Waiting on Wednesday!!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spines\

This is my first Waiting on Wednesday and I clearly went for the obvious choice. City of Heavenly Fire is without a doubt the most talked about YA release of 2014. The hype on this fantasy series has been unreal the past few months. It's a fun fandom and I like being a part of all their craziness when I can. There are plenty of new releases this year, but darn it I'm excited most about this one! Plus with this beautiful cover just being released yesterday I couldn't resist talking about it. My anticipation for this release is surprisingly genuine. This series as a whole has been a mix of ups and downs for me. At least one of the books I hated, but others kept me up all night. The fantasy elements and Magnus Bane always keep me running back for more.I am so ready to marathon the last two books of this series and finally know all of the things.Hope your excited for this one too! Let me know :) 

Release Date: May 27, 4014

Review Time!! Artemis Fowl #2: The Arctic Incident

Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he suddenly receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.

5 Stars 

I hope all is well in your word reading and beyond. Things have started off slow this year, but with school kicking off next week I'm sure that won't last. If only it could.. Anyway, this is book two in the Artemis Fowl series. If you read my review of book one then you know I love Artemis. He is a lovable little asshole in my eyes. Reading this series again has been much more enjoyable than expected! I love the characters even more the second time around. Just like I mentioned in the last review these books are meant for a younger audience and that is evident at time. If you have read books like the Percy Jackson series [as an adult] and were okay with the juvenile humor it shouldn't be a problem. 

In this book we follow Artemis and his magical friends as they try to recover his father from Russia. As with the first book it is fast paced and hilarious. Something different in this one is that we get to see Artemis's compassionate side. It is a peeling back the layers kind of book and we really get to know our little genius much more. Now, it's all the same characters but instead of being his enemies everyone is on his side. I really enjoyed the second book more than the first. It was great to see Artemis and Holly on the same team. The friendship and mutual respect that blossoms between Holly in Butler for the first time is lovely to see. Overall it is the beginning of a new chapter in young Fowl's life. 

Highly recommend this series to lovers of fantasy young and old. This entire series is fast paced and highly entertaining. The plot is very well organized and there are some twist and turns that I didn't see coming. I will see you soon as I am already deep into book three and loving it too.

Happy Reading! 

Natalie

Review Time!! Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous! Full of unexpected twists and turns, Artemis Fowl is a riveting, magical adventure.

5 Stars 

Happy New Year everyone! I hope your holidays were merry and Santa brought all the books you wanted! For my first review of the year I am playing a bit of catch up. Right now I am in the middle of rereading the Artemis Fowl series. It is a middle grade series with a snarky prick of a main character. I have got to say that Artemis Fowl was one of my very first book boyfriends growing up. This is a series I grew up with and have been thoroughly enjoying reading over. As the first book in a series I feel like this is a good way to introduce the series. Artemis Fowl has lost his father to the Russian Mafia and now feel like it is his job to maintain the Fowl criminal fortune. Good thing Artemis is a genius. In order to do so he enlist the umm..help from some fairy gold. 

I won't spoil it, but somehow our genius criminal mastermind finds out about the existence of fairy People. There is nothing fairies are known for more than their gold. With the help of his faithful bodyguard Butler, Artemis determines to con the fairies our of their gold. 

The Good

• Great characters: Artemis Fowl, Butler, Holly, Foaly the centaur, and Commander Root are all favorite characters for me. They are witty and easily distinguishable characters. 
• The plot is very fast paced and enjoyable. The mixing of technology and magic is super interesting plus I love me a good fairy book.
• Artemis Fowl is one of those characters that you just fall for in a book. You can't help but root for the little dude, even if he is a crook. His presence really kept me turning the pages!

The Cons

• This is very young and boyish. I know, I know we shouldn't assign genders to books but seriously…it's aimed at little boys. 
•  Juliet is the only character I really don't like in this book. She is a "typical stupid teenage girl" type and I did not appreciate her. Without spoiling anything I will say that her character get's better so not a good reason to give up on the series.

Happy Reading!