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Violence
Some
Magic-powered action; some dangerous antagonists; appropriate to the YA/MG adventure genre
Language
Barely any
Mild language; some dry wit
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
No disturbing content; energetic comedy-adventure throughout
What this book is about
Stephanie Edgley attends her uncle's funeral and inherits his house—and his association with Skulduggery Pleasant, a detective who is also a living skeleton. When the man who killed her uncle comes looking for a magical artifact, Stephanie is drawn into a world of sorcerers, magic, and monsters. Landy's series opener is genuinely funny and genuinely exciting, with a friendship between Skulduggery and Stephanie that drives eleven subsequent novels.
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