A review by ehmannky
Eldest by Christopher Paolini

adventurous hopeful 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

4.25

Significantly more of it's own thing than Eragon, and the pacing and plot drastically improves from the first installment. I think the only thing that really brought down the rating was that some of the chapters on Eragon's training kind of dragged. But this is still a very fun book, Roran's and Nasuada's chapters add a lot to the story, and I love seeing how the further this series goes on, the more it stands on its own. Also, Saphira is still my favorite dragon in all of literature ever. 
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