Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception

This fourth edition in the Fowl series was quite an epic thrill ride and an excellent read right up toward the end with a great lead-up to the next volume in the offing.I am looking forward to reading the next installment already!

This series must be read in order. The first book is "Artemis Fowl". The second book is "The Arctic Incident". The third book is "The Eternity Code". This is the fourth book. I can't wait to read "The Lost Colony"!Without his memories of the People (fairies) Artemis has gone back to be ing a criminal mastermind... For the most part. He does have times when he feels like he should be good thanks to his mother and father. He finds this conflict odd and unsettling. Butler is different as well. He seems to have aged overnight though he still looks the same. Artemis would never fire him though... He's practically family and the only friend he has. His latest scheme is to steal The Fairy Thief painting and become the youngest ever to accomplish this task. Will he be able to pull it off? What will be do with the painting once he has stolen it successfully? Keep it until someone manages to steal if from him or return it to the world's people? How can he even be conflicted?

Having read the previous Artemis Fowl books, This book makes a great addition. In book one, Artemis Fowl, I hated Artemis, but eventually grew to admire him for his cunning, and intelligence. Later on I realized something. I was rooting for Artemis to win! For the first time, I actually wanted the "bad guy" to succeed. Then I later grew to realize that, maybe Artemis wasn't such a bad guy after all. In book two I liked Artemis more and more. Holly also appealed to me, as a spunky fairy who tends to disobey orders for the greater good, I found her to be a quality character. I watched Artemis and Holly slowly bond, and began rooting for them to become friends, I also found it very touching to see how much Artemis cared for his father. Also with the addition of the odd/hilarious dwarf named Mulch, the book had me laughing aloud at parts! In book 3, It became clear that Holly and Artemis were becoming friends. I enjoyed the book thoroughly, but I became very sad towards the end when Artemis had the mind wipe. I could see he was becoming a much better person. I was upset to see Artemis turn back into a criminal, snarky, arrogant teen. In this book I was touched to see him come back, I was very pleased by this book, and happy to see Opal Koboi's plans foiled. I mourned the death of Commander Root, I was touched by his final words. --TheReviewer

A return to form, emotional goodbyes and thrilling returns makes this book fly by as a read. The gang is back and ready for more.

My daughter says: I am a BIG book worm and wanted to try something different because I am also a big Harry Potter fan. I really would suggest this book if you enjoy fantasy, action, hi- tech, adventure, and Harry Potter. I would suggest this book because of the detail and depth of the books. I also enjoy that the author has books other than Artemis Fowl, such as “The Fowl Twins.” I also enjoy the plot twists, the excitement, and the adventure.

This is the review from my 13 yr. old grandson. For all of the books in the series, I would just say that I really liked the books and thought they were great! I've re-read them over and over again and they are amazing books! I liked the plot of each book and each book can stand alone.

These books are exciting for parents and children alike. Definitely recommend! FYI - The movie is atrocious — the books are nothing like the crummy film!

I had to buy the entire collection of these books after my son watched the movie. They are "awesome" according to him. I plan to read them also.