Welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read about diehard with Ferry so you don't have to.

I'm Kate.

And I'm Renata.

And for this episode, we read Artemis Fowl by Owen Coulfer.

Joining us to discuss this work of Fowl play is the Lost Fowl sibling and prolific Artemis Fowl fanfic writer, Mackenzie Lee.

Hi, Mackenzie.

Hello, fellow Leprecon recruits.

I am thrilled to be with you today.

Reporting for duty, as it were.

Welcome back to the podcast, McKenzie. And this is your first flashback summer episode. And so just to introduce that concept to the listeners, if you're new around these here parts.

Flashback summer is when we give ourselves a little break over the summer and revisit childhood favorites and just sort of lean into nostalgia and we're not necessarily here

to say that these are bad books.

We're just here to have a good time.

Yes, but Renata did not like this one.

I didn't.

Well, you're putting a boss right away.

Oh, boy.

Renata, you know, we've had a good run of friendship.

This might be curtains for us, because for the listener,

if any of you are Artemis Fowell fans as a child,

wondering if this book

holds up, I am thrilled to report. It holds up. I still love these books. I ride so hard for these

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