Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by The Purple Booker. If you want to join in grab your current read, flick to a random page, select two sentences (without spoilers) and share them in a blog post or in the comments of The Purple Booker.
This week my teaser comes from Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy. I’m hoping to go see Landy at the Edinburgh Book Festival this week so thought I really should read one of his books and this seemed like a great place to start. It’s probably aimed more at middle grade or young, young adults but I’ve been absolutely loving it.
My Teaser
“Think of it as an adventure,” he said brightly.
“Why should I do that?”
“Because if you don’t you’ll just become really really depressed. Trust me.
~ 36% Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
Blurb
Meet Skulduggery Pleasant. Sure, he may lose his head now and again (in fact, he won his current skull in a poker match), but he is much more than he appears to be—which is good, considering that he is, basically, a skeleton. Skulduggery may be long dead, but he is also a mage who dodged the grave so that he could save the world from an ancient evil. But to defeat it, he’ll need the help of a new partner: a not so innocent twelve-year-old girl named Stephanie. That’s right, they’re the heroes.
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle’s most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.
So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.
I’ve read another trilogy of Derek Landy’s – are you enjoying this one, Ali? It sounds enjoyably humorous.
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I’ve actually got Demon Road too but haven’t read yet. This does read quite young (on Amazon it’s ages 9+) but it’s definitely enjoyably humorous.
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Demon Road is quite hardcore – I wouldn’t be happy with my grandchildren reading it yet. But I’ll have to get hold of Skullduggery Pleasant if it’s funny.
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I started listening to the audio of this book on a road trip but didn’t finish it. I should look for a copy to read. My adult and YA teasers are here. Happy reading!
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I thought the audio would be good. It certainly reads like it’d be a fun listen but probably comes down to narrator
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I an agree with that! lol
Here’s my teaser:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2017/08/teaser-tuesday-wedding-blunder-81517.html
Colletta
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Great intro, and I love that cover! Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “CRIME SCENE”
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Sounds like a fun read. Made me think of Terry Pratchett. My Teaser
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I’m ashamed to admit I’ve still never read any Pratchett books. I did love this though.
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I’ve heard good things about this series so it’s good to hear you are one of them! I really like the teaser. Happy reading!
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It has made me laugh a lot which was just what I needed. Think I was heading for a slump.
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I hope this series will help you avoid one!
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wow this is actually really great advice omg
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I like the tease. I am unfamiliar with the series.
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