SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT14 DEAD OR ALIVE

Derek Landy, as always, is an amazing writer, the stories he has come up with are consistently mindblowing, but book 14, dead or alive, is more a miss than a hit, he writes nearly 30 characters into a single book, and although the world feels populated, I can't help but get the impression that the book was all over the place, and didn't follow a straight line from start to end

Exactly what it says in the title. Ohhhhh. Myyyyy. Goooooood.Hi guys, just to warn you this review might have spoilers (I mightn't be able to help it). Yeah, my other SP reviews are very big and opinionated and have WAY too advanced vocabulary for an early-teens girl (who somehow can't spell normal words), but I'm pretty sure this one will just be a whole lot of capslocks and fangirl. I have a LOT of feelings on this book. I really want the next book because I need answers, and I need to get the end of the series, but I really do not want the next book because I know those answers are not going to be good, and also I don't want this series to end! Sadly…OK, about the actual book.In fangirl language: ohmygodicantiliterallycannotwhatthehellohmygodashaosjfbckslmsneisjebdijustcantAnd in English:W.O.W.Well, I thought that after Seasons Of War things could not get better. I was proved wrong. But for once in my life, I did not mind in the least. Actually, I was quite happy about it! Fourteen books later, queen Valkyrie Cain reigns on. I love her badassery, confidence and awful-awesome sense of humour, which has never faded since the start of the series. Also, she was the first bisexual book character I'd ever read about, which really meant a lot. But after that ending… If we've lost Valkyrie, I think I might die.And of course we have our title man, Skulduggery Pleasant. I feel like he has… um, matured, is that the right word, a lot since book one. Just as Valkyrie did, only her 500 or something so that is impressive. I love how his character has changed, but yet that recklessness and hilarity still stays the same. It wouldn't be Skulduggery without Skulduggery :)Sebastian Tao has actually become a pretty important character. Hes an idiot. But I think whenever Landy starts writing a new character, I feel like the default starter is: idiot. Really, I think thats all we can say about the adoptive father of mini Darquesse: I D I O TAnd I guess the same goes for Omen Darkly. (Just saying: Auger oh my god what!? I honestly am still in shock, even thought this review is super late, because OMG AUGER!) Never is actually one of the only two gender-fluid/non-binary characters I have ever discovered, with Double Trouble from She-Ra (another side not: if ur reading this, I command you to watch Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, it is indescribably fantabulous and Catra & Adora are godesses). I'm really happy that I managed to even find two; and I love Never's self-confidence, its probably what makes them such a significant character for me. On Omen Darkly: yet another idiot, but an admirable idiot. He got really brave recently is all I'm going to say, and he's my favourite after Valkyrie.And … oh dear. Um, I've run out of characters.Does that mean I have to review the story?Oh dear god.Well. Uh. Ehm. Eee. Ah. So.I think the best way to describe this storyline is a 50-kg bag of bricks to the chest, or a couple of REALLY hard smacks in the face. If you read this book bewarned: it is gonna hurt like hell. I felt a little like oh come on at the end, because (using an old trick of mine to avoid spoilers, if u want to know the *s u'll have to read the book), I mean, they've spent a good fifteen books fighting ***************, and after ALL that… Oh well, at least they tried. Oh: I remembered another character- Coda Quell. I really dont like him. Go Militsa go.Anyways, Dead or Alive was killing me alive, because I was on tenterhooks the whole way. I loved the future vision, even if it was a little sad, and ****** was a really interesting character, even tho Im glad she couldn't happen. Altogether it was one of the best plots yet, full of twists and cliffhangers.As always, it was hilarious, entertaining, gripping and exciting, and this time it triggered my fangir side too (ohmygodicant). Definitely definitely definitely a million times worth reading!Yours truly,The Bookworm on The Hill xxxIf you enjoyed this series/book, you should read/watch:Six of Crows books by Leigh BardugoShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power, on NetflixThrone of Glass books by Sarah J. MaasHarry Potter books by JK RowlingHarry Potter moviesThe Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins

this book is the best of the skulduggery series.i think the bezt part was when valkyrie said she was ok with killing billions of ppl and being te Child of the Faceless.but also the part.where SPOILER!!!!! Augr gets stabbed by the Obsidiean Blade.and isnow refered to as Obsidian...From someone awesome

There are no words to describe this journey... wait... journey? Wrong word. There are no words to describe this.... I can't even think of a word!I'm not going to go into any detail. You don't need to know the details, you just need to open the book and dive in, face-planting concrete floor because this book smacks you in the face. I read it in a day. Devoured it. I need therapy after reading this book, I need answers, and I also don't wanna know the answers because...well, they will hurt.Read this book! It's the best smack you in the face, therapy driven book you will read for a long time!

Umm. Okay. Where do I start? Ok. So first of all, I think this definitely one of THE BEST S.P books I have read. (I actually don't have a favourite. I'm a ten-year-old girl who is OBSESSED with this series. Definitely my favourite series. I'm reading the series the THIRD time! Derek Landy is soo cooool!! I'm such a fan, I've taken a name! It's Silky Jay. If I were in the books, I would have liked to be an Elemntal, since I always wanted to fly. ''SPOILER ALERT''Okay so Val had a sort of vision about Alice. She is sixteen at the time (Alice). (This happened in the last book, by the way) Alice said she missed Val. They talked!!! She was going to fight the Child of the Ancients (which is a guy, because Alice refered to him as him) to prove to Creed that she was strong enough to be the Child of the Faceless Ones. Val later tries to restore that link when she travels to the future.Val tried time travelling!! She found a woman, Onosa, and her husband, Jericho. They explain that you can travel in astral form (as your soul). Time travelling hasn't been tried yet, though. ALso Jericho's astral form has to live in a jar, because his 'friend' killed his body when he was astral projecting. So Jericho is a jar now. Anyway, somehow Val's body travels in time, too. So Val was in her normal form, in the future! There, Alice was worshipped because she had Faceless one blood in her veins. (Val was actually descended from the F.Os. She learned that later from a vampire. Anyway, Alice isn't Alice anymore. She's Malice. (Val travelled seventy two years.)In that world, Val fought back when Creed preformed a Mass Activtion (So a bunch of sigils and crystals are used for an Activation. F.O are insane powerful gods that are unhuman. Ancient Ones are the oldest mages (magic people). They banished the F.Os from earth. But, let's say, F.Os could posses people. Most of the time, the bodies of the possessed would burn because the power level was too high. The F.Os were forced to ditch the body. But sometimes, the F.Os left the body on their own, leaving the person undamaged. But, they altered their DNA just a bit. So the possesed people had kids, and the DNA was passed on. So one in seven people were walking around with F.Os DNA. Creed worshipped the gods and wanted to bring them back.He was searching for someone with strong enough DNA to make the into a Child of F.Os.) and got turned into a harpy for some reason. Creed realised how Val had a sister and he activated her. It worked!And also when Val time travelled she brought back a version of Skul with her. He possesed Val. He changed his name to Cadaver Cain (this happened before Val time travelled. A long time before) when he lost Val. And when Cadaver lost Val, he remembered the Viddu De. When Skul (and Cadaver) was Lord Vile, since he was dead, he went Deep Venturing to realities were there were only dead souls. They taught him how to tell the future if he could bring them into earth.SO Vile hid the memories from Skul and Cadaver. But Cadaver remembered his task, and was all set to bring them back. Malice, though was taught by the F.Os how to hide herself from him. Since he saw the future. Also he could see all possible timelines. So Malice was a blank spot. Anything to do with her didn't appear in his memory.Wow. There's WAY more in this book, to do with Sebastian and Omen, Crespacular, China... etc.... but you probably don't have all day. After all, this book is over four hundered pages long!! So I have to say, thanks for reading, I hope this is accurate, goodbye.----- Silky Jay <3

Thought I’d get in with a quick review and for a change give Amazon praise - the book arrived quickly and in mint condition with no damage. And, somehow, we have a signed edition!! My son is over the moon and we’re going to enjoy reading it together.