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A review by thebookphile
The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
4.0
Artemis has completed his transformation from a criminal mastermind to a do-gooder genius. Going so far as to look-out for his fairy friends... without seeking a payout. His parallel Mulch is right there with him, working as a private investigator in the Lower Elements with Holly and actually enjoying it!!!
The book was another great instalment in the Artemis Fowl series, but I feel as though the plot slowed down a lot because of all the new technical details. Things also moved so quickly that sometimes it was hard to keep up, but it definitely kept me on the edge.
I was slightly disappointed with Minerva. It appeared that Colfer wanted to create an equal for Artemis (just in time for him to develop a romantic interest since he's going through puberty). And while Minerva is definitely a twelve-year genius in her own right, she is far from Artemis' equal. Especially considering that Colfer goes out of the way to highlight the fact that she's as girly as possible by highlighting just how pretty she is, throwing tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants, and getting emotional when things go wrong. Girl geniuses are usually the opposite... actually. Artemis was very detached when it came to his plans, even when his plans went wrong, and he always had several contingency plans as back-up. Frankly, I'm just tired of having one token female in a cast of all men.
The end action sequence was definitely epic. So much was happening so quickly and the chaos was palpable.
I wasn't sure about that ending though. Skipping three years (while I understand why it happened) seems like a huge plot twist. Plus Artemis stealing magic just when he was supposed to finally be good. But I suppose that sets us up for the next book.
The book was another great instalment in the Artemis Fowl series, but I feel as though the plot slowed down a lot because of all the new technical details. Things also moved so quickly that sometimes it was hard to keep up, but it definitely kept me on the edge.
I was slightly disappointed with Minerva. It appeared that Colfer wanted to create an equal for Artemis (just in time for him to develop a romantic interest since he's going through puberty). And while Minerva is definitely a twelve-year genius in her own right, she is far from Artemis' equal. Especially considering that Colfer goes out of the way to highlight the fact that she's as girly as possible by highlighting just how pretty she is, throwing tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants, and getting emotional when things go wrong. Girl geniuses are usually the opposite... actually. Artemis was very detached when it came to his plans, even when his plans went wrong, and he always had several contingency plans as back-up. Frankly, I'm just tired of having one token female in a cast of all men.
The end action sequence was definitely epic. So much was happening so quickly and the chaos was palpable.
I wasn't sure about that ending though. Skipping three years (while I understand why it happened) seems like a huge plot twist. Plus Artemis stealing magic just when he was supposed to finally be good. But I suppose that sets us up for the next book.