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Reader reviewed by FlooCrookshanks

Sorry, but I didn't like this book at all. I read it purely because it's popular and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Unfortunately with such high expectations of it being the best book ever, it's not surprising that I found myself disappointed - my own fault, really. I did, however, read the entire book, as I don't believe my opinion would've been worth a gnat's bite if I didn't. (I do hate it when people do that.)

From what I can remember, Artemis Fowl is a twelve year-old genius - and well aware of it. He wants money, and with the help of his butler/body guard he plans to capture a faerie and hold it to ransom. Unluckily for him, he ends up kidnapping Captain Holly Short of the faerie police force which has technology far in advance of any other. Holly's boss will stop at nothing to get her back, and Artemis finds his plan harder to carry out than he originally thought.

It's an interesting plot, but the main reason I didn't like it is because I didn't warm to any of the characters at all. I found that I didn't care who won or lost, and thus completely lost interest in the story. Artemis is too egotistical to feel sorry for or root for, and Holly is your typical sharp-spoken heroine - so sure of herself that I admit I didn't want her to have the satisfaction of outsmarting Artemis either.

In all honesty I found myself wanting the butler to blow them all up and run off to a desert island with all their money, I really did.