Artemis Fowl- Book 25

Artemis Fowl is a book series by Eoin Colfer. In this series Artemis, a pre-teen age boy, finds himself as the head of his criminal family after his father's ship is destroyed. His father, at least in book one, is presumed dead. (Haven't gotten past the first book so that may change!) Artemis decides to try and capture the one treasure that he feels has eluded the criminal world, fairy gold. He succeeds in finding out how to capture and keep a fairy, in fact he thinks he has it all figured out. In the end though he realizes that while he may be richer, he had to compromise on things he wasn't quite ready to compromise on. This book, while written for the tween audience, is captivating. I found myself wanting to turn the next page just to see who would win out. He is super spy bad guy, it's almost like reading a Harry Potter book, but focusing on the evil world of Slytherin! Worth the read. I'm taking a break before reading the second book in the series, but I do plan on getting back to it at some point.