The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Artemis Fowl is the smartest criminal mastermind in the world, and he's a teenager. But he's mellowing out, becoming less interested in crime. His father is working to make the world a better place as well, so Artemis's life is changing significantly. Let's see what a little trip back in time will do to him.

Category
YA Fiction

Why I chose this book
Next in the series

My personal opinion (the review)
The previous book in the series left me a little disinterested. This one pulled me right back in. It's a fun series, not too serious. There was a tiny bit of romance in there at one point, and I was sad to see it fizzle out. Plenty of action, motion, magic, and plots within plots.

Warnings (language, violence, "adult" situations, death, etc.)

None

Movie rating equivalent

PG

Protagonist description

Artemis is brilliant and frustrating, but he's trying to be better

Point of view of story

Third, omniscient

Book length

Medium

Story flow

Great, no slow parts

Grammar and spelling issues

Very few, and all minor

Character connection (no spoilers)

I'd like to know more about Butler's back story

For series:

Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)

Integral, each one builds on the previous

Series review as a whole

These are all fun, easy reads. Not much depth, but there's plenty of clean humor

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)

Artemis Fowl (first book)