soooooooo enjoyable. i think it's rare to capture the fun and wonder you feel when reading as a kid but eoin colfer has never missed!! definitely more mature, but we all secretly though artemis deserved to say "fuck" at least once. the stakes were high enough without being insurmountable, the pacing was quick but still left a lot of room for character moments. and the cast!! sooo lovely, even smaller characters felt real and lovable (or dislikable!) really a bright spot in my reading these days, such a pleasant read.