2.94k reviews for:

Murtagh

Christopher Paolini

4.05 AVERAGE

livpot47's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcbarr20's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chazstella's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

galexie64's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

em_89's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

buttercupwishes's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kal_jdb's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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At times, I had to remind myself that reading is a journey, and it’s okay to meander along. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book and returning to Alagaesia. I read the Eragon series as a middle-schooler, and I was not about to reread them all, which ended up being fine. There were a few references I didn’t fully remember, but none of them were critical to understanding the book or plot. I enjoyed the adventure and was surprised at how dark it got but appreciated the adult-level of it.

My main complaint is that, until the end, this book was mostly free of romance. Adding in the romantic bit in the last few pages seemed unnecessary, and I wish we could’ve seen Murtagh make a real friend, rather than progress towards a partner. I think it would’ve shown the work he’s done towards trusting others without putting romantic love above and before platonic love and relationships.

xan_reads1's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Slow, lacking character development. A nostalgic trip to a universe that I was obsessed with as a child and a nice bookend to a series that got me into reading, but would be difficult to get through otherwise. The first third of the book was a fun adventure but from Murtaghs arrival at the dreamers lair onwards the pace takes a sharp downturn and the characters stagnate. The finale picks up a bit, but not enough to recover fully. It is nice to see Murtagh finally get a happy ending though.

r_b_c's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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A few plot holes in this one that were a bit frustrating, but it otherwise has all of the nostalgic style of an Eragon story. 

sandbanke's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes