Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer

 A Spoiler Free Reread Review

Originally Posted on GoodReads: July 13, 2022

Almost made wading through The Eternity Code worth it. Almost. That said, if you’re reading these for the first time, skip The Eternity Code. The plot is summed up a few times, actually, in The Opal Deception, as are relevant bits, so there’s really no need to subject yourself to The Eternity Code.

The Opal Deception, in my opinion, is so far the best of the Artemis Fowl series. The characters are back on point. The pacing is fantastic, very action movie-esque. I have no complaints… well… Opal’s neuroses were annoying, though they’re also lamp shaded and she gets a very fitting comeuppance. Her insistence on absolutely perfect English sentences from her mesmerized “father” had me wanting to beat her with a stick.

It makes me really happy to know that the fairies have replicas of the “Eleven Wonders” of the world. Sucks that the park they made them in is overrun by trolls, because I would really like to go to there.

Part of me wants to start a drinking game with this book where Artemis’ Irishness is mentioned. I’m not exactly sure if you’d get drunk, but the phrase “the Irish youth” is burned into my synapses.