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hedyharper's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Confinement, Pregnancy, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Death
abby_can_read's review
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? Yes
5.0
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I adored this book. I love Saphira. The characters are amazing and their relationships are good. The worldbuilding is great. The pacing isn't consistent, it's slow at times and fast at others but overall it's fine.
I adored this book. I love Saphira. The characters are amazing and their relationships are good. The worldbuilding is great. The pacing isn't consistent, it's slow at times and fast at others but overall it's fine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, and Torture
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars - I liked it
This book continues Eragon’s journey and starts a few days after the end of the previous book. Unlike the previous books, this book gives us multiple characters' perspectives and we jump all around Alagaësia as the story takes us back to the dwarves and elves and also into Galbatorix’s territory.
Some of the main things that happen in this story are that Eragon keeps his promise to Roran and helps rescue Katrina, Eragon kills the Ra’zac, he marries Katrina and Roran, Eragon travels to the dwarves to help elect a new king, he returns briefly to the elves and gets a new sword, Eragon learns that his father was actually Brom, how Galbatorix stays so strong was revealed, and we see Gladir and Orimis fall against Galbatorix and Murtaugh.
There were a lot of very important things that happened in this book, but also a lot of this book felt a bit tedious. There was a lot of time spent on politics and other descriptions that felt a bit tedious at times. It made me glad I was listening to the audiobook because I would have struggled reading multiple pages about crafting a sword or dwarven politics.
Overall, I did enjoy the continuation of Eragon’s story but this one felt a bit more tedious with all the political vows pulling Eragon all over the place and having to be explained to him. It is interesting to see such a well developed and thought out world but at the same time I could have done with a lot less explanation for some of these scenes.
CW: kidnapping and imprisonment; PTSD and nightmares; self-harm, whipping; war and mass death; gore and injuries; death of a friend and mentor;
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping
adrizeuza's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This might be my favorite book in the series after Eragon! It was so much fun to read such a fast-paced book compared with the drag that was Eldest. Despite being 800 pages long it managed to keep the intensity and tension throughout. The last 50 pages are brutal. I can't wait to continue immersing myself in this world with Inheritance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Animal death
Moderate: Grief, Violence, and Racism
dani_reis's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, War, Violence, and Torture
cturn's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Pregnancy, and Slavery
aammeess's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and War
avsdhpn's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I started the Inheritance series back in high school over a decade ago, finally got around to reading the third installment. Thus continues the adventures of Eragon and Saphira as they embroil themselves in the politics of their world as war is about to begin.
Paolini definitely could have used an editor, he meanders needlessly and tends to fixate on the unnecessary. The 750 page book could have easily been ~500 with a few snips here an there. I'll be a little generous and say some of his homages to other works of fiction were also fairly blatant (a city called Gil'Ead taken over by the evil empire for example). The first half of the book was a bit of a slog, but around 2/3rds of the way through, it picked up and got more interesting. Points for adding a synopsis of the previous books at the beginning!
Paolini definitely could have used an editor, he meanders needlessly and tends to fixate on the unnecessary. The 750 page book could have easily been ~500 with a few snips here an there. I'll be a little generous and say some of his homages to other works of fiction were also fairly blatant (a city called Gil'Ead taken over by the evil empire for example). The first half of the book was a bit of a slog, but around 2/3rds of the way through, it picked up and got more interesting. Points for adding a synopsis of the previous books at the beginning!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Death of parent, Ableism, and Animal death
corvusastrum's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.5
Eragon's vegan days truly didn't last long.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
thelostbookmark11's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Death of parent, Torture, and Pregnancy