End of a Paradox

So I finally finished Artemis Fowl, and this is my analysis of it:

As always Eoin Colfer begins his book, with a confusing and intellectual conversation. Except this time it's between Artemis Fowl and his baby brothers (their extremely young because he was caught up in a time stream along with a demon Warlock named No. 1). I found this interesting because it seems to be a hook that always works on me, and makes me want to keep reading. Further into the book, when Artemis and Holly have traveled back in time, Holly meets with Commander Julius Root (deceased in the present time), and has an emotional breakdown because she didn't get to see him a few days before he died. This made for a good conclusion to a side story going on between Holly and Root since the first time they met (Root thought it was a joke that a female was trying to be part of the LEP). The story line however, was a bit too confusing at the end when Artemis Jr. comes into the future, and that he has been planning on this paradox to occur for over 13 years. It seemed to me that Colfer ran out of ideas to make this work, and was forced it include something, which he knew that most of his readers would not understand. There were many other good techniques used in the book, which I don't have time to talk, about.

Hint for my next book: has a number in it