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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
1/2 way through...painfully slow! skipped 15 chapters... hope it gets better.Boooooorrrrrriiiiiinngggg! OMG! I couldn't finish this book. Way too descriptive. Not enough "meat".
adventurous
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I feel like this book was much better written than the first one and I think it's mainly due to the fact that this book was much bigger in terms of page numbers than the first one. I enjoyed being able to see Eragon grow as a character while he realistically stays a little immature. It would be nice to if his obsession with Arya would disappear and I certainly hope they don't end up together.
That's not to say it's perfect. The beginning in particular was rather jarring in how it just starts off right away with Ajihad's death. It's understandable that he no longer had a purpose within the series but there could have been a much more effective - not to mention moving - way to handle this. The set up with Murtagh and the Twins was also a little obvious. I was fully aware that they would return if not by the end of the novel then sometime later in the series. I will say, though, I was surprised that Eragon was revealed to be Morzan's son and not Galbatorix's son.
This leads into two other problems I've had with the series so far: expression of emotions through the text and character depth. A lot of times if felt as if the emotions in the narrative were merely told to me rather than expressed in a way that I could truly feel them myself. Usually when a character dies, the narration is written in such a way that I feel the pain the living characters feel. In this book, whenever someone died, it didn't leave much of impact. But I think this is directly tied to the idea of character depth or that many of the characters don't have depth at all. Obviously Eragon and, in this book, Roran are given more attention than the other characters but that simply makes characters like Orik feel flat and a stereotypical fantasy character. Hrothgar is a another example in which his death had little impact because for me there wasn't much of a connection to made with him.
I plan to finish the series although it will take me a while as I'm used to 400 to 500 pages and not much more than that. The lore and story are set up so far that despite what I feel the series lacks it still keeps me invested.
That's not to say it's perfect. The beginning in particular was rather jarring in how it just starts off right away with Ajihad's death. It's understandable that he no longer had a purpose within the series but there could have been a much more effective - not to mention moving - way to handle this. The set up with Murtagh and the Twins was also a little obvious. I was fully aware that they would return if not by the end of the novel then sometime later in the series. I will say, though, I was surprised that Eragon was revealed to be Morzan's son and not Galbatorix's son.
This leads into two other problems I've had with the series so far: expression of emotions through the text and character depth. A lot of times if felt as if the emotions in the narrative were merely told to me rather than expressed in a way that I could truly feel them myself. Usually when a character dies, the narration is written in such a way that I feel the pain the living characters feel. In this book, whenever someone died, it didn't leave much of impact. But I think this is directly tied to the idea of character depth or that many of the characters don't have depth at all. Obviously Eragon and, in this book, Roran are given more attention than the other characters but that simply makes characters like Orik feel flat and a stereotypical fantasy character. Hrothgar is a another example in which his death had little impact because for me there wasn't much of a connection to made with him.
I plan to finish the series although it will take me a while as I'm used to 400 to 500 pages and not much more than that. The lore and story are set up so far that despite what I feel the series lacks it still keeps me invested.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is the second of The Inheritance Cycle and this series is amazing from elves to dwarfs, Urgals and dragons these are one imaginative books and they are so in depth with its words and worlds.
The book starts off three days after Eragon and tells the tale of Eragon struggle to gain help and strength to overcome the battle of Farthen Dur and the injury he sustained as a result to defeat The shade Durza . It tells of his travels to Ellesmera the capital of the Elves and how he trainers there and it also tells of how is cousin Roran is on a mission to find the Raz'ac and save his love Katrina and finding the Vaden and the epic battle of the Burning Plains, and how a new and shocking rider and dragon are discovered.
These are a must read if you enjoy epic fantasy novels that will suck you into there worlds and not wanting to return.
The book starts off three days after Eragon and tells the tale of Eragon struggle to gain help and strength to overcome the battle of Farthen Dur and the injury he sustained as a result to defeat The shade Durza . It tells of his travels to Ellesmera the capital of the Elves and how he trainers there and it also tells of how is cousin Roran is on a mission to find the Raz'ac and save his love Katrina and finding the Vaden and the epic battle of the Burning Plains, and how a new and shocking rider and dragon are discovered.
These are a must read if you enjoy epic fantasy novels that will suck you into there worlds and not wanting to return.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
No