Skulduggery Pleasant vs The Faithful Friend: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Uncles, Magicians, Magic, Children's fiction
Skulduggery Pleasant
Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course). Oh yeah. And dead. Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie.…
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The Faithful Friend
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Faithful Friend is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Skulduggery Pleasant.
- The Faithful Friend has the widest readership — 796 ratings behind its score.
- The Faithful Friend runs the darker storyline; Skulduggery Pleasant stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Faithful Friend
≈ 1h vs 7h for Skulduggery Pleasant
New to the genre?
Skulduggery Pleasant
Easy vs Light for The Faithful Friend
In the mood for something dark?
The Faithful Friend
a darker storyline than Skulduggery Pleasant
Want something lighter?
Skulduggery Pleasant
an easier tone than The Faithful Friend
Scores by source
| Skulduggery Pleasant | The Faithful Friend | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (796) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (216) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (92) | — |
Reception
| Skulduggery Pleasant | The Faithful Friend | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 216 | 796 |
| Editions | 26 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 852 |
| Reading it now | — | 10 |
| Written reviews | — | 113 |
| Wikipedia attention | 10633 | 159 |
| Pages | 392 | 40 |