Tag: Eldest

*SEMI-SPOILERY THOUGHTS AHEAD*

I had such a great experience rereading Eldest! I’ve read the Inheritance Cycle at least 5 times in total but there was sooo much of this book that I completely forgot about. Sure I remembered all the key plot points but there are so many small moments that I obviously didn’t take the time to remember previously and rereading them all was just a joy! Sure Eragon’s feelings for Arya takes over the majority of the book and his pining for her does get a bit incessant but I can overlook it for the most part and still enjoy the story that’s being told. I loved following on the journey with Roran and the rest of the Carvahall townspeople to Surda as well as Nasuada’s reign over the Varden. This is the book where all of the pieces on the chessboard are set and it’s time to start playing the game and I honestly can’t wait to continue on with Brisingr and see what other tidbits I remember and relive all of the wonderful memories I have with this series!

*SEMI-SPOILERY THOUGHTS AHEAD*

Rereading Eragon for the first time in years and years was an interesting experience. I still really enjoyed the book and it brought back all of the nostalgic feelings I wanted however, this wasn’t as thrilling and exciting as I remembered. I liked the way we’re learning about the world and magic system along with Eragon, but too much time was spent on the travelling portion of the book and not enough was spent at each location in my opinion. The initial chase to find the Ra’zac was enough and I wish we could of skipped a lot of the other travelling scenes. The time they spent at Dras-Leona and Gil’ead felt rushed and then they were back travelling again for weeks at a time. Eragon can be a bit hyper-focused and selfish at times, Murtagh told him time and time again that he didn’t want to end up at the Varden and he dismissed him every time until it was too late. That bugged me a lot and had he actually listened and planned out a proper escape for Murtagh after he helped him out so much his whole trajectory and plotline in the subsequent novels could of been very different. I think he does kind of learn from his mistakes though and is starting to see how his decisions are starting to affect those around him. All in all this was still a 4 star read for me, I can’t get over how much I loved this book growing up and how this kind of cemented my love for fantasy books and I can’t wait to continue on with the rest of the series!

I absolutely LOVED the Inheritance Cycle books when I was younger. I read Eragon for the first time when I was 11 and completed each of the sequels within days of them being published. With that being said Murtagh was released late last year and I am dying to read it but I feel as though a reread of the whole series is going to be necessary first! I’ve reread this series countless times over the years but it’s been a good 6-7 years since I’ve read them all in full so I am super excited to be making my way through these books in the coming months and eventually getting around to Murtagh!