kiiwiisii 's review for:

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

4.0

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What a silly book. Boys have been getting excited about seeing it on my bookshelf for years, but I had never gotten around to reading it until now. I can see why so many of them liked it in elementary/middle school. It was filled with a lot of potty humor, but in a more tasteful way than I've come to expect from "boy" books. It was also pretty funny with some witty humor and puns. The leprechauns and fairies in the story were interesting and also a little different than what you'd expect. I liked how it jumped right into the action and how most of the book covers only one day's events. I liked all the plot twists and mysteries kept hidden from the reader, how each link in the plan was revealed only as it needed to be. I also really appreciated that the book was told from more than just Artemis's perspective because I think he would've annoyed me more if I'd been forced to focus on him too much. It was a good balance.

I'll probably read others in the series if I come across them, but I was satisfied with this as a stand alone. Quick and easy to read.