This is Book 2 of the Artemis Fowl series. I still think this is a complex series for this age group (12-14). Sometimes it's hard to follow. The story jumps back and forth between humans Artemis & Butler; fairies Captain Holly Short & Commander Julius Root; the B'wa Kell goblins, who are being controlled by the traitor, the elf Cudgeon; Foaly, the centaur, who is being held captive by Cudgeon in the Inner Sanctum of the Koboi Labs; Opal Koboi, the pixie who loves Cudgeon but is expendable to him; the dwarf, Mulch, who faked his death in Book 1. And what does all of this have to do with Artemis rescuing his father from the Russian Mafiya in the Arctic Circle. Well, nothing.
Artemis asks Holly Short for help to rescue his father after he receives an email from a man that he believes is his father. His father had disappeared two years earlier. What's interesting is that almost the entire book is about Artemis & Holly (& Co) trying to find, and then fighting, the B'wa Kell - or really Cudgeon, who is trying to take over the world. Cudgeon sets up Foaly to be the "traitor". After this story line is wrapped up (Cudgeon caught; Foaly freed; goblins' memories erased), we finally get to Artemis rescuing his father.
Artemis' rescue attempt was clever (and risky), but it happens at the very end of the book. It's just not what I expected. I do like the developing relationship between Artemis & Holly. I like them better as partners than opponents. Since I am reading this series with my 12 year old son, I will continue reading. If I wasn't, I wouldn't pick up the next book. I am hoping I will get more invested as we read the next four books. (Fingers crossed)
Wendy's Rating: ***
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