Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Hello reader! For today I thought I'd bring you somewhere exciting. A book where man meets fairy. That's right, Artemis Fowl. Now, Artemis Fowl is amazing in so many ways. I cannot wait to tell you about it. 

Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old criminal mastermind who is missing his father and his mother is lacking her sanity. He has only one friend, his guard Butler, who helps him in all of his evil doing. Artemis has finally discovered that humans and everything you know about are not alone. Deep underground by the Earth's core are the fairies. Where dwarves, elves and pixies live in secrecy but function just like mankind. This is we're you'll meet Holly Short, the one and only female in the entire police force  and it is her personal duty to be the best she can ever be and not fail. But so far she keeps getting caught doing the exact opposite.  One night a mission goes wrong and Holly and all the other fairies in her squad are punished. Angry, Holly decides she needs to take a fly topside alone and  refresh her magic. And that's when Artemis captures her in hopes she can restore his mother's sanity and run experiments on her. And Artemis knows every elf's weakness...gold. It is now up to Holly to fight her own way out and  trying to escape with the members of the LEPrecon fighting for her back from Artemis's clutches. But if Artemis knows their weakness and he is a criminal mastermind it's going to be much harder for the LEPrecon to free Holly than they expected. 

     This book includes magic, science fiction and unforgettable characters who you'll love more and more throughout the entire eight novels. These books are action packed and humorous (but not all humor you can find in Percy Jackson. It includes puns and some silly references that younger readers might not get) and you'll watch Artemis grow up and become the formidable man he is destined to be and how Holly Short gets tied up in it all. 

    The first book was a bit slow and it took me time to get into it but the rest of the series was fantastic with Colfer's creative ideas, shocking antagonists and surprising plans Artemis creates in the beautiful world Colfer provides. I really, really enjoyed this series and when you reach the last book I hope you feel like you grew up with Artemis even if you read the entire eightnovels* in less than a month and a half. Like Rowling, Colfer gives us important morals regarding friendships and reaching adult-hood. 

* Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident, The Eternity Code, The Opal Deception, The Lost Colony (my favorite), The Time Paradox and The Atlantis Complex 

 

  I hope you found my review helpful and enjoy the books  as much as I did! 

Remember to keep reading and be nice to others,

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