Mortal Coil by Derek Landy

Mortal Coil

Skulduggery Pleasant #5

Derek Landy

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Description

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.Skulduggery Pleasant is back, and reunited with his original head. But all is not well in the magical world – for one thing, foreign powers are conspiring to take over the Ir...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,898 reviews

Moods

adventurous 93%
dark 73%
funny 65%
mysterious 58%
tense 50%
emotional 28%
sad 17%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 12%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 69%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 35% | Character: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15%

Average rating

4.29

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