Title: Eldest

Author: Christopher Paolini

Series: Inheritance, Book 2

Summary:

Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns…
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust.
Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle-one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.
Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life... 

 

My rating: 3 of 5

 

My thoughts on the book:

Overall, I enjoyed it! The first 200-250 pages were kinda boring, Eragon annoyed me & the only thing I liked were the parts with Roran, but after that it became better! Some of the stupid descriptions like the ones in the first book were still there, but not as much as in the first one! After the "change" Eragon became less annoying & in the 2nd half of the book there was more action! The "big" revelation(s) in the end didn't surprise me at all, I already guessed them in the first book, but I still liked the ending! I'd say that this one was a little better from the first book, but still nothing special! I'll read the last one soon!

Challenges:

• The 2010 YA Reading Challenge
• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010
• The Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010 (Care of Magical Creatures) 
• Monthly Mixer Mele
• 101 Fantasy Reading Challenge 
• Book Blogger Recommendation Challenge 2010
• Series Challenge - Season 4

Summary:

In Alagaësia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters. Beautifully written and taut with suspense, Eragon is the first installment in an epic fantasy trilogy about a 15-year-old farm boy who discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. 

 

My rating: 3 of 5

 

My thoughts on the book:

Ok, so this was a re-read for me. I read it years ago and all I remembered was that I liked it & that I wanted to read the sequels because the story wasn't over & that I thought that the movie was one of the worst movies I've ever seen & worst book-into-movie adaptation I've ever seen. I finally decided to read the series, but since I didn't remember much about Eragon, I had to re-read it before I read the rest of the books! I still liked the book, the story was ok, but nothing special. I didn't really liked the characters, I didn't even cared if something happened to them, I often laughed at the stupid descriptions of the characters (maybe it was just the translation that made it stupid, although I don't think that was the problem, that has never happened before), nothing in it got me wrapped up in the world & the thing about Eragon's unknown lineage - I already know who his family was & still is, it's not that hard to guess. Do I recommend it? I don't know. As I already said - likable book, but nothing special. I think I'll decide that after I read the other 2 books in the series.

Challenges:

• The 2010 YA Reading Challenge
• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010
• The Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010 (Care of Magical Creatures) 
• Monthly Mixer Mele
• 101 Fantasy Reading Challenge