to get through， I really loved the last 150-200 pages。 Really reminded me of the third book and I really enjoyed myself reading it。 There's one particular moment I absolutely loved:（view spoiler）[ They were on the military base。 Well， holy hell。 What were the odds of that？"I planned all of this，" Skulduggery whispered。"Oh， shut up。"（hide spoiler）]It was really just the perfect banter and sparked what I missed about the original。 Skulby himself being a twat。 Anyway， I hope I enjoy Seasons of War， I would love to give it 5 stars and really feel it was a 5 star book。 Or even Dead or Alive。 We'll see when we get there。 。。。more
Karen King
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I do love Skulduggery， but this one tested me a little。 The scene in the asylum didn’t seem to lead anywhere apart from levelling up Valkyrie’s mental torment， which actually didn’t need any help。There’s also a lot going on， but not always in a good way， and sometimes it’s hard to see the connections between the threads。 I do miss the original Valkyrie。
Reference
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