Artemis Fowl

The book was witty and interesting like all Artemis Fowl books, but it's not the best book in the series.

I think that the book was really funny, with all that stuff between "Loafers" and Mulch, but however there is not the suspense shown in the second book and first.

Great book and the begining of the great series. Enjoy every one of the books in this series. Recommended for 11 years old and up.

Great book and the begining of the great series. Enjoy every one of the books in this series. Recommended for 11 years old and up.

Brilliantly written. Simple enough for children, intriguing enough for adults.
The characters alone are praiseworthy, all extremely developed with 'relatable' personalities.
Action scenes are fabulously done. The humor is genius, I found myself snickering a number of times throughout the book. Both my writer and reader 'side' can agree, this book is a masterpiece.

Oh, my beloved Artemis Fowl series. Where do I start?
Firstly, I've read in Goodreads' comments that it's around book 5 (The Lost Colony) that the Artemis Fowl series begins to plummet and grow stale. I disagree. I think it's around this book, The Time Paradox, that things start to drag a little. But only a *little*. While this book is the one that I found the most flaws in compared to the rest of the series, I still loved it. I can't hate an Artemis Fowl book. There are too many things to love about it that always override the stuff that just don't work for me. Always.
I loved how much change Artemis has gone through since book 1. Time Paradox did a great job of highlighting that by making Artemis fight himself as they went back in time. It was deep and awesome and feelsy, to see how much he's grown from that selfish, gold-obsessed felon from book 1 (that we all secretly still love, but I digress). The tension between him and Holly near the beginning of the book had me struggling to keep my composure---and failing. Actually, I pretty much failed with that altogether with this book. The direction Colfer went with the two friends was a little strange at first, but he ended things in a circular way that made sense, but also left the door open for something. I can't wait so see where things go in the last two books.
As for stuff I didn't like...some things were much too coincidental. Time travel stuff and whatever. The main villain was someone so familiar it was almost annoying. A main plot point at the beginning of the book turned out to be basically a hoax, which made me feel kind of cheated. And some characters weren't explored well (case in point, Beckett and Myles).
But in the end, I still did like this book. Not the best in the series, but there were so many good moments that went toe-to-toe with the bad...and won me over.

I don't like giving low ratings, but neither this book nor the second one really captured my interest. The action didn't seem as high-stakes as it should have, and the characters weren't people to me. Personally, I thought the idea was clever, but the presentation was flat. Just not for me, I guess.
*Update* The series does get better, however, in the third and fourth books.

It is a pretty good book, I liked the action and battle in it.

Had Artemis Fowl on my list of reads for later for a while, and finally decided to pick it up. From the first chapter, I recognized Eoin Colfer's fantastic writing style and dialogue. The way he portrays his character's thoughts and skips from different points of view in one scene takes a little getting used to, but once you do that the story can unfold naturally. I was impressed with how he subtly made each character likable. Yes, Artemis Fowl is the villain of the story (though the opposite, that the fairies are really the villains, could also be true), but he is also relate-able, entertaining, and fun. The same could be said of some of the other main and side characters.
The plot came to a finalizing climax, and the ending left room for the rest of the series. I definitely am planning to pursue it. :D

Beginning in present day, Artemis is an Irish twelve-year-old who is the son of a recently disappeared former millionaire. Artemis also just happens to be a brilliant criminal mastermind. To solve his family's money troubles, Artemis decides to kidnap a fairy (fairies are known to have incredible treasure) and hold her for ransom. What Artemis doesn't realize is that the fairies will stop at nothing to rescue their friend, and Artemis might just be in for the challenge of his life. This is the first in a series of Artemis's tangles with the fairy realm and is recommended for kids who like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Artemis is definitely a different kind of hero, but well worth the time it will take to get through the seven books in his saga with the fairy underworld.