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by CaptainHollyShort » Thu 24th Jul 2008
It was reallllyyyy good! I guess I'll put the rest in spolier font so here goes...
I was reluctant to read it at first because I am totally not an A/H shipper but it was really sweet, regardless of the whole species and age problem. Of course, Eoin isn't a romance writer (and we love that!) so it was kinda spur of the moment and a little out of character, but still. I thought the ending was a little dragged out, with Butler dying (again) and the doctor and the barrel of fat and all that. But I loved the Opal and Arty part at the very end. As always, Colfer tricked us into thinking that Arty was gonna loose or die or whatnot and then surprised us with the stuffed animal. I thought that Beckett and Myles were adorable and the way Artemis taught them was totally, well, Artemis-y. Kraken Watch was a little out of the blue, but Colfer, as always, had a reason and tied it in at the end. It was interesting to see a more political view to the book, all about animals and nature. A little too much brain fluid for my taste, but whatever. I thought the whole idea of time travel was really well-thought out and logical in a crazy kind of way. It was really clever to have to have everything that happened already happen and is happening and... well... figure it out. Only two problems with the plot. First, Opal. Now past Opal and present Opal are in the present which means twice as much Opal now and none back then. Of course, it will obviously work out because it already has happened so no worries about the world combusting or anything. Second problem is minor but still bugs me. Twice in the book it talks about present Artemis's eyes. For example, 'Heads turn to locate the speaker. It was a slender young man with a goatee and piercing blue eyes.' As we know, the young man is present Arty. But he has blue eyes. Plural. However, earlier in the book Colfer talks about Holly's one blue eye, one hazel. Why does Artemis have both his blue eyes and yet Holly has one of each? Great book though, one of my favorites!
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