Caramel reviews Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer

Caramel has already read the first three Artemis Fowl books by Eoin Colfer. (You can read Caramel’s reviews of Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident, and Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code before moving on.) Today he is talking about the fourth book in the series: Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception, first published in 2005. As usual, Sprinkles is taking notes and asking questions.

Sprinkles: So Caramel, we are back again with Artemis Fowl, the evil boy genius. What is he up to in this book?

Caramel: He was not evil really anymore in the second and the third book.

S: Okay. How come?

C: Because he decided to be a better person. But in this book, he is back to his evil ways, because his mind has been erased so he does not remember becoming a good person.

S: That is weird. Kind of convoluted, isn’t it?

C: Yes.

S: So does he recover his memory in the end?

C: Yes.

S: Tell me more.

C: The Opal Koboi from the previous book is back and she is still evil.

S: So is she a fairy?

C: She is a pixie, so yes, more or less.

S: And is the opal deception in the book title about her?

C: Yes. She is not really deceiving anyone, but much worse than that, she is trying to make the humans find the fairies so that they will start a war. She wants the humans to win.

S: Wait, she wants her own people to get destroyed?

C: Yup. She is evil, I said so already.

S: Okay, so this is once again a relatively long book but you seemed to have no trouble reading it fast.

C: Yes, it is over 343 pages, and yes, I did read it fast. Because it is amazing.

S: You mean it is exciting?

C: Yup. And it is extremely funny! Artemis Fowl can be really goofy.

S: So when he recovers his memories, does he decide to try to be a good person again?

C: Yes. I mean, he is trying to help the fairies and stop a war between them and the humans so yes, he is on the good side.

S: So if you were to describe this book in three to five words, how would you describe it?

C: Let me think. Fun adventures of not-so-evil boy genius. Does that work?

S: I think it is a bit longer than three to five words but still works. So are you ready to read the fifth book in the series?

C: Yes, so can we wrap up this review?

S: Sure, let us do that. What would you like to tell our readers?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!