Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.

My Review:

I was drawn to this story because the synopsis intrigued me. The main character, Artemis Fowl, was young enough that I could follow his many adventures/misadventures as he grew up. However, after finishing this book, I think his age works against him.

Artemis is described as a genius, criminal, mastermind, hero? What I saw was a spoiled, selfish, rude, wealthy child. Yes his family has money, and he descends from a long line of criminal behavior, and he is obviously clever, but nothing seemed to make sense. This story line might have worked with a late teen but a 12 year old? My mind had a hard time wrapping around this concept.

The only redeeming part to this story was the magical side (as this story was told from two sides of the spectrum). Those characters were funny and enjoyable. The only character from Aretmis' side of the story that I remotely had an interest in was Butler. I did also have a hard time imagining a man-servant would be at a child's beck and call, and do the things he did with no questions asked.

I will read the next in the series, only because I already have it checked out from the library, but I'm hoping Eoin Colfer: turns things around - for my sake, as I really want/ed to enjoy this series.

Read from November 01 to 12, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Childrens, Adventure
*According to Goodreads
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★★★★★ - I absolutely loved it
★★★★ - Good book and would recommend
★★★ - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
★★ - Not good, but was able to finish it
★ - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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