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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
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
This started out pretty well, but after 400 pages of sieges and battles, and little progression towards the end goal, the general tone of the books was well set. As the book went on, I also realised there is a lot of unnecessary detail which made it a struggle to simply finish the book. Although I read much if the book out of interest to see how they would get out of a situation etc, in the end, I was reading just simply to know how the series ended so all the time I invested in the series wasn't wasted.
Overall a good book, well written and plot line well thought out. I liked how he got rid of the King. The ending was certainly no Tolken and no love story, not really sure what it was but it wasn't an ending...