aliciaclarereads's Reviews (1.25k)

I'm starting to really like this series. Artemis is such an interesting character, and who doesn't like devious masterminds? I really like that Artemis had a human adversary, because it was all the more fun to wield the fairy magic against him.

The ending of the book was really fantastic. I had wondered why Artemis's mind hadn't been wiped before, but his plots to regain the memories were ingenious. I couldn't help but giggle when he described the iris cams. Smart little thriteen year old.

This book is really weird. After all with a main character named Candy Quackenbush from Chickentown, Minnesota who travels to a mysterious world called the Abarat, you can't exactly expect it to be like any other book. But the story is intriguing and eventually draws you in. The author's imagination is incredible with his ability to invent this new world and strange creatures. However the most fascinating part is the artwork. Barker made 300 paintings before he even wrote the first book. The paintings are fantastic that give you an incredible look into the author's mind. Littered throughout you can view the islands of Abarat and the mysterious characters described in the pages. It added extra pizazz to the novel.