Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

I finished reading Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox last week. I was going to write about it then but I got distracted by being back in school again and spending time with family near by. I also forgot for a moment that I write 'book reviews' on my blog. xD

The Time Paradox is the sixth book in the Artemis Fowl series. I made the mistake of reading this book late at night. I started reading one night and went to bed at 1 a.m. not too bad considering I get up at 9. Read some the next day and then that night I read until I finished it; 2:30 a.m. Silly me. I say it was a mistake because I knew that the climax was going to start at any time and I kept going. xD

I'm glad that I kept going though. When I got to that part in the book I didn't want to put it down. The classic humor was throughout and seeing the development of new relationships was cool. There was one thing that I predicted but I think anyone could spot that. *coughseventhkrakencough* Why would an author mention something like that without it showing up later in the book? Anyway, I liked the story a lot and I found it pretty easy to follow. I was interested in the re-introduction of a past villan and I'm curious how that will play out in the future.

Here's the synopsis of the story:

After disappearing for three years, Artemis Fowl has returned to a life different from the one he had. Now he’s a big brother, and spends his days teaching his twin siblings the important things in life, such as how to properly summon a waiter at a French restaurant. But when Artemis’s mother contracts a life-threatening illness, his world is turned upside down. The only hope for a cure lies in the brain fluid of the silky sifaka lemur. Unfortunately, the animal is extinct, due to a heartless bargain Artemis himself made as a younger boy. Though the odds are stacked against him, Artemis is not willing to give up. With the help of his fairy friends, the young genius travels back in time to rescue the lemur and bring it to the present. But to do so, Artemis will have to defeat a maniacal poacher who has set his sights on new prey: Holly Short. The rules of time travel are far from simple, but to save his mother, Artemis will have to break them all . . . and outsmart his most cunning adversary yet: Artemis Fowl, age ten.

I'll be waiting for the next book, Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, on July 20th to read more about Artemis and his friends. Maybe in the meantime though I'll read the second graphic novel. ;)