At night, Draco Malfoy sleeps beside me and wakes me up by kissing my eyelids. At day, I'm sixteen, gawky, awkward and stuck in high school.
I also read books, preferably romance, and adventure.
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What style? Writing style? I think Pseudonymous Bosch has a writing style
toosimilar to Lemony Snicket’s. Does that sound better to you anon? Please, I don’t understand why you’re cursing at my review just because of some style.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
(2008)Summary
Artemis Fowl swears that he is now a clean citizen of the world. He calls a meeting with the fairy commanders to create a project that can help the world-specifically in the area of Global Warming. What Artemis doesn’t know is that he is suffering symptoms from what the fairies call Atlantis Complex. As Artemis’ condition worsens, a sinister enemy is gaining power, strong enough to destroy Haven.
After reading The Time Paradox, I expected the next book to be more or less about the past and present Opal teaming up with each other to take revenge on the people who wronged them. I was disappointed though to know that there was no Opal involved in this book. The antagonist here is the deceased Commander Root’s older brother, Turnball Root. Turnball Root is also, like majority of Eoin Colfer’s antagonist in this series, planning to take revenge towards the fairy people, and is trying to get to the surface to meet with his wife, Eleanor.
Turnball is mostly in conflict with himself throughout this book. He keeps on wondering if Eleanor is in love with him and worries if his hold on her is gone. Honestly, it’s nice to know that somebody would do everything for you, but to know that they practically forced you to be in love with them is pretty sick.
I read about Turnball in The Artemis Fowl Files, so to see him in Atlantis Complex was nice, but pretty irrelevant. It would have been better if he teamed up with Opal, but no, he didn’t.
I also found Artemis adorable with his obsession with the number five. I pretty much think five is one of my favorite numbers, and I could relate with him feeling relaxed when things were in five. Except the counting of words part, that was pretty creepy.
Meeting Artemis’s alter-ego, Orion, was alright, but I found him more of an annoyance. Orion seemed to be a useless sprouting git. If Orion was said to be Artemis’s kept-in feelings, then my opinion of Artemis would pretty much go down. I’m not sure how to feel about Orion’s presence. I found it unnecessary and boring.
I didn’t also see why Eoin Colfer had to kill off Commander Vinyaya. She was pretty fast and agile even for her age, so why did she have to die? It doesn’t make sense. It’s as if Eoin Colfer kills all of the commanders Holly Short’s under.
Over all, the book was an interesting read, but not very entertaining. I found myself getting annoyed with Artemis and his condition, and I just wanted to get it over. This book feels more like a filler and it’s pretty much the weak link to the series.
Can’t wait to get the last book, Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, this July 2012! Very excited for what’s going to happen and how this series is going to end. :)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (2007)
Summary
When an advertisement calling for ‘special children’ appears in the newspaper, four children are chosen to act as secret agents in the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened (L.I.V.E.) where the only rule is that there are no rules.
This book is very entertaining and is one of the books that empowers children. It reminds you that children can do anything as long as they have the proper guidance with them.
I enjoyed the grown ups, especially Mr. Benedict because he seemed like an ideal father: not too strict, not too easy either. One who grew up under a Mr. Benedict figure would most likely retain their individual personalities, while at the same time have a certain degree of respect for others and have high moral beliefs.
My favorite character in the book must be Sticky because I feel sorry for the poor guy. I know how it feels like to be abused, and I guess I empathized with Sticky.
I think S.Q. Pedillian is also quite sad. I know that he is a kind person, but he’s really working for the wrong person.
This book was great, and I liked how each of the characters developed into better people. And did I mention how much I loved the illustrations? Carson Ellis’s style is so good, I think I’m a fan! I hope the sequel is just as good!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney (2010)
Summary:
When Greg Heffley is invited to his uncle’s third wedding, he gets nervous because that means he has to meet his family and have ‘The Talk’ with his grandmother. While Greg tries to look for an alibi to give his grandmother, he also has to deal with the problems of having (another) fight with his best friend Rowley, popularity, girls, and growing up. Man up Greg!
I think it’s funny how Greg hurries up to grow up but is scared of it at the same time. His personality reminds me a bit of myself when I was younger; wanting to be older to do certain things only adults could, yet when I was approaching puberty, I was pretty scared about a lot of things. Specifically, menstruation, bras and boobs, boys, crushes, all that normal stuff.
All guys have to do is worry about zits. Lucky.
Seeing how Greg reacts to puberty is pretty much a bit of a culture shock to me since I’m Asian and eventually the things they do in the West are different from the East. First, regarding the ‘talk’ with his grandmother, most Asian families don’t talk about puberty or what to expect from it. We leave it to schools to elaborate on those kind of things. Most of us are pretty queasy and squeamish when it comes to body talk, so I don’t think Asians in general remember being scared of ‘The Talk’ with their parents. Simply because there was no ‘The Talk’ to be scared of in the first place.
Second, Greg’s obsession with popularity. Don’t get me wrong, I think all of us want to be well-liked, but seeing Greg almost desperate to be the number one guy in his school is kind of… freaky. Or maybe that’s just him, and maybe that’s just me, meh.
Though I have to agree with one situation present here: The Nanny! Greg and I both dislike house helpers. In my case, I feel as if my home is being trespassed by some stranger, and then the person has no idea how the things in the house work.
Hee. ♥
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer (2007)
Summary:
As Artemis tries to reconnect with a present that is unfamiliar with him, his mother contracts a deadly disease strongly related to the fairy world. The only way to save his mother is to retrieve the brain fluid from a lemur that a money hungry Artemis sold to extinction years ago. When Artemis asks help once more from the LEP to send him back in time along with reinstated Capt. Holly Short, he has to learn to outwit and outplay his ten year old self.
Well… I like the book cover. It’s pretty much the second edition of the books, seeing how the original one is TOTALLY different. Personally, I don’t like the big AF sign and I liked it better when the books were of a more simple design. The illustration is pretty though. I wish the graphic novels were of similar quality.
I don’t really like the thought of Artemis being an older brother because I don’t see him as a brother figure. Though he’s loving and everything, I still have to get used to it. I think it’s sad that Beckett and Myles aren’t similar in personality. I have a twin and we’re quite similar. It’s sad to know that they aren’t.
I think the adventures in the time period of young Artemis were really funny and explained a lot of Artemis’s fascination with fairies.
This was really fun to read, and it feels as if everything came to full circle with the book.
Cirque Du Freak: Sons of Destiny by Darren Shan (2006)
Summary:
In the finale to the series, Darren and Steve battle off for the last time in the race to become the Lord of the Shadows. Trying to avoid his destiny, Darren has to outwit Desmond Tiny in ways more than one. Will the luck of the vampires help him?
I’m not sure if I like the ending because it was too… hanging. It left so many open ends. Like, what if Darren in the future becomes some famous horror story writer like Stephen King? And the Little Person Darren believes that people will somehow believe or be aware of those vampires? Okaaay. And I’m not sure with all these what ifs.
To be honest, I think this is a poor ending to the series. It’s as if Darren Shan couldn’t control or make up a cool ending that would make sense so he did this. IT just doesn’t seem right. It’s like the wrong piece to the puzzle. Because honestly, the saga of Darren Shan is supposed to be so much more honorable than that.
At least it gave me an insiders’ view of how to make a Little Person.
Look at all the lovelies that will keep me occupied for the next few weeks! <3
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer(2006)
Summary
Unbeknownst to humans and fairies alike, there is another race trapped in time: demons.
When Artemis decides to aide the fairy race out of sheer boredom, he is faced with a new enemy: a girl genius two years younger than him. Her name? Minerva Paradizo.
This was really interesting because I’m quite queasy when it comes to the subject regarding demons. I’m a Roman Catholic, if you don’t know, and demons make me feel queasy.
Saying that, the beginning was quite dragging. I was reading about this so-called demon school and the narration was pretty uninteresting to me. But then again, it picked up its pace when chapter two was ending. The rest of the book was pure bliss.
I personally think that Minerva would so dig Artemis. I mean, who wouldn’t? I’m pretty sure he’s the type chicks would go gaga for, so Minerva is no surprise. I’m just pretty ticked how her hair is too tight rolled because she reminds me of a kid stuck in the past.
Though I think that’s the kind of image Eoin Colfer wanted? A kind of mature girl, not a lot like her peers? I still find her adorable though, and she’s a lot like Artemis, female version. I bet if Artemis was a girl, he would do slightly stupid things because girls are highly emotional creatures.
Saying that, I kind of hate Minerva because if she didn’t intimidate the kidnapper, then the bomb activating wouldn’t happen, and then Artemis wouldn’t have to go to Limbo and then come out of it three years to the future and trade eyeballs with Holly. It’s not fair because those three years were stolen from him.
On the eyeballs thing, I don’t want to talk about it because Holly and Artemis’s relationship eventually grows a lot more intimate and we all know how much I don’t ship them because I still think they’re not cut for each other. I like Holly, just not for Artemis.
And it doesn’t help that Artemis is undergoing puberty! I think his hormones are starting to think that Holly is a possible mating partner or something. DO. NOT. WANT. Also, he actually calls Holly’s name out tenderly here. So. Cute. If I was a Holly x Artemis shipper then I would so squeal and spazz and do fangirl-y things, but I’m not so I kinda cried blood when I read that.
I don’t know, this book had a lot of changes packed in it. I was quite sad when I knew they were gone for three years because ARTEMIS DIDN’T EXPERIENCE HIS TEENAGE LIFE that much! And then he comes back, almost turning eighteen! Eighteen’s not the least bit young- you’re practically legal, which makes you a grown up.
Great book, this kept me going on and on and on and on.
Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (2005)
Summary:
Opal Koboi has been captured and detained in a clinic because it appears that she became comatose after the Goblin attack last year on Police Plaza. As the LEP become lax, thinking that Opal is truly no longer a menace to the People, Opal actually has a terrible scheme in mind, and that is to eradicate the people who shamed her, namely Commander Julius Root, Captain Holly Short, Foaly, and the human, Artemis Fowl.
With the Lower Elements under attack, Holly can only turn to Artemis for help. But how can he when he has no memory of the last two years?
I pretty much like this book because it’s amusing to see Opal and Artemis try to outwit each other.
But there were some sad parts, like Artemis forgetting. Although he pretty much remembers everything, he’s not the same Arty he was two years ago, and that’s… sad. And I also think that it’s sad how Butler’s also not himself anymore which is pretty bad.
I don’t know, I can’t seem to like this book that much because I feel so depressed reading that they changed yet remember what happened two years ago because of a trigger. I mean, it’s cool and everything, but I’ve become quite emotionally attached to the characters that I don’t want anything drastic happening to them.
But this doesn’t change the fact that it’s a good book. It still pretty much is.
I find the beginning parts boring, but the parts that get exciting and hard to put down are all in the sections to the end. And that’s kind of a bummer because when you’re hurrying to finish a book, you feel that you’ll never finish because the beginning takes forever to be done.
Still a good book.
Oh, and by the way, I love Opal Koboi. One fine and creepy megalomaniac.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer(2003)
Summary:
Artemis Fowl has created what may be a revolutionary communication device: The C Cube. It can play DVDs in superb quality, send e-mails, is voice-activated, and does so much more. And that’s not all. It’s made of fairy technology. Stolen fairy technology.
So when the C Cube gets stolen by an evil businessman, it’s up to Artemis, Capt. Short, Commander Root, and Foaly to get it back. Fast.
To be honest, I like this. A lot. Because it shows a lot of Artemis’s genius. I mean, how could a thirteen year old kind of predict the turn of events? Though it may sound Mary Sue-ish, it’s not. The thing here is that Artemis reminds himself that creating a plan is different from executing it, and that there are too many variables involved to actually think it’ll be a foolproof incident.
What I didn’t like and liked at the same time was Butler’s death and ‘resurrection’, and the bringing of Juliet in the picture. It shows that Butler is not as invulnerable as he seems he is, and that part of him actually exists. I also think putting Juliet back in is a good touch because I love Juliet! She’s my kind of bodyguard-funny, sweet, and has a mind of her own. Wicked.
I think that Eoin Colfer still has to work on creating the Lower Elements, because it’s quite rough but still pleasant at the same time. I think he’s getting better at it though.
Also, I still find it a bit stupid why they had to mindwipe Butler, Artemis, and Juliet. I mean, they always rely on Artemis and his gang whenever they have any problems, so why did they have to mindwipe them? Although it’s a smart drama though. It’s a nice twist to the story.
I find it also cool how Mulch Diggums is back in the equation. Because of him, he holds the last of Artemis’s memory triggers. Ugh.
This is getting so much fun and dramatic.
