lauraanntull 's review for:

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
5.0

Fantasy with a lot of truth about reality

I think this is my favorite of the Inheritance Eragon books. Murtagh is a character that is powerful, fierce, flawed, determined, heroic, and redeemable. I also think he's written secular and driven to do the right thing. He's a character with a hero complex who thinks the world he is in hates him yet he wants to protect & save it. It isn't said but I think it's love that drives him. He also has a determination to maintain his sense of self. I also feel like it's about toxic abusive narcissists trying to use religion to rule and the evil that is that kind of control. This story is a fiction reflecting the very human evil that is a cult like worship of anyone or anything. One thing every human needs ends up the Name of the weapon Murtagh yields. You will have to read the book to find out what that is. I really enjoyed this and I kind of want more.