Readathon Update 2

In case you haven't noticed me mention it before I am doing this and trying to raise money for the Scottish Association for Mental Health. It's a fantastic charity which promotes well being. It helps many people who suffer from mental health problems and their families  Little known fact but anyone can reach a crisis point at some time in their lives which will affect their mental health and 1 in 3 people do. So if you have a few pennies you can donate by clicking on the SAMH image.

Enough of my spouting. Have finished book 2 and I have now moved onto book 3. That brings my page count up to 741. I think I am still behind April but I am getting there. The main thing is I am enjoying it and have now reached the half way point. Here is the mid event survey;

1. I am doing okay although I am very tired. It's 1.10am here in the UK and I would like my second wind right about now. Haven't gone cross-eyed yet though.

2. Just finished Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs which I enjoyed.

3. Favourite read is the first one, A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler.

4. I haven't really snacked yet. I am about to toast some pitta bread and have that with humous. Looking forward to that.

5. No new blogs discovered but I am re-discovering some I haven't visited in a while

Hour 14: Breached the halfway mark and I got my wish for a second wind. Lets hope it lasts. 76 pages into book 3. Am away to toast the pitta bread I've been promising myself and then back to bed cause it's freezing!

Hour 16: Starting to slow down again and feeling VERY tired. Dozed off for about 10 mins there. 184 pages into book 3.

Hour 18: Still here, still going. 310 pages into book 3 which is just over the half way mark. That means I have read a total of 1,021. I am ahead of April as I reached 1,021 by hour 19.

Hour 22: oops, fell asleep for 2 hours. Really didn't mean to do that but I can see myself finishing now. 422 pages into book 3.

Valkyrie has received some good news. She is no longer expected to be the Necromancers death bringer. Instead the new death bringer is her rival Melancholia. Problem is Mel is a bit unstable. She was forced into her power by fellow Necromancer Crave who carved symbols into her skin. So once again it's up to Skulduggery and Valkyrie to save the day. They must stop the death bringer from bringing about the passage which could lead to the death of millions.

This wasn't my favourite book of this series. In fact I was a little disappointed in it. It still had the snappy humour and the action but it just felt like something was missing. Mainly a lot of my favourite characters were missing. The focus was on the Necromancers this time and so none of the usual bad guys made an appearance (unless you count Scapegrace). It just wasn't the same. Some of her friends were also missing or didn't make much of an appearance. Going by the way this book ends there will be even more changes on that front.

What I really wanted to know was what happened to Tanith Low. What happened to her at the end of the previous book left me on edge and I couldn't wait for this one to find out what came next. Sadly Tanith was mentioned maybe a handful of times and the character herself didn't make an appearance. On that front I guess I will just have to wait for another book.

The story itself was a little slow going. I felt that quite a lot of it could have been edited. Mind you, I was reading this one at home so it could be it was slow going because I took my time reading it. There are a few surprises in there but no jaw dropping moment or revelation at the end as has occurred in previous books.

It sounds like I didn't enjoy the book. I did, it just was in no way as good as the others. I still liked the humour between Skuldugger and Valkyrie. They still make a great team and I am looking forward to the next one.