My Book Review of Skulduggery Pleasant

This time I am reviewing Skulduggery Pleasant, a book written by Derek Landy. The book begins with  a girl named Stephanie Edgley attending her Uncles funeral. Stephanie's uncle, called Gordon, is a novelist who leaves his large mansion and the royalties from his best selling books to her. At the reading of the will, a strange man arrives in a long tan coat and hat and scarf who no-one has seen before, and is left only a piece of advice from Gordon. Also at the reading of the will Stephanie's aunt and uncle are there but are very ungrateful for what they receive which was a brooch, a boat and a car. I find that section quite amusing! Because of certain consequences Stephanie decides to spend a night alone in her uncles mansion that is now hers, however she is surprised to be attacked by a strange man demanding for a 'key'. Just as this happens the man from the will reading in the tan coat reveals himself and saves Stephanie from being hurt, doing this by creating a ball of fire in his bare hands and aiming it at the strange gentleman. The mysterious man in the tan coat goes by the name of Skulduggery Pleasant. After aiming the fire ball and shooting him, in all the movement, the disguise of a wig, hat and scarf fall off to reveal that Skulduggery is in fact a structure of bones. Stephanie is intrigued by all of the recent events and as she speaks to Skulduggery she finds out more about his adventures, how he is connected to her late uncle and how he can control elements of the earth: fire, water and air, wanting to join in! Then Skulduggery takes Stephanie on a journey and she finds out much more about what her uncle did for a living. Stephanie delves deep into the inner lives of many individuals.
Can Stephanie (Known later in the book as Valkyrie Cain) and Skulduggery defeat Serpine and stop him from destroying the earth?
I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars as I couldn't put it down! When I first was the book I didn't know what to make of it as it looks out of the ordinary however I am glad I read it! At first the story is a little confusing however once you get your head round it you will be hooked. I great read where you cannot wait to find out what happens next!