This is an absolutely marvelous Young Adult series by Derek Landy, starring a living skeleton who is a detective and an elemental mage (Skulduggery Pleasant). He likes well-tailored suits, snappy comebacks, and his Bentley. The main p.o.v. character is a stubborn, intelligent thirteen year old girl named Stephanie Edgley (who takes on the name Valkyrie Cain).

Unfortunately, it seems to have acquired some very stupid and entirely unoriginal Mary-Sues.

This one lacks any sort of reasonable knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, or consistent spelling and has unfortunately named herself Valure. Its parents abandoned it at age seven and it is Stephanie's BESTEST FWIEND EVAR and shares in her adventures.

Is anyone besides me familiar with the series and willing to take on the task of disposing of the little slimeball? http://togetherwefall.deviantart.com/gallery/#a-pleasant-world-it-is