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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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:
Yes
This is the final book in the (original) Inheritance Cycle, where the Varden finally confronts the Empire in a final push to over throw Galbatorix and change their future forever.
I listened to the audiobook. I think this may have exacerbated some of my negative reactions to parts of this book. First of all, I found a lot of the fight scenes (at least in the battles, not the more one-on-one fight scenes like we get more towards the end of the book) kind of boring. Like, oh, Rorin just killed another man in battle and now another soldier is trying to kill him, can we move on and just get the highlights? My other main issue was that Paolini sometimes seems to say something, and then repeat the same thing in different words a couple more times in the next few sentences. I get that he thought it was deep/important/sounded cool or something, and I think this may have not really bothered me if I had read the print/ebook rather than the audiobook, but it kind of did bother me. The end also felt very drawn out, and while I do appreciate having all of the loose ends wrapped up, I thought it could have been done more quickly, as having three(ish, I think) hours of the audiobook left (around 10%!) after the climax was a bit much, and I think several of the scenes could have been condensed and, at times, combined to provide the same information.
Overall, I enjoyed this series, but it did have some flaws. It's an interesting work of fantasy good for earlier/younger fans of the genre but not something incredibly special. Angela is possibly one of my favorite characters ever, however.
I listened to the audiobook. I think this may have exacerbated some of my negative reactions to parts of this book. First of all, I found a lot of the fight scenes (at least in the battles, not the more one-on-one fight scenes like we get more towards the end of the book) kind of boring. Like, oh, Rorin just killed another man in battle and now another soldier is trying to kill him, can we move on and just get the highlights? My other main issue was that Paolini sometimes seems to say something, and then repeat the same thing in different words a couple more times in the next few sentences. I get that he thought it was deep/important/sounded cool or something, and I think this may have not really bothered me if I had read the print/ebook rather than the audiobook, but it kind of did bother me. The end also felt very drawn out, and while I do appreciate having all of the loose ends wrapped up, I thought it could have been done more quickly, as having three(ish, I think) hours of the audiobook left (around 10%!) after the climax was a bit much, and I think several of the scenes could have been condensed and, at times, combined to provide the same information.
Overall, I enjoyed this series, but it did have some flaws. It's an interesting work of fantasy good for earlier/younger fans of the genre but not something incredibly special. Angela is possibly one of my favorite characters ever, however.
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this series as a kid, love it now as an adult! The maps, glossaries, and pronunciation guides are particularly fantastic.
adventurous
adventurous
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:
No
Series books are difficult to judge on their own merits, particularly when there’s a long gap between its predecessor and the release of the new volume. On the one hand, the volume should stand on its own, yet on the other, it should be an integral part of the series and there should be some feeling of “lack” when it is read on its own merits – but not so much that the reader is lost. I think that Inheritance finds that balance. I regret not making time to re-read the series again before tackling this one because of the interconnectedness of it all, however, it stands well on its own and I didn’t feel lost despite the year (plus) gap since I read Brisingr. From my memory of the other stories, this one was probably one of my favorites because Eragon shows a greater degree of maturity and felt less like the child from the original story. Paolini did a good job evolving and developing Eragon, but I was somewhat perturbed that the end was left so open. The door hangs open into the future and, as a reader, I wanted more closure not a tease of the potential that may or may not follow. I would be very much annoyed to hear that the Dragon Riders’ series will not make an eventual appearance…very…much…annoyed. More annoyed than if I hear of a dozen new books following the adventures of new Riders over the next few years (which I will have to find time to read from somewhere in my schedule….). This may not be more than a couple of “first world problems” but they are mine to mull over for now. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Inheritance-1⭐️-it took me a month and a half of picking this book up and putting it back down because it was so boring. Eragon has to be the biggest dummy (through not much fault of his own) I’ve ever read. They took this sheltered country bumpkin, gave him a dragon and a sword, “trained him” and then sent him out with no knowledge of the people or history he was protecting and not much of a reason to fight Galbatorix other than he was told to. King Orrin spits straight up facts, Eragon is neither qualified (after4 books) nor experienced enough to lead an army or slay an evil overlord. I can’t believe after 4 books and over 2,800 pages every single character (except for Angela, the herbalist, and we don’t even ever get her full story! What a ripoff.) has the depth of personality as a limp piece of celery. *skipped 200 pages* shock I missed nothing. Eragon win his battle based on luck, and then everything was pretty predictable from there. Also ChRiStOpHeR, why would you spend 4 books building up Eragon and Arya’s romance only to have them NOT get together at the end?!?! What a waste of my time. Geesh.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
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:
No