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The perfect small town. A strange alien invasion. Humanity's last hope lies in Montana… Police...
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A Mother's Lie
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A compulsive family drama about a mother's desperate search to reclaim her daughter from the horrors...
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Bella's Countryside Christmas
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Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful...
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The Olive Tree
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David McK (3918 KP) rated Skulduggery Pleasant in Books
Jan 26, 2024
I read (or heard) somewhere that this was attempting to be the heir to the Harry potter crown, and I can definitely see the similarities: a secret world alongside our own full of magic, where a dark sorcerer wants to gain control over the mortal world, and where a young pre-teen is introduced to the world and has (to them) unknown connections to it already, and some unpleasant relatives...
However, unlike the Harry Potter series, this is primarily set in and around Dublin (rather than London) - and so, to me, is closer to home - while the home life of the protagonist is far more settled: she's not an orphan, and lives with her family.
I also found Skulduggery Pleasant to be more of an interesting character than Dumbledore, as well as playing a far larger role in the proceedings.
Finally, I may yet read more of these.
The Diva's Daughter
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Munich & Vienna, 1932 Aspiring opera singer Angelika Eder thought she had it all — a cultured...
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