book: artemis fowl - the arctic incident by eoin colfer

Title: Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident
Author: Eoin Colfer

Cannot quite recall how I fell head over heels over the series. Picked up the first one (Artemis Fowl) and now, I'm still thrilled to read another. Seems rather late to read the 2nd book, but it's better late than never. This type of book is suitable for mid-light reading (it goes midway because you'll be taking some time to understand the author's imagination of out-of-this-world tools and technology created in the story). Besides, in this, the nemesis is the one saving the day. Sort of like John A. Davis' Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius in 'some' way. As the saying goes: everybody loves a rebel.

What I liked:

How the author cleverly weaved each character with the whole storyline, making everything sound perfect. Artemis really has great thoughts, wickedly-cunning nontheless. I guess that's what made most readers captivated with the series, they kept wanting to know and learn how Artemis plans his next unexpected move.

What I disliked:
I had a rather tough time in picturing certain scenes where the author explained it with weird vocabulary. The Lower Elements Police sure has a way with words when naming their stuff: technology and all :P

Quotes:

pg 175

Holly: “We’re not giving up, Artemis. We’re regrouping. There’s a difference. We’ll be back. Remember, it’s always darkest before dawn.”
Artemis: “What dawn? We’re in the Arctic, remember.”