" And so the Artemis Fowl saga finally ends - and about due time to. How many times can we rehash Opal Koboi and her crazy plans? I feel like the later books lacked something the early books had: perhaps the antiheroic Artemis and the novelty of the faerie world. Either way, the final book was a very neat ending, albeit a bit weird. (view spoiler)[I did not expect the disintegration of the Fowl empire, or the whole technological crash of the world. I don't know how I would have liked The Last Guardian to end, but I feel like this ending has something missing. And I have to add - I'm kinda glad that there wasn't a Holly/Artemis moment. I mean, sure, it would've been cute and all, but a mushy human/elf love thing wouldn't have worked. (hide spoiler)] "
— c, 2/13/2014