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The Fowl Twins #2
Deny All Charges
The second book in the blockbusting new series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl.
The second Fowl Twins adventure starts with a bang – literally.
Artemis's little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives.
The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions, like: who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin.
Now Beckett and Lazuli must collaborate to find Myles and rescue him – not easy when it was Myles who was the brains of the operation. Their chase will take them across continents, deep underground, and into subaquatic super villain lairs. They will be shot at, covered in spit, and at the receiving end of some quite nasty dwarf sarcasm. But will Beckett be able to come up with a genius plan without a genius on hand…?
The second Fowl Twins adventure starts with a bang – literally.
Artemis's little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives.
The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions, like: who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin.
Now Beckett and Lazuli must collaborate to find Myles and rescue him – not easy when it was Myles who was the brains of the operation. Their chase will take them across continents, deep underground, and into subaquatic super villain lairs. They will be shot at, covered in spit, and at the receiving end of some quite nasty dwarf sarcasm. But will Beckett be able to come up with a genius plan without a genius on hand…?
432 pages, Hardcover
First published October 20, 2020
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Eoin Colfer
143 books11.8k followersEoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father and mother, who were both educators.
He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.
He received his degree from Dublin University and began teaching primary school in Wexford. He has lived and worked all over the world, including Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. After the publication of the Artemis Fowl novels, Eoin retired from teaching and now writes full time. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.
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June 30, 2022
The second book of a series which is actually a spin off series. I would actually recommend reading the main series before starting this series. In this one, Beckett and Myles are in trouble with their parents but that does not stop them from having an adventure as they battle dwarves.
I did like the first book better than this one. This one had its ups and downs. I enjoyed the main characters more in this book than I did in the first book. Actually I enjoyed Myles more in this book. I didn't have a problem with Beckett in the first novel. I thought Myles is starting to differentiate himself from Artemis. That being said I did think there wasn't as much character depth as there should have been in this book. At times, it felt streamlined. I especially felt this way with Lazuli. The main adventure was fine but once again I thought it was streamlined. There was a subplot between two dwarves that I found fascinating but yes you guessed it. I felt like it was streamlined. By now, I think you are getting the idea. And that is essentially the flaw with this book. There were some unnecessary parts that took away space from parts that could have been developed more.
I know these books are meant for younger children and maybe depth is not a priority. But that is what I loved about the main series books. They were meant for the younger audience and had plenty of depth. This book lacked the mix between both aspects. It was a fun adventure book but it could have been so much more.
I did like the first book better than this one. This one had its ups and downs. I enjoyed the main characters more in this book than I did in the first book. Actually I enjoyed Myles more in this book. I didn't have a problem with Beckett in the first novel. I thought Myles is starting to differentiate himself from Artemis. That being said I did think there wasn't as much character depth as there should have been in this book. At times, it felt streamlined. I especially felt this way with Lazuli. The main adventure was fine but once again I thought it was streamlined. There was a subplot between two dwarves that I found fascinating but yes you guessed it. I felt like it was streamlined. By now, I think you are getting the idea. And that is essentially the flaw with this book. There were some unnecessary parts that took away space from parts that could have been developed more.
I know these books are meant for younger children and maybe depth is not a priority. But that is what I loved about the main series books. They were meant for the younger audience and had plenty of depth. This book lacked the mix between both aspects. It was a fun adventure book but it could have been so much more.
October 19, 2020
I'm so happy and lucky to have been able to read an earc of this book and I'm so in love with it!
Thank you so much, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Disney-Hyperion, for the chance to read this book!
Myles and Beckett borrow the family jet without permission and they and their fairy friend Lazuli risk their lives when the jet is tracked and exploded. So Artemis senior, Angeline and the fairy police force decide to ground them. But who tracked the Fowl jet and why? Who drugged and kidnapped Lazuli, almost killing her? When Myles is abducted and replaced with a copy, Beckett and Lazuli decide it's time to rescue Myles, find some answers.
They find themselves involved in dwarves' plans, covered in spit, shot at and in deep underground lairs.
I loved reading this book! The author's writing style is, as always, amazing, hilarious, full of flashforwards, hints, jokes and explanations.
The characterization is wonderful and both Beckett and Myles are forced to swap their natural predispositions, Beckett doing mind work and Myles with physical activitites. It was a pleasure reading about their adventures, jokes, plans, laughing with them, worrying about them and smiling. Their relationship, their bond is so pure and intense, I love reading about it, how they support, love and help each other, how they completely trust one other.
Lazuli is an amazing character, with her peculiar and unknown magic, finding herself always involved with the Fowl twins' plans and adventures and their relationship is so precious I loved reading their interactions.
It was fun reading about Artemis Senior and Angeline in the role of concerned parents, role we didn't see in the previous books, both because Artemis was taken care of by Butler, both because the relationships between parents and sons were very different.
I loved seeing Artemis' and Holly's references in the book, I miss their relationship so much. Deny all charges is a wonderful book, full of plot twists, jokes, complex and intense characters (new and old), enemies (new and old), plans, unsuccessful and successful ones, family, friendships and adventures.
The quotes are from the earc, so they can be subject to changes.
"To a simpler time when it was just Artemis and me against the world" I miss these moments too, Holly XD
"Unfortunately for him, Beckett Fowl specialized in the preposterous, had a degree in the ridiculous and was a doctor in the unbelievable"
"But if I died, the world would be denied my genius and would end several centuries ahead of schedule as result."
I loved this book so much, it's brilliant and funny and I loved everything in it. I can't wait to see what will happen next!
Thank you so much, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Disney-Hyperion, for the chance to read this book!
Myles and Beckett borrow the family jet without permission and they and their fairy friend Lazuli risk their lives when the jet is tracked and exploded. So Artemis senior, Angeline and the fairy police force decide to ground them. But who tracked the Fowl jet and why? Who drugged and kidnapped Lazuli, almost killing her? When Myles is abducted and replaced with a copy, Beckett and Lazuli decide it's time to rescue Myles, find some answers.
They find themselves involved in dwarves' plans, covered in spit, shot at and in deep underground lairs.
I loved reading this book! The author's writing style is, as always, amazing, hilarious, full of flashforwards, hints, jokes and explanations.
The characterization is wonderful and both Beckett and Myles are forced to swap their natural predispositions, Beckett doing mind work and Myles with physical activitites. It was a pleasure reading about their adventures, jokes, plans, laughing with them, worrying about them and smiling. Their relationship, their bond is so pure and intense, I love reading about it, how they support, love and help each other, how they completely trust one other.
Lazuli is an amazing character, with her peculiar and unknown magic, finding herself always involved with the Fowl twins' plans and adventures and their relationship is so precious I loved reading their interactions.
It was fun reading about Artemis Senior and Angeline in the role of concerned parents, role we didn't see in the previous books, both because Artemis was taken care of by Butler, both because the relationships between parents and sons were very different.
I loved seeing Artemis' and Holly's references in the book, I miss their relationship so much. Deny all charges is a wonderful book, full of plot twists, jokes, complex and intense characters (new and old), enemies (new and old), plans, unsuccessful and successful ones, family, friendships and adventures.
The quotes are from the earc, so they can be subject to changes.
"To a simpler time when it was just Artemis and me against the world" I miss these moments too, Holly XD
"Unfortunately for him, Beckett Fowl specialized in the preposterous, had a degree in the ridiculous and was a doctor in the unbelievable"
"But if I died, the world would be denied my genius and would end several centuries ahead of schedule as result."
I loved this book so much, it's brilliant and funny and I loved everything in it. I can't wait to see what will happen next!
December 27, 2024
december 2024:
if lazuli heitz has no fans I'm dead
march 2021:
in my defense it's a harper book and i read this in like 2 hours and also have you ever tried to read simon sinek??? cmon guys
i have a deep-seated fascination for character comparison/contract, particularly when a book/franchise launches a successful formula and then has to repeat or differentiate from it in the next iteration. This might be very specific but I got to do it twice in the same month with artemis fowl and mass effect so leave me to be the strange night raccoon writing 8 page papers on ophelia and lady macbeth i used to be (their theme is death as a form of autonomy i will fight over this)
anyway these are total brain vacations and ridiculously silly.
it's about artemis' 12-yr-old twin brothers, one of which is like him but even more of an asshole (weary sigh) and the other is just kronk from emperor's new groove. their fairy friend is Lazuli, more of a wildcard and less sure of herself than Holly, but no weakling. Honestly pour one out for eoin colfer, who when given a male and female character in the same situation, will always have the female character kick some ass.
while the theme of the original franchise seemed to be friendship as a form of growth, it's clear this one is more family-centric, with the twins growing each other, and it's fun to see where Lazuli plays into that with huge big sis vibes.
tiny details i loved:
-lazuli's blatant preference of beckett (the "dumb" twin) and not myles (the one like artemis)
-finally getting to really hang with momma angeline fowl
-myles drawing a line in the sand with holly by saying he & beckett & lazuli are friends, and holly & artemis are friends, but they are not friends (damn son respect your elders)
-holly calls angeline fowl once a week???? WHAT DO THEY TALK ABOUT
-artemis literally in space can only receive and send pre-recorded video calls to his family but somehow can call holly directly [heart clutch] what do THEY talk about and how do i read it
-this scene:
eoin teach a masterclass in portraying friendship between male and female characters thanks
popsugar 2021: a book set in multiple countries
if lazuli heitz has no fans I'm dead
march 2021:
in my defense it's a harper book and i read this in like 2 hours and also have you ever tried to read simon sinek??? cmon guys
i have a deep-seated fascination for character comparison/contract, particularly when a book/franchise launches a successful formula and then has to repeat or differentiate from it in the next iteration. This might be very specific but I got to do it twice in the same month with artemis fowl and mass effect so leave me to be the strange night raccoon writing 8 page papers on ophelia and lady macbeth i used to be (their theme is death as a form of autonomy i will fight over this)
anyway these are total brain vacations and ridiculously silly.
it's about artemis' 12-yr-old twin brothers, one of which is like him but even more of an asshole (weary sigh) and the other is just kronk from emperor's new groove. their fairy friend is Lazuli, more of a wildcard and less sure of herself than Holly, but no weakling. Honestly pour one out for eoin colfer, who when given a male and female character in the same situation, will always have the female character kick some ass.
while the theme of the original franchise seemed to be friendship as a form of growth, it's clear this one is more family-centric, with the twins growing each other, and it's fun to see where Lazuli plays into that with huge big sis vibes.
tiny details i loved:
-lazuli's blatant preference of beckett (the "dumb" twin) and not myles (the one like artemis)
-finally getting to really hang with momma angeline fowl
-myles drawing a line in the sand with holly by saying he & beckett & lazuli are friends, and holly & artemis are friends, but they are not friends (damn son respect your elders)
-holly calls angeline fowl once a week???? WHAT DO THEY TALK ABOUT
-artemis literally in space can only receive and send pre-recorded video calls to his family but somehow can call holly directly [heart clutch] what do THEY talk about and how do i read it
-this scene:
Lazuli's shield did not need tuning, so she appeared noiselessly at her superior's shoulder, also dressed in LEP green.
"Myles," she said. "Beck."
"Laz," said Beckett, and once again: "Laz."
He said this twice to emphasise his affection, but also because Myles had requested that he not bowl over his friend with one of his trademark hugs until they assessed the state of fairy-human relations, and not embracing Lazuli was causing the boy some distress.
"I'm under no-hugging orders," he explained.
Me too, mouthed Lazuli.
eoin teach a masterclass in portraying friendship between male and female characters thanks
popsugar 2021: a book set in multiple countries
March 27, 2024
In Episode 142 of the Intentionally Blank Podcast, Brandon Sanderson talks about "the Newt Principle" named after the character Newt from Aliens. Aliens is about Ripley taking care of Newt and assuming the role of protector. But the start of Alien 3, it's revealed that Newt died offscreen between the two films. This completely undermines the last movie and it ruins the movie by removing all of the importance built up in Aliens.
I stopped reading Deny All Charges in a fit of rage when the most egregious example of the Newt Principle appeared 10% of the way into the book. It's revealed by Artemis Senior that Fowl and Fairy, Friends Forever (a brand new catchphrase introduced only pages earlier) doesn't talk about an unstable peace forged after Artemis Junior helped the Fairies out of multiple pickles and slowly developed a bond with them, but instead that the Fowl Family and fairies have had a connection going back centuries. Fowl Manor was on fertile fairy ground and Fowls frequently intervened in Fairy affairs, even giving their lives to protect fairy kind.
THIS IS SO FREAKING STUPID. It single handedly retcons everything that made the original series so special. The reason Arty was able to kidnap a fairy wasn't because his family knew about fairies and had been watchful protectors for them across the generations, but because he was a kid genius: child enough to think there might be some truth to the idea that fairies exist in our world, while smart enough to think of a way to extort them out of their money. All of his character growth across the first 3-5 novels is about him going from a selfish person, willing to poison his only family, to a selfless protector of an entire race. By saying his family has always been this way, you remove both his family's supervillain backstory, and everything that made Artemis interesting as a character.
Some books/movies ruin their predecessors to the point where die hard fans pretend they were never written. I don't think Artemis Fowl has as fervent a fanbase as something like Star Wars, but I think this casual retcon by Eoin Colfer has about as horrible ramifications for the stories that came before it as the Holdo maneuver did for the Death Star.
I stopped reading Deny All Charges in a fit of rage when the most egregious example of the Newt Principle appeared 10% of the way into the book. It's revealed by Artemis Senior that Fowl and Fairy, Friends Forever (a brand new catchphrase introduced only pages earlier) doesn't talk about an unstable peace forged after Artemis Junior helped the Fairies out of multiple pickles and slowly developed a bond with them, but instead that the Fowl Family and fairies have had a connection going back centuries. Fowl Manor was on fertile fairy ground and Fowls frequently intervened in Fairy affairs, even giving their lives to protect fairy kind.
THIS IS SO FREAKING STUPID. It single handedly retcons everything that made the original series so special. The reason Arty was able to kidnap a fairy wasn't because his family knew about fairies and had been watchful protectors for them across the generations, but because he was a kid genius: child enough to think there might be some truth to the idea that fairies exist in our world, while smart enough to think of a way to extort them out of their money. All of his character growth across the first 3-5 novels is about him going from a selfish person, willing to poison his only family, to a selfless protector of an entire race. By saying his family has always been this way, you remove both his family's supervillain backstory, and everything that made Artemis interesting as a character.
Some books/movies ruin their predecessors to the point where die hard fans pretend they were never written. I don't think Artemis Fowl has as fervent a fanbase as something like Star Wars, but I think this casual retcon by Eoin Colfer has about as horrible ramifications for the stories that came before it as the Holdo maneuver did for the Death Star.
October 27, 2020
3.7/5 ☆ = 4-
DISCLAIMER: I received a DRC from Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
What Eoin Colfer really does best, is crafting remarkably intriguing characters. They're always in the grey area, and you're always uncertain what they will do. He has defined the word 'anti-her' to me, as Myles for instance, has many antagonists and protagonist traits. Moreover, his characters make me wonder what it really means to be a villain or a hero. We're all humans (or fairies), and our actions can be unpredictable and not always...good. Colfer reminds me of exactly that, in this book.
In a fast-paced story, with almost too many pages, everything is unpredictable. Unless you're a criminal mastermind heh. At times, I was overwhelmed, and the middle part was incredibly hard for me to get into. For being a middle-grade book, it's longer than it should be, with advanced and difficult words that I didn't even know of. Moreover, the transitions between Beckett and Myles' POV in the middle were hard to understand. However, the ending got me. I just loved the ending so much. It made me reflect, think of the characters as well as having the typical Fowl charm.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book in the end. With witty and great characters, as well as a lot of humour, I recommend reading this book (or the entire series really eheh). I can't wait to follow Myles and Beckett on their next adventures.
Over and out. -Nora<3
DISCLAIMER: I received a DRC from Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
What Eoin Colfer really does best, is crafting remarkably intriguing characters. They're always in the grey area, and you're always uncertain what they will do. He has defined the word 'anti-her' to me, as Myles for instance, has many antagonists and protagonist traits. Moreover, his characters make me wonder what it really means to be a villain or a hero. We're all humans (or fairies), and our actions can be unpredictable and not always...good. Colfer reminds me of exactly that, in this book.
In a fast-paced story, with almost too many pages, everything is unpredictable. Unless you're a criminal mastermind heh. At times, I was overwhelmed, and the middle part was incredibly hard for me to get into. For being a middle-grade book, it's longer than it should be, with advanced and difficult words that I didn't even know of. Moreover, the transitions between Beckett and Myles' POV in the middle were hard to understand. However, the ending got me. I just loved the ending so much. It made me reflect, think of the characters as well as having the typical Fowl charm.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed this book in the end. With witty and great characters, as well as a lot of humour, I recommend reading this book (or the entire series really eheh). I can't wait to follow Myles and Beckett on their next adventures.
Over and out. -Nora<3
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November 9, 2019According to the endleaves of 'The Fowl Twins,' this book will be titled 'Deny All Charges' and will be released in fall 2020. In an interview released earlier this week, Colfer stated that he was about one-quarter to one-half finished with the book, and that the twins' adventures would take them everywhere from Florida to deep underground.
October 27, 2020
The first book was a fantastic setup, with a dynamic trio that developed and bounced off each other, an odds-defying adventure, and a fantastically creepy and smart pair of villains. It only asked that you forgive just how insanely genius the kids could be, which of course is the hook anyways. It all felt right at home in the franchise.
I don't know what went wrong here.
The usual flaws of the series have all converged and caused a singularity, to steal a term from the book. Colfer's smug narration ruins nearly every scene by being more annoying than ever, and takes you on constant asides, while shamelessly plugging other entries in the franchise at least once a chapter. Artemis Fowl Senior and Angeline Fowl are reduced to mere parents and a single rescue, when they could have been profoundly interesting. Worst of all, none of the main trio develop in any tangible way. This would've been a good entry to bring in another Regrettable to shake up the ensemble cast. Why don't the twins have a Butler of their own?
The villainous plot is fine and entertaining, but this is an unexpected low point. Get better or quit milking it.
P.S.
Let's be clear: This is not blind nostalgia talking. There was more than enough mentioning of the old cast, and they don't need to be involved for a book to be good, as the first entry showed.
I don't know what went wrong here.
The usual flaws of the series have all converged and caused a singularity, to steal a term from the book. Colfer's smug narration ruins nearly every scene by being more annoying than ever, and takes you on constant asides, while shamelessly plugging other entries in the franchise at least once a chapter. Artemis Fowl Senior and Angeline Fowl are reduced to mere parents and a single rescue, when they could have been profoundly interesting. Worst of all, none of the main trio develop in any tangible way. This would've been a good entry to bring in another Regrettable to shake up the ensemble cast. Why don't the twins have a Butler of their own?
The villainous plot is fine and entertaining, but this is an unexpected low point. Get better or quit milking it.
P.S.
Let's be clear: This is not blind nostalgia talking. There was more than enough mentioning of the old cast, and they don't need to be involved for a book to be good, as the first entry showed.
March 16, 2021
Hilarious, clever, and absolutely delightful. I love this series so much. (And as an Artemis Fowl fan, I internally squealed at the cameos in this book 😉)
Four stars, readers 11-12 and up
Content Cautions: a few instances of rude humor and slightly crude language, mild violence, a few iffy spiritual comments
Four stars, readers 11-12 and up
Content Cautions: a few instances of rude humor and slightly crude language, mild violence, a few iffy spiritual comments
December 5, 2020
I have no idea why Colfer decided to force that phrase (deny all charges) throughout the book. Perhaps it has some significance, besides being the book's title, that I'm ignorant of, but as it stands, it just got shoved in randomly and stuck out awkwardly.
The ending was okay. Nothing to write home about, although it did set up one character to be a wild card Colfer can drag in at a later date whenever. Another character from the first book is set up as a Moriarty of a sorts, which might turn out okay for the series as a whole (re: not setting opal koboi as the power ceiling in the first series then crashing and burning because of it). So hopefully he's learned his lesson in that arena.
That book could've shed at least 40% of its published content and been fine, that's how much filler there was. He also had this annoying habit of summarizing right before a thing happened, then resummarizing shortly thereafter if not right after. He was going for funny and it just got annoying. The omniscient narrator jumping in everyone's head also felt like "I need to fill a word count" more than "I'm doing this for character development/story reasons" due to the extent of thoughts shown, and restated, and resaid again. Did I mention he repeats things a lot?
All in all, solid 3 out of 5. Maybe a 3.5 on a generous day, but nowhere near a mercy round up to 4. The serial cast wasn't really meaningfully expanded, unless the parents are going to be larger players and stick around. (Heaven help Colfer's characterization of them, though. They're supposed to be ex-criminal masterminds who've birthed tgree criminal masterminds of their own? And yet they're that pathetically incompetent? Please.) The boys have mostly established themselves, but while I understand the literary limitations for mixing Artemis with the twins I really hope he brings them together. The "Artemis is in space" excuse feels lazy at this point, and if we're three books down the road and Artemis is still up there, I'm gonna yeet something
The ending was okay. Nothing to write home about, although it did set up one character to be a wild card Colfer can drag in at a later date whenever. Another character from the first book is set up as a Moriarty of a sorts, which might turn out okay for the series as a whole (re: not setting opal koboi as the power ceiling in the first series then crashing and burning because of it). So hopefully he's learned his lesson in that arena.
That book could've shed at least 40% of its published content and been fine, that's how much filler there was. He also had this annoying habit of summarizing right before a thing happened, then resummarizing shortly thereafter if not right after. He was going for funny and it just got annoying. The omniscient narrator jumping in everyone's head also felt like "I need to fill a word count" more than "I'm doing this for character development/story reasons" due to the extent of thoughts shown, and restated, and resaid again. Did I mention he repeats things a lot?
All in all, solid 3 out of 5. Maybe a 3.5 on a generous day, but nowhere near a mercy round up to 4. The serial cast wasn't really meaningfully expanded, unless the parents are going to be larger players and stick around. (Heaven help Colfer's characterization of them, though. They're supposed to be ex-criminal masterminds who've birthed tgree criminal masterminds of their own? And yet they're that pathetically incompetent? Please.) The boys have mostly established themselves, but while I understand the literary limitations for mixing Artemis with the twins I really hope he brings them together. The "Artemis is in space" excuse feels lazy at this point, and if we're three books down the road and Artemis is still up there, I'm gonna yeet something
October 31, 2020
The twins are back at their antics (narrowly escaping death by missile within the first few chapters) and Mr. and Mrs. Fowl are none too happy about it. In an attempt to keep the boys safe, Artemis Sr. forces an extreme lockdown, severing contact with the fairy world. But, before the new rules can take effect, Myles manages to get himself kidnapped by the Horteknut band of dwarves, launching the next wild adventure of The Regrettables.
Colfer delivers another laugh out loud addition to the Fowlverse with Deny All Charges, particularly packing the chuckles into the opening chapters. Longtime fans will appreciate the expansion of the lore, introduction of new antagonists, and the extra screen time given to parents, Angeline and Artemis Sr.
Some stand out scenes for this volume were the brief yet hilarious appearances of the new and improved Lord Teddy, the totally unexpected eloquent banter from Whistleblower, the Gveld/Gundred subplot, and the occasions when the Fowl parents get involved in the action.
Although I saw some glimpses of depth of character for the twins, I wish they were more nuanced like their brother. The boys seem static in comparison. I’ll be surprised if they undergo any significant character change by the end of the series. Perhaps Eoin just intends this spinoff to be more focused on action and humor, rather than redemption arcs and growth.
Colfer delivers another laugh out loud addition to the Fowlverse with Deny All Charges, particularly packing the chuckles into the opening chapters. Longtime fans will appreciate the expansion of the lore, introduction of new antagonists, and the extra screen time given to parents, Angeline and Artemis Sr.
Some stand out scenes for this volume were the brief yet hilarious appearances of the new and improved Lord Teddy, the totally unexpected eloquent banter from Whistleblower, the Gveld/Gundred subplot, and the occasions when the Fowl parents get involved in the action.
Although I saw some glimpses of depth of character for the twins, I wish they were more nuanced like their brother. The boys seem static in comparison. I’ll be surprised if they undergo any significant character change by the end of the series. Perhaps Eoin just intends this spinoff to be more focused on action and humor, rather than redemption arcs and growth.
July 5, 2025
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Eoin Colfer è sempre una garanzia. Una lettura divertente, satirica, sagace, piena zeppa di riferimenti culturali e – come negli altri libri della saga – molto ecologista. Finalmente, dopo anni, vediamo in azione, anche se per poco tempo, mamma e papà Fowl, che sono proprio niente male (chissà, magari qualche nuovo libro dedicato a loro due?).
***
Eoin Colfer is always a guarantee. A fun, satirical, sagacious read, chock-full of cultural references and - as in the other books in the saga - very ecological. Finally, after years, we see in action, even if for a short time, Fowl mum and dad, who are really not bad (who knows, maybe some new book dedicated to the two of them?)
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Eoin Colfer è sempre una garanzia. Una lettura divertente, satirica, sagace, piena zeppa di riferimenti culturali e – come negli altri libri della saga – molto ecologista. Finalmente, dopo anni, vediamo in azione, anche se per poco tempo, mamma e papà Fowl, che sono proprio niente male (chissà, magari qualche nuovo libro dedicato a loro due?).
***
Eoin Colfer is always a guarantee. A fun, satirical, sagacious read, chock-full of cultural references and - as in the other books in the saga - very ecological. Finally, after years, we see in action, even if for a short time, Fowl mum and dad, who are really not bad (who knows, maybe some new book dedicated to the two of them?)
November 20, 2020
I loved the Artemis Fowl series and The Fowl Twins books are so fun!
This book was a little slower paced but still really interesting. I really loved Beckett's role.
I wish Eoin Colfer would write another one soon - let's keep this series going! I'm ready for the next one!
This book was a little slower paced but still really interesting. I really loved Beckett's role.
I wish Eoin Colfer would write another one soon - let's keep this series going! I'm ready for the next one!
February 28, 2021
Continues the entertaining absurdity of the first, sometimes delving too much into the vein of too absurd (but that's classic Colfer). Better antagonists than the first, but overall it retains nearly all of the initial charm, though still not quite up to par with the original series. Plenty of hilarious moments and a fast-paced diction that makes it easy to read, it nonetheless also has a few too many convenient happenstances and lightly explained lore that might have been better a tad more flushed out. Regardless, Colfer remains enjoyable and sticks to his well-established story formula.
January 18, 2021
***"Fowl and Fairy are friends forever, but allies no more."***
WOAH.
After the first Fowl Twins book, I was only expecting a mildly interesting story. Boy, was I wrong!! Book 2 has restored my respect for the Fowl Twins, and I am beginning to like this series as much as Artemis Fowl!! The story was amazing; full of twists and narrow escapes, and of course, humor you can only expect from Colfer. Myles reminds me so much of Artemis. And Beckett...there can only be one Beckett Fowl. Also, I love how Lazuli has developed! Her magic is just so unique and unexpected that I was on the edge of my seat every time she got a chance to use it. Also, the references to books in the Artemis Fowl series took me on a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Now I want to go back and reminisce about how the bond between Fowl and Fairy first started. I can't wait for book 3!
WOAH.
After the first Fowl Twins book, I was only expecting a mildly interesting story. Boy, was I wrong!! Book 2 has restored my respect for the Fowl Twins, and I am beginning to like this series as much as Artemis Fowl!! The story was amazing; full of twists and narrow escapes, and of course, humor you can only expect from Colfer. Myles reminds me so much of Artemis. And Beckett...there can only be one Beckett Fowl. Also, I love how Lazuli has developed! Her magic is just so unique and unexpected that I was on the edge of my seat every time she got a chance to use it. Also, the references to books in the Artemis Fowl series took me on a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Now I want to go back and reminisce about how the bond between Fowl and Fairy first started. I can't wait for book 3!
February 10, 2021
Colfer never disappoints! Great hilarious writing style. The development of the supporting characters in the series has been fantastic.
December 24, 2020
FRTC.
(As an aside, is not nearly as compelling a Recurring Big Bad as Opal Koboi. And I say that as someone who preferred the odd-numbered Artemis books, i.e. the ones that didn't involve Opal.)
(As an aside, is not nearly as compelling a Recurring Big Bad as Opal Koboi. And I say that as someone who preferred the odd-numbered Artemis books, i.e. the ones that didn't involve Opal.)
August 7, 2021
It pains me to rate this less than 5 stars, as I am a huge fan of the Artemis Fowl series and Eoin Colfer. By all means, this is a great addition to the series. However, this one had some really strange shortcomings, regarding race, language, and culture.
There was a larger than necessary focus on Lazuli being mixed, or in their vocabulary, a "hybrid". She has faced a lot ot hardship and alienation due to her being a hybrid, and the way they explore it is really weird for me to read, as I am an actual mixed person.
They first have one character sort of romanticize/fetishize the idea of being mixed, and Lazuli acts grateful for it. While in reality, in my personal experience (and I would think most mixed people feel this way) I just want to be treated normally. Not romanticized or fetishized, not disparaged. Just normal. Being fetishized is almost as uncomfortable as being disparaged, cause it's a reminder that many people seem to be unable to just see you as a person. It's either "you're exotic, and the future of mankind" or "you're disgusting and the downfall of mankind". Neither of these are good.
They then proceed to have a scene with Angeline Fowl, a white woman in a predominantly white community, try to relate to Lazuli being a hybrid. She compares her being half Russian descent and Irish descent as a sort of equivalent, despite the fact that Angeline comes from a privileged background. There has never been any indication of her having a struggle over being Russian/Irish, but she compares this to Lazuli experiencing systemic racism. And for some reason, Lazuli instantly trusts her because of this comment.
I would feel so weird if I met someone, they noticed I was mixed, and then they immediately had to comment on it. In fact, I've had this happen. It's weird. For people who aren't mixed, imagine someone walking up to you and immediately going "Oh! You're white! I see white people on TV, and some white people go to my church. I want you to know white people are valid and cool!". It's insanely awkward.
There are also many moments where in the narration, they have to keep reminding you that she's a hybrid, and pointing out how other people are kind of hybrids too. But the comparisons are never equivalent, and it unfortunately reads like what is: a white guy trying really hard to make a statement about race related issues he's never had to experience.
There's also a heavy emphasis this time around on fairy accents, and some being described as painful to listen to because they speak English badly. Which is so weird, cause I don't remember fairy accents ever being a topic in the original series, and especially not in a disparaging way. The idea of cringing or grinding your teeth over someone's struggle speaking English feels weird.
This was still a good read, but man it had a lot of weird moments. It makes me feel a bit differently about the first volume, since the first volume centered a spanish bad guy who was constantly talking in fakey spanish and broken english. I kind of gave it a pass the first time around, but with all of the weird stuff in this one... I dunno. Feels uncomfortable. Also, Myishi isn't a Japanese name. Couldn't he just google Japanese names before naming his character?
There was a larger than necessary focus on Lazuli being mixed, or in their vocabulary, a "hybrid". She has faced a lot ot hardship and alienation due to her being a hybrid, and the way they explore it is really weird for me to read, as I am an actual mixed person.
They first have one character sort of romanticize/fetishize the idea of being mixed, and Lazuli acts grateful for it. While in reality, in my personal experience (and I would think most mixed people feel this way) I just want to be treated normally. Not romanticized or fetishized, not disparaged. Just normal. Being fetishized is almost as uncomfortable as being disparaged, cause it's a reminder that many people seem to be unable to just see you as a person. It's either "you're exotic, and the future of mankind" or "you're disgusting and the downfall of mankind". Neither of these are good.
They then proceed to have a scene with Angeline Fowl, a white woman in a predominantly white community, try to relate to Lazuli being a hybrid. She compares her being half Russian descent and Irish descent as a sort of equivalent, despite the fact that Angeline comes from a privileged background. There has never been any indication of her having a struggle over being Russian/Irish, but she compares this to Lazuli experiencing systemic racism. And for some reason, Lazuli instantly trusts her because of this comment.
I would feel so weird if I met someone, they noticed I was mixed, and then they immediately had to comment on it. In fact, I've had this happen. It's weird. For people who aren't mixed, imagine someone walking up to you and immediately going "Oh! You're white! I see white people on TV, and some white people go to my church. I want you to know white people are valid and cool!". It's insanely awkward.
There are also many moments where in the narration, they have to keep reminding you that she's a hybrid, and pointing out how other people are kind of hybrids too. But the comparisons are never equivalent, and it unfortunately reads like what is: a white guy trying really hard to make a statement about race related issues he's never had to experience.
There's also a heavy emphasis this time around on fairy accents, and some being described as painful to listen to because they speak English badly. Which is so weird, cause I don't remember fairy accents ever being a topic in the original series, and especially not in a disparaging way. The idea of cringing or grinding your teeth over someone's struggle speaking English feels weird.
This was still a good read, but man it had a lot of weird moments. It makes me feel a bit differently about the first volume, since the first volume centered a spanish bad guy who was constantly talking in fakey spanish and broken english. I kind of gave it a pass the first time around, but with all of the weird stuff in this one... I dunno. Feels uncomfortable. Also, Myishi isn't a Japanese name. Couldn't he just google Japanese names before naming his character?
September 28, 2020
I'm so happy and lucky to have been able to read an earc of this book and I'm so in love with it!
Thank you so much, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Disney-Hyperion, for the chance to read this book!
Myles and Beckett borrow the family jet without permission and they and their fairy friend Lazuli risk their lives when the jet is tracked and exploded. So Artemis senior, Angeline and the fairy police force decide to ground them. But who tracked the Fowl jet and why? Who drugged and kidnapped Lazuli, almost killing her? When Myles is abducted and replaced with a copy, Beckett and Lazuli decide it's time to rescue Myles, find some answers.
They find themselves involved in dwarves' plans, covered in spit, shot at and in deep underground lairs.
I loved reading this book! The author's writing style is, as always, amazing, hilarious, full of flashforwards, hints, jokes and explanations.
The characterization is wonderful and both Beckett and Myles are forced to swap their natural predispositions, Beckett doing mind work and Myles with physical activitites. It was a pleasure reading about their adventures, jokes, plans, laughing with them, worrying about them and smiling. Their relationship, their bond is so pure and intense, I love reading about it, how they support, love and help each other, how they completely trust one other.
Lazuli is an amazing character, with her peculiar and unknown magic, finding herself always involved with the Fowl twins' plans and adventures and their relationship is so precious I loved reading their interactions.
It was fun reading about Artemis Senior and Angeline in the role of concerned parents, role we didn't see in the previous books, both because Artemis was taken care of by Butler, both because the relationships between parents and sons were very different.
I loved seeing Artemis' and Holly's references in the book, I miss their relationship so much. Deny all charges is a wonderful book, full of plot twists, jokes, complex and intense characters (new and old), enemies (new and old), plans, unsuccessful and successful ones, family, friendships and adventures.
The quotes are from the earc, so they can be subject to changes.
"To a simpler time when it was just Artemis and me against the world" I miss these moments too, Holly XD
"Unfortunately for him, Beckett Fowl specialized in the preposterous, had a degree in the ridiculous and was a doctor in the unbelievable"
"But if I died, the world would be denied my genius and would end several centuries ahead of schedule as result."
I loved this book so much, it's brilliant and funny and I loved everything in it. I can't wait to see what will happen next!
Thank you so much, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Disney-Hyperion, for the chance to read this book!
Myles and Beckett borrow the family jet without permission and they and their fairy friend Lazuli risk their lives when the jet is tracked and exploded. So Artemis senior, Angeline and the fairy police force decide to ground them. But who tracked the Fowl jet and why? Who drugged and kidnapped Lazuli, almost killing her? When Myles is abducted and replaced with a copy, Beckett and Lazuli decide it's time to rescue Myles, find some answers.
They find themselves involved in dwarves' plans, covered in spit, shot at and in deep underground lairs.
I loved reading this book! The author's writing style is, as always, amazing, hilarious, full of flashforwards, hints, jokes and explanations.
The characterization is wonderful and both Beckett and Myles are forced to swap their natural predispositions, Beckett doing mind work and Myles with physical activitites. It was a pleasure reading about their adventures, jokes, plans, laughing with them, worrying about them and smiling. Their relationship, their bond is so pure and intense, I love reading about it, how they support, love and help each other, how they completely trust one other.
Lazuli is an amazing character, with her peculiar and unknown magic, finding herself always involved with the Fowl twins' plans and adventures and their relationship is so precious I loved reading their interactions.
It was fun reading about Artemis Senior and Angeline in the role of concerned parents, role we didn't see in the previous books, both because Artemis was taken care of by Butler, both because the relationships between parents and sons were very different.
I loved seeing Artemis' and Holly's references in the book, I miss their relationship so much. Deny all charges is a wonderful book, full of plot twists, jokes, complex and intense characters (new and old), enemies (new and old), plans, unsuccessful and successful ones, family, friendships and adventures.
The quotes are from the earc, so they can be subject to changes.
"To a simpler time when it was just Artemis and me against the world" I miss these moments too, Holly XD
"Unfortunately for him, Beckett Fowl specialized in the preposterous, had a degree in the ridiculous and was a doctor in the unbelievable"
"But if I died, the world would be denied my genius and would end several centuries ahead of schedule as result."
I loved this book so much, it's brilliant and funny and I loved everything in it. I can't wait to see what will happen next!
November 13, 2020
Those Fowl boys! Like Holly and Lazuli, readers cannot help but grow attached to them. I think I enjoyed this second adventure better than the first, because I am accustomed to the twins and have moved on from expecting Artemis and Butler to pop up, which is hard to do whilst in space but I would not underestimate Artemis' intellect to somehow achieve this. Anyway, more crude humor that will delight the kid audience and garner shameful chuckles from the adults abound in this installment along with sci-fiy stuff that goes over my head and of course, magic and all the fairy stuff which attracted me to this world in the first place. I caught a lot of satire of current culture; it probably will be lost on the kids, but as an adult, I appreciated it. My favorite one: "People had no idea what was going on, but they were certainly prepared to hazard some guesses, which were broadcast to the world at the speed of byte on various social media platforms, the latest being an app called Humblebrag, which encouraged users to misrepresent their own lives by posting only the most extreme moments, and guaranteed that at no point would any facts be checked. Ever." (p. 281) Ha.
There is one profanity (oh my g**) and an allusion to hell, which I think is too mature for the intended audience. I was disappointed the profanity made its way into what is otherwise a kid-friendly book, so I want to make parents/guardians aware of that.
Recommend to approx. 4th grade+, especially to the humor and fantasy/sci-fi readers.
There is one profanity (oh my g**) and an allusion to hell, which I think is too mature for the intended audience. I was disappointed the profanity made its way into what is otherwise a kid-friendly book, so I want to make parents/guardians aware of that.
Recommend to approx. 4th grade+, especially to the humor and fantasy/sci-fi readers.
June 7, 2023
Eoin Colfer continues to prove that his style of writing is one of the best out there. As expected, I was completely hooked and drawn in from beginning to end. I remember thinking, when I started the Fowl Twins series, that it might not live up to its predecessor. Boy oh boy, I’m glad I was proven wrong. Myles and Beckett have been solidly established as their own individuals while still fitting into the Fowl family. The Reclaimers made for an interesting and unique group of antagonists, and I’m quite curious to see where the series and the overall plot goes!
November 27, 2023
Such a fun read! And it made me so nostalgic about Artemis Fowl, I really need to re-read that series :')
I still prefer Artemis to Myles but Beckett is a really fun character! Also, once again, I felt a bit sad at the fact that Lazuli doesn't quite live up to Holly's character. I feel the book lacks a solid female character.
The plot of this book was nice to follow and the little plot twist was fun to guess. It had been a while since I had last read a book that made me laugh out loud. It felt really good !
I still prefer Artemis to Myles but Beckett is a really fun character! Also, once again, I felt a bit sad at the fact that Lazuli doesn't quite live up to Holly's character. I feel the book lacks a solid female character.
The plot of this book was nice to follow and the little plot twist was fun to guess. It had been a while since I had last read a book that made me laugh out loud. It felt really good !
March 14, 2021
There's a lot of nostalgia associated with spinoffs of series that I used to read as a kid, which accounts for some part of my rating for this book. This isn't to sat that the plot is lacking and is carried only by the nostalgia factor - it is interesting in and of itself. Definitely recommend, especially if you've read the Artemis Fowl series.
December 8, 2021
Maybe a smidge less than three stars. I found the format to be distracting at times. Sometimes it would go off onto a history lesson or else past references about the Fowls or LEP. I do like to read about the twins and Lazuli though. Myles uses his intellect to save the day and Beckett uses his ability to talk to most everyone/thing and his cluster punch to save the day.
January 2, 2022
Really good!! It had more references to Artemis and Holly than the last one which made it feel like more of an Artemis Fowl book, though still different enough that it's not boring, rather than a completely new, unfamiliar thing.
December 11, 2020
Oh, Eoin Colfer, I love your characters. Thanks for picking up the Fowl Twins!
Warnings (for the faint of heart):
None
Warnings (for the faint of heart):
None
February 18, 2021
Another great adventure for the Fowl twins.
September 19, 2024
Just got bored and couldn't finish it. I read 2 other books during this
February 24, 2021
DNF @ 2% - Idk if it's my mood or what, but I just can't get into this book :(
February 26, 2021
I suppose one could say the fart jokes make Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl and Fowl Twin’s books “intermediate” fiction, but as an adult who does not read a lot of intermediate or young adult books for pleasure, let me just say this is another pleasurable excursion into the realm of suspense, magic and humor.
May 6, 2021
This one involved the Fowl parents, which I liked. We never got a lot of them in the original series, and it seems they're trying to take a more active role in their children's lives. Not that their restrictions and rules work whatsoever, but it's nice that they try.
There's a new villain, Gveld, a dwarf woman working with the villain from the previous book. She and her second-in-command, Gundred, were good foils to the Fowls.
Myles still annoyed me, because he still hasn't learned tact, and gets himself in trouble by bragging a lot, but oh well. Maybe he'll learn in the third book.
There's a new villain, Gveld, a dwarf woman working with the villain from the previous book. She and her second-in-command, Gundred, were good foils to the Fowls.
Myles still annoyed me, because he still hasn't learned tact, and gets himself in trouble by bragging a lot, but oh well. Maybe he'll learn in the third book.
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