So is Skulduggery Pleasant too old for a 9 year old? This particular book also majors on war scenes, and my girl is far more interested in the relationships between characters than she is in action sequences. It’s interesting that the horror and comedy mix is more palatable to her on the big screen than in the written word perhaps it’s testament to the quality of the prose that the descriptive passages rendered her squeamish, but it was just a little too much for her 9 year old sensitivities. She has coped with the final Harry Potters, and with Pirates of the Caribbean, and comedy is a big part of Skulduggery Pleasant, so I was hopeful.Īs we began to read, it quickly became clear that this book was not her cup of tea. I knew there would be concepts needing explanation, and every review contains the word horror somewhere. Reading reviews of the book series before we got started, I decided that rather than leave her to read by herself, we would read the book together. Together they race through war-torn and magic-strewn mythology in an attempt to save the world from conspiracy and disaster.

Stephanie (Valkyrie) is a feisty 12 year old with a bizarre protector – the undead Skulduggery Pleasant. Yes, I’m looking at you Jacqueline Wilson!īut Percy Jackson has been fine, so I had high hopes for Skulduggery Pleasant when it was both sent to me for review, and recommended by a lot of Facebook contacts with slightly older children. She is just 9, but her reading ability and comprehension is further ahead, which often means that books she is capable of reading, just aren’t appropriate yet in subject matter.

In year 4, her school do not allow her to borrow the Percy Jackson books – they are for upper school only, and I tend to follow their lead, as often the themes are inappropriate, even if the language is manageable. She has recently fallen in love with the Percy Jackson series, so I put some feelers out for fantasy fiction appropriate to her age. She loves an easy read, but of late she has found herself keen to read something a bit more meaty, and to be honest, I’m pleased that she is moving on from the generic fairy box sets, and relishing a more challenging text. She almost literally consumes books, maxing out her library card and finishing her stash within a couple of days. Last Stand of Dead Men is number 8 in the series, and the sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked. Today we are reviewing the latest in the children’s book series Skulduggery Pleasant, by Derek Landy. Today sees the start of Children’s Book Week in the UK, and we are celebrating by posting a children’s book review each day between now and Friday. Skulduggery Pleasant – Last Stand of Dead Men (Review)

So is Skulduggery Pleasant too old for a 9 year old?.

Skulduggery Pleasant – Last Stand of Dead Men (Review).

What Age is Skulduggery Pleasant for? Children’s Book Review

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