I am certified addict for books (but not with textbooks though). I am an avid fan of books, that I spend my leisure time off work reading different novels. I usually read them at home while in bed and while eating fruits or junk foods accompanied by some ice cold cola. But sometimes i took my hobby on some cafe. I mean reading books while having a nice venti of Frappucino or cold machiatto with some banoffe pie or oreo cheesecake? What a great way to spend a day away from the hustle and bustle of work, and what a great way to gain weight too. LOL. I usually do this kind of stuff by myself, i mean not all of whom I know have the same interest as me (I guess my hobbies are way not normal than the rest of the people in my hometown). I also spend a great deal of my time on bookstores, choosing what books to buy first. Though I love shopping for clothes and make ups as well. (>.<) I am such a big spender when it comes to to my hobbies. I can't seem to control the urge to buy. I do plan what i need to buy befor, but in the end i can't seem to follow through. Because of this I have too many books at my room, that some of them are filed high on the floor. I wish I have a room only for my books, just like a mini library at my home. Maybe when I have buying power in the near and not so distant future.
Enough with my bibliophile life (and other life i might have mension), I'm here for a review of my own of this amazing book. Though its main target are children and young adult, I can't help but be hooked with it. I think that the whole world of geeks is hook and loving it like crazy just like mwaah. LOL. This is my favorite book so far. I mean, I read the sequel in successive repetition that I end up memorizing some of the lines in the story. The story is well thought, incredibly delivered in words that young people will understand and structured carefully by the author. The characters are clearly defined and you can't help yourself but fall in love with every single one of them. The puns and lines between each characters are humurously carried out that you might go ROFL (exaggeration much? >-<). Most books have some back drop when you reach the middle of the story, causing some readers to end up not finishing it, but with this novel, I'm sure that you will crave for more and more. Eoin Colfer have release 8 of this books I wonder if this will be turn into a movie just like the others? I am so sure but I hope the person who will enact the main protagonist will do a good job, or people like me will be really disappointed. Here's my review for each of the sequel.
Artemis Fowl
The very first installment of the Artemis Fowl collection. Young Artemis, heir to the criminal empire of Fowls is not just smart but a born genius and not only bad but evil in making. Since the disappearance of his father many years ago, aboard the Fowl Star, in the Arctic Ocean enroute to Russia, the Fowl's family name was almost turned into nothing but history. They are nearing bankruptcy and to top it all up, her mother Angeline suffered from severe depression due to losing her husband on the accident. Artemis Fowl is determined to return the name of Fowl in its former glory as the leading criminal empire of its time. And to achieved that devious plan, he will stop for nothing to achieve his devious goal. So he aims on acquiring the fairy's gold in anyway possible, to have wealth and fame and to be the youngest thief of his time.
Because of the synopsis in the back cover of the book, I know it will be a really interesting book to read. I mean, how many books out there feature a young boy whose not only a genius, but used his gift for evil scheme. And the battle of fairies with Artemis in retrieving Holly is funny and witty, both in the same time. All in all, this is definitely a 11 out of 10. (>.<)
Artemis Fowl- The Actic Incident
The second installment on the most loved novel today, since Harry Potter (I'm into it too!). Artemis Fowl is determined to seek his father out. He blackmailed the fairy folk, that if they refrain from helping him, he will make sure that the Mud people will know of their existence and gain their technologies that are way advance and develop in so many ways. Without anyway out, the fairy people agreed to the condition and grudgingly help and aid him in finding and rescuing his father from the Russian Mafia. In this part of the sequel, he met the most evil pixie of them all, Opal Koboi. She was a genius as well and known to have develop most of the technology of Fairy People. The adventure they have been through is full of thrill and mad thinking just like the previous one. The plot for me is better executed here and the evolution of every characters is clearly identified. The relationship between them is beginning to turn into friendship and great camaraderie. I gave this a 10 as well, because if this book isn't good, then i might have stop collecting the other sequels long ago. (>.<)
Artemis Fowl- The Eternity Code
Using the forcely taken fairy technology from the last retrieval operation for the kidnapped Holly Short, Artemis Fowl broke them apart and construct a new brand technology that is decades in advance of the present ones. The C Cube, is a technology that can almost do anything, from satellite detection, to instant hacking and to voice activation and anything in between. He plans to have a great deal of money out of the stolen technology buy finding the biggest bidder of the all, Jon Spiro. Since his father awakening from the hospital and telling him that the Fowl family will live a life of honesty, tredding the path of straight and narrow exixtence. That's why our boy genius decides that this will be the greatest and last scheme. He meets with the said man, to trade the cube, but knowing Spiro, he just steals the cube away from him, causing Butler to be mortally endanger. To help his only friend, he ask for help from the people (or another being?) who is less to give him an open hand due to what he have done to them in the past. Because the cube is in the hands of an evil individual, the Fairy People might be discovered out of hiding. In order to do retrieve it, Artemis needs the help of the fairies. But for them to completely aid him out of this situation, an agreement have been made. Memory is the price. This might be one of my favorite sequel. While reading the book, you might think that the author himself is some kind of a genius. The planning to stealing the cube back, to how they have escaped from it all is one wicked idea. A good read for every age.
Artemis Fowl- Opal's Deception
Artemis, with all his memory of the fairy people lost and wipe out, begun plotting and executing one of his not so good and honest plan. He plans to steal and acquire a certain painting from the vault of a famous bank, known to have the best security and safekeeping measures. If he ever accomplish this, he would be the youngest thief of all, and that's why his bend to take it in anyway he can do. But it seems this is a trap that may cost his life. Opal Koboi is at it again. She is back with a vengeance, and back with all sorts of plan to rid herself of the people that cost her downfall. This is a tear jerker for me. One of the beloved characters said goodbye, a true hero in every way. From reading the first few chapters, you will come to know that this will be immensely popular just like the previous one. The story is very creative, well versed and in every actions the character of the story takes is defined. You can see the connection they form throughout their adventures. It left me hanging though, because i want to read the next installment already.
Artemis Fowl- The Lost Colony
Child Genius meets another child genius. Another race of fairies lost in history and in time. Join Artemis, as he saves the demon race of Hybras along with Holly Short and the gang. The battle would be fierce as they try to foil the plan of another young genius from showing off the demon to the rest of the world; as they aim to save the demon from an evil gang leader type of guy; and as they strive to save a whole hoard of species from being extinct. This one is epic! That's great thinking from the author, throwing another character into play, not letting the story to revolve only in Opal as the nemesis. Great twist and turn on every chapter. You won't be able to guess what would happen next. You really need to read the whole thing down on every words.
Artemis Fowl- Time Paradox
Artemis Fowl's mother; Angeline, has contracted a rare disease new to man. She seems to not respond to any form of treatment and is getting worse everyday. His father is on edge with worry and is placing all his hopes in his prodigal son. Artemis, who loves his mother so much, will do everything in his power to find a cure. Because he was magical now (in which he stole them from the previous book), he tried to cure his mother. But something went wrong and Angeline got worse. Panic starts to set in, so he ask for help from the fairy folk to diagnos his mother. And it seems the illness for she had contracted is way worse and impossible to cure. As he listen to their explanation of the illness and the only possible cure for such, which is gone for years; dread set in and as he thought about it and now believe, that what he have done in the past will come back to haunt him on the future. What can i say about this book? freaking awesome! Time travelling and facing one of his worst enemy, none other than himself. You can see Artemis transition from the most egoistic kid alive to a brave young man, though his not that good yet. I was hook in the ending, on how they have defeated Opal. Every chapter is full of plans going well then haywire, then plan B will be used instead. This is full of smarts, tricks and ingenius planning. May the best genius wins.
Artemis Fowl- Atlantis Complex
Artemis Fowl seems a little odd than usual, though his odd in every way. He doesn't trust anyone, even Butler, he keeps on counting, and is delirious. He goes to Iceland, along with the fairy people for an experiment he made to help the Lower Elements. But something went wrong and half of the best police died on the incident. And also, something happens to Artemis, when Holly shock to shut him up, that makes everything worse. I'm not that fond of this book. Well, it is good too, cause Artemis is funny, but it wasn't as exciting as the other books. his other sequels are page turner and this one is not that much. One of the good point of this book is you never thought that Artemis will ever get sick in the head.
Artemis Fowl- The Last Gurdian (Final)
Opal Koboi has two of her underlings kill her past self, who had survived the Kraken blast in The Time Paradox. Her past self's death creates a paradox, causing Opal's creations from the past five years to violently explode. To prevent the destruction of Atlantis, Opal's prison, the Fairies place Opal in the containment chamber of a nuclear reactor. The blast destroys most Fairy technology, which Koboi labs had controlled or created, and human technology, since black market Koboi chips had been used in their development and construction. As explosions throughout the world blow out most vehicles, buildings, satellites, and cell phones, killing many people in the process, human communication systems shut down, and the human world falls into chaos. During her stay in the nuclear reactor, Opal furthers her ability to use black magic and opens The Berserker's Gate, a portal located on the Fowl estate, behind which dwell the spirits of fairy soldiers killed in the Battle of Taillte, an ancient war fought nearly ten thousand years previously. The spirits rise and possess Beckett and Myles, Artemis's twin brothers, and Juliet, corpses, and woodland critters. Queen Bellico, the spirit possessing Juliet, foils Artemis, Holly, and Butler's plan to prevent Opal from opening the second gate with a laser cannon from Artemis' solar plane. Artemis and Holly release some of the spirits to heaven before Opal opens the second lock. Using Opal's dying clone, Nopal, which Opal had created in The Opal Deception, Artemis closes the second lock on the Berserker's Gate, since only Opal can close the second lock forever. The closing of the second lock destroys all fairies within the boundaries, killing Artemis due to the fairy eye he received from Holly when they swapped eyes. Foaly clones Artemis using DNA from Artemis' saliva from when he kissed Holly just before he went to stop Opal, and Artemis' soul inhabits the clone. Even though the clone lives and contains Artemis' soul, the soul has suffered heavy memory loss. Holly begins to tell the clone the story of how she met the original Artemis, starting the opening line of the first book in the series: "Ho Chi Minh City in the summer. Sweltering by anyone's standards..."
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I so love this book! The feeling is mixed; I am sad because this would be the last one and exhilirated that the ingenuity in every line the author have wrote down is present all through out. From the paradox to spirits and to plans that are executed very well are what have made every book of this brilliant author renowned and celebrated. I kinda cried away while reading this book. The author have put all of his effort on this one. He really outdone himself with this book. By reading this you will notice that the characters grows on you in every sequel you have read. Truly a masterpiece!
Meet Eoin Colfer- The Mastermind behind the hit sequel
Eoin Colfer is an Irish author. He is most famous as the author of the Artemis Fowl series, but he has also written other successful books. His novels have been compared to the works of J. K. Rowling. Without him, we would have never met Artemis, and our imagination will be stagnant. Maybe he is a fairy? Genius author and a creative one at that. His one of my fave author along Mitch Albom.
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