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A review by eesh25
The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer
4.0
The ending of the last book was a pretty big deal. Almost a cliffhanger because even though the baddie of the book had been thwarted, there was the issue of the mind wipe. Of course, Artemis had a plan in place to help get the memories back, but that was for two years in the future!
This book starts a year after the last, meaning Artemis still knows nothing about fairies. But just because Artemis has forgotten the fairy world doesn't mean the fairy world has forgotten him. And so we have Opal Koboi, who's been in a self-induced coma and has been plotting her revenge the entire time. Not to mention a really evil scheme.
This was another great read, though a different one in many respects. Opal Koboi is very smart, and Artemis is at a serious disadvantage without his memories. It was interesting to see how Artemis would handle himself without knowing basically everything like he usually does. I also liked how his and Holly's relationship changed because of his memories.
Speaking of, Artemis himself is a different person. This book was a bit of a shift for both him and Holly. Artemis was affected by the mind wipe. Whereas Holly went through some heavy stuff. I'm really interested to see how the events of this book will change the series.
There's not much else to say. I loved Butler as usual. Foaly has grown on me a lot more too. Mulch... I like him, but I wish he was less gross. I still want a bit more from Artemis's parents. Fingers crossed for that. The audiobook performance was, again, great. And I'm hoping to jump into the next book in a week or so.
This book starts a year after the last, meaning Artemis still knows nothing about fairies. But just because Artemis has forgotten the fairy world doesn't mean the fairy world has forgotten him. And so we have Opal Koboi, who's been in a self-induced coma and has been plotting her revenge the entire time. Not to mention a really evil scheme.
This was another great read, though a different one in many respects. Opal Koboi is very smart, and Artemis is at a serious disadvantage without his memories. It was interesting to see how Artemis would handle himself without knowing basically everything like he usually does. I also liked how his and Holly's relationship changed because of his memories.
Speaking of, Artemis himself is a different person. This book was a bit of a shift for both him and Holly. Artemis was affected by the mind wipe. Whereas Holly went through some heavy stuff. I'm really interested to see how the events of this book will change the series.
There's not much else to say. I loved Butler as usual. Foaly has grown on me a lot more too. Mulch... I like him, but I wish he was less gross. I still want a bit more from Artemis's parents. Fingers crossed for that. The audiobook performance was, again, great. And I'm hoping to jump into the next book in a week or so.