Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2)
Meet Skulduggery PleasantAce DetectiveSnappy DresserRazor–tongued WitCrackerjack SorcererandWalking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient...
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Meet Skulduggery PleasantAce DetectiveSnappy DresserRazor–tongued WitCrackerjack SorcererandWalking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.The end of the world? Over his dead body.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061240881 (0061240885)
ASIN: 0061240885
Publish date: 2008-05-06
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Lackluster read... Nowhere near the quality of the first..
Read from June 28 to 30, 2013 Word count: about 64 000Rating: I’ll finish you like a cheesecake baguette First and foremost this book still cracks me up quite a lot.“Knock yourself out.”“Thanks.”“No, really, run headfirst into the wall and knock yourself out, because I’m telling you, you better be ...
More of the same in the best possible way.
Wowed again, of course. This book was just as clever, twisty, funny, action-packed, and purely magical as the first one. It wasn't cheap, it wasn't cheesy, it wasn't condescending--check, check, check. It was beautifully written, full of amazing characters, set with an incredible plot--check, check,...
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