2.96k reviews for:

Murtagh

Christopher Paolini

4.05 AVERAGE

yorkfriedrice's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny tense 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: Yes

trinity_allen's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

bialorcn's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

alannajane's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 dragoney stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

eliseiguess's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-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

valdr687's review against another edition

4.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

britanishilton's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stay_hydrated's review against another edition

4.0

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Parts of this book were giving B grade horror movie vibes where they hear a lot of noises in an abandoned building and think “we should go down in the basement to see if there’s anything down there”.

There were times (and by this I mean a good portion of the middle of the book) where I was like ????? Why the hell would you do that??? I get that this book is about growth. And that part of that growth is recognizing it’s ok to need/want/ask for help but there were moments where it seemed a little over the top.

I saw another reviewer refer to some things as side quests and I couldn’t agree more. Maybe they’ll have significance as we move forward (ok probably they will) but the way they were tied together felt more like plot points that had been written on a white board and had to be hit so it felt like the flow was off.

ALL OF THAT SAID, these were some of the first fantasy books I read and the nostalgia will hit you in the goddamn feels. I will give Paolini this - he knows this world intimately and was able to write a book over a decade later that still felt cohesive to the original story. When we kind of flesh out where this main plot is going it is compelling. He dances a fine line between enough details to keep you interested but not too much that the direction you’re headed is obvious. This book had so much of the magic and depth that was beloved in the originals. I’m definitely biased but I still loved it even with the flaws.

kathxthi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maybe_its_me's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated