Helpful Score: 10
Paolini knocks it out of the park! I am so grateful this is a cycle and not a trilogy; many questions get answered in this volume (and a few more get asked). As with any good series, the ending leaves me wanting more and wanting it NOW, but I am quite sure this brilliant young author will not disappoint us when he brings it to a close in a few years.
As with Eragon and Eldest, race relations are portrayed honestly, giving the adult reader many things to reflect upon even as the storyline progresses for the young adults the series was actually geared toward.
May this young man continue to write and inspire us all, not only with his original fantasies but in any genre he chooses.
As with Eragon and Eldest, race relations are portrayed honestly, giving the adult reader many things to reflect upon even as the storyline progresses for the young adults the series was actually geared toward.
May this young man continue to write and inspire us all, not only with his original fantasies but in any genre he chooses.
Helpful Score: 3
Though not the best book in the series it still isn't horrible. I felt like Paolini has drawn out the series more than he should have. Granted this book was interesting but in parts it was like, yeah ok, we know move along please with the story. I was hoping he would answer more questions, like who the next rider is as there are more eggs to hatch, more battles etc. We really only get a few battles, more questions, and no closer to defeating anyone. We learn a bit but not much more, and really the character development isn't much. I honestly think that if he would have cut back more on being wordy and too detail oriented that he could have ended the series in this book.
Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoyed this book. The character development was interesting, and I'm looking forward to what is to come in the next book. I will say that I was able to put this one down when I needed to, but I was also willing to pick it back up later. So, while it wasn't the best book of the series so far, it was still very good.
Helpful Score: 2
Okay, I loved the first two books. I couldn't put them down, the action and character development in both just drew you further into the tale. That being said, I wish Mr. Paolini had finished this series. The first two novels set him up for some epic battles and conflict. Instead, the author chose to develope his characters further - some may like this, personally I felt it was a waste of time. There was much in this book that could have been left off. The ending, while not terrible left me feeling empty. Get on with killing the emperor already!!!
Helpful Score: 1
It took me nearly a month to finish Eragon, and then Eldest took me a mere 2 nights. This one, I figured, would fly much faster than either of them, since Paolini's style seems to be improving.
Well, I can't say much for his writing style, because I wasn't paying that much attention. I was too wrapped up in counting pages and wondering when the next chapter would end, and how much more I would have to suffer through. I discovered that I did not really care what happened to any of the main characters, the plot was dragging and the fact that there will be another book to end it all is mind-boggling. Perhaps it has simply been too long since I picked up its predecessors. Whatever the case, reading this book felt like I was combat-crawling through a foot of mud on a rainy day when its ten degrees below zero.
Well, I can't say much for his writing style, because I wasn't paying that much attention. I was too wrapped up in counting pages and wondering when the next chapter would end, and how much more I would have to suffer through. I discovered that I did not really care what happened to any of the main characters, the plot was dragging and the fact that there will be another book to end it all is mind-boggling. Perhaps it has simply been too long since I picked up its predecessors. Whatever the case, reading this book felt like I was combat-crawling through a foot of mud on a rainy day when its ten degrees below zero.
