3.63 AVERAGE

medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Everything that Paolini decides to write about Alagaësia will be read and liked by me.
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

RTC
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful tense fast-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 reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Overall good short stories. Paolini has clearly improved vastly as a writer, but there were still a few foibles that had me rolling my eyes. 
While it was interesting in a nostalgic way to revisit Alagaesia, it hasn't exactly inspired me to revisit the earlier books. Perhaps the newest entrant to the series will rekindle my love and the rose tint will carry me in its grip all the qay back to Eragon (or perhaps if this rumoured TV show is any good).

rated this too high on my first read-through i fear… angela’s chapter is far and away the best one; angela (author) writes better than her brother in this section and i lowkey want to be her friend. overall the book is just. there ig