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Violence
Some
Skeleton detective action and some battle sequences; YA-appropriate violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language in Landy's witty register
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild psychological intensity around Valkyrie's dark reflection and its implications for her identity
What this book is about
The fifth Skulduggery Pleasant novel follows the skeleton detective and his teenage partner as they investigate a threat that could destroy the magical world while Valkyrie struggles to control the dark entity that inhabits her reflection. Landy writes clever YA fantasy with genuine wit and increasingly dark stakes as the series matures. The violence is present but appropriate to the YA register. For fans of the series.
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