A review by farmpaws
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This book fried my brain a little because it was so, so good. I missed the world and I missed Murtagh. Paolini writes his perspective so well, his mix of begrudging hope and pessimism really works in a way that I think other authors would struggle with. I would argue that this isn’t YA but that’s just me; this book is very gory, and definitely a step up from Eragon’s story. I really loved to have a more adult perspective on the things that happened in the original series, now that Murtagh is able to process them. 
And this was also just a great adventure! The world this story is set in is just so fascinating, and Paolini is great at giving you chances to explore certain niches of the world in ways that aren’t exposition dumps or dragging to the plot. Just fantastic 
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