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Brisingr (Inheritance Cycle #3) Book Review
Author: Christopher Paolini
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Fantasy
Dates Read: Dec. 19-27, 2023
Spoilers below the cut.
It took me a hot minute to get through this book.
I’m glad that Eragon was able to get his own sword.
And I’m glad that Brom was his father. I knew that he was, but I just couldn’t remember where in the series he found out. It makes sense why Brom stayed in Carvahal all those years. He wanted to be near his son in whatever way he could without giving up his existence.
I remembered from earlier readings that Oromis would die in this book. But I’d forgotten about Glaedr giving Eragon and Saphira his heart of hearts. And it makes sense that he withdrew within himself after Oromis’s death because of how we’ve had stories of how others reacted when their dragons died. So it makes sense for it to be the same way for a dragon when their Rider dies.
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Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle #2) Book Review
Author: Christopher Paolini
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Fantasy
Dates Read: Dec. 12 - 19, 2023
Spoilers included below the cut. Proceed with caution if you haven't read it yet. And there's on itty bitty and vague spoiler for Brisingr as well.
This is a longer review than I've done for other books, but it probably isn't as long as other reviews y'all (you all for my non-American/non-Southern friends) may have read. And it may be a little sporadic/non-chronical because I'm writing things down as they come to mind.
This book was a great addition to the series.
It definitely got off to a fast start with Ajihad's death and Murtagh's kidnapping and *supposed* death.
Eragon grew so much during this book. He definitely matured throughout the story even though there are still a few places he could continue to grow. Like his pure hatred of the Urgals. But if that hatred is so deeply seated and cultural, then that might not be as easy to get over.
I knew that Murtagh was going to come back.
Because of the new book with his name as the literal title.
I remembered him coming back, especially from reading The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia.
I thought I remembered his dragon (Thorn) being red, and a red dragon's on the cover.
There were a couple of things that reminded me specifically of the Lord of the Rings.
How Galbatorix's army came out of nowhere - that just gave me LOTR vibes. And thinking back on it, it reminds me of the Orc/Uruk army that was coming from Isengard to Helm's Deep.
The end of an age - The events of the LOTR trilogy brings an end to the 3rd Age and ushers in the 4th Age. Somewhere in Eldest, a comment was made along the lines that the age was coming to a close.
Roran really gets some character in this book compared to Eragon. I can understand his motivations, but it was like a switch was flipped. And as a person with anxiety, I can understand how a traumatic experience can cause that big of a change in a person (even though I haven't been through exactly was Roran went through in this book).
Oromis was one of my favorite characters when I read the books previously. And if I remember correctly, um, what happens to him in Brisingr is...not fun.
#eldest#the inheritance cycle#the world of eragon#inheritance cycle#christopher paolini#books#books and reading#reading#book review
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Eldest (Inheritance Cycle #2) - Dec 13, 2023
I started reading Eldest yesterday after having finished Eragon. And I'm already 140 pages in. To say that I'm hooked is an understatement. I've been reading whenever I can at work and I read for a while last night after I got home.
The book definitely got off to a fast start and I like how the story switches between Roran and Eragon.
#books#books and reading#reading#eldest#eragon#the world of eragon#the inheritance cycle#inheritance cycle
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Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #1) Book Review
Author: Christopher Paolini
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Fantasy
Dates Read: Dec. 8-12, 2023
A/N: I figured I'd put the actual review under the cut. 1: Because I wanted to. 2: That way anyone who wants to read Eragon/The Inheritance Cycle doesn't get any spoilers. 3: It's kind of a rant. Maybe? Sort of?
I got Murtagh at a small, local bookstore when I was in Louisville back in November. And I hadn't read The Inheritance Cycle in a few years and I wanted to read it before I read Murtagh because I remembered Murtagh being a character in the original books and remembered some of his story in the originals. So I wanted to reread The Inheritance Cycle before reading Murtagh so that I could have a background for the book.
And I was hooked on this book from the beginning. I remembered why I enjoyed this book (and series) in previous readings.
Eragon really grew over the course of this book. As did Saphira. I really like Saphira.
The relationships were good in this book. I like the sass that Brom had. Especially that quote about Saphira being an oversized lizard.
I think Eragon grew from a typical teenage boy to more of a grown man over the course of the book. And I liked how his and Saphira’s bond grew deeper over the course of the book.
#books#books and reading#reading#eragon#inheritance cycle#the inheritance cycle#saphira#christopher paolini#murtagh#the world of eragon#murtagh book#book review
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Book Reviews
Flashback by Nevada Barr
The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
#books#books and reading#reading#book review#flashback#anna pigeon#the warsaw orphan#nevada barr#kelly rimmer#eragon#christopher paolini#the inheritance cycle#eldest#brisingr#inheritance
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“Now get that oversized lizard of yours to land.”
😂😂😂
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I just started (re)reading Eragon today (Fri Dec. 8, 2023) and I’m already 161 pages in. I knew I liked this book when I’ve read it, but wow. It drew me in real fast.
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The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer
Author: Kelly Rimmer
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Historical Fiction
Dates Read: Dec. 1-7, 2023
Review below the cut.
WWII fiction has been one that I’ve enjoyed for a while. And this book was added to the list of books I enjoyed reading.
It focuses on Emilia and Roman, 2 teenagers in Warsaw, Poland, towards the end of WWII. It switches between their POVs throughout.
It has a love story between them that has depth and development throughout.
It also focuses on a part of WWII I haven’t seen much of (personally, that I can remember): life outside of the camps. Don’t get me wrong - life inside the camps needs to be told, but seeing what life was like outside of them was a good telling.
This book does talk about SA/r*pe of a character and the impact it had on her, so if that’s something that’s traumatic for you, I’d say maybe skip this book.
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Native American Heritage Month Reading Coincidence
I was on Instagram earlier and one of the National Parks I follow shared something about it being Native American Heritage Month. I'd forgotten that November is Native American Heritage Month. And I think it's cool that I unintentionally decided to read a book about a Native/Indigenous character written by a Native/Indigenous author.
Firekeeper's Daughter is about a girl/young woman who's half-white/half-native. And her Native heritage is the Ojibwe tribe of Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
Angeline Boulley is Ojibwe and is from the same community she writes about in Firekeeper's Daughter.
#native american heritage month#ojibwe#angeline boulley#firekeeper’s daughter#books#books and reading#reading
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Firekeeper's Daughter - Nov. 13, 2023
I started reading this book yesterday after getting home from a trip out of town. I picked up the book at a cool little book store in Louisville, KY, and it's so cool.
It's about a Native Indigenous girl who struggles with her identity, being half white half Ojibwe.
I'm only 85 pages in and it's so good.
I highly recommend and I can see this book getting 4 or 5 stars and possibly being added to my favorites shelf on Goodreads.
Also, if you're in the Louisville, KY, area, check out Carmichael's Bookstore on Frankfort Ave. They're a local business that's really cool and has a lot of cool books.
#books#books and reading#reading#firekeeper’s daughter#angeline boulley#carmichael's bookstore#louisville#local business#local bookstore#buy local#support local
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I ✨literally✨ just started reading Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley and the first page hooked me.
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A Grey Rant
I reread the Cursebreakers trilogy last month and then read Forging Silver into Stars.
Grey was and is my favorite character in that series/world. I really enjoyed A Heart So Fierce and Broken because his POV was one of the main ones.
And anytime I see the word grey, I think about him. And I can't get over him.
Back when I was reading the books, I posted a couple of posts about a couple of his lines that got to me.
Just...Grey is stuck in my mind and I have a crush on him. And I don't think I'd have it any other way.
That is all.
#grey#a curse so dark and lonely#books#books and reading#booklr#reading#cursebreakers#a heart so fierce and broken#a vow so bold and deadly#forging silver into stars#fantasy
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Nov. 8, 2023
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Nov. 8, 2023 Reading Update
I started reading Nevada Barr's High Country yesterday. It's the 12th book in her Anna Pigeon series.
Anna Pigeon is a Park Ranger for the National Park Service and each book focuses on a different park/different set of events. Some characters other than Anna do carry over between books and some events from past books to come up from time to time. But each book in the series can (generally) be read on its own.
This book has been good so far. It takes place in Yosemite National Park after the disappearance of 4 people.
And one cool part about the book is that a real life case (Cary Stayner) is alluded to (albeit a fictionalized version of it) and that's a case that I'm kind of familiar with.
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Author: Nevada Barr
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Fiction
Dates Read: Oct. 26 - Nov. 7, 2023
I finished this book earlier this afternoon.
Most of this series earns 3 stars from me. There have been a couple that reach 4 star status, but this one sits thoroughly within the 3 star tier. Nothing against it, but it just sits in the middle for me.
It took me a while to get through it because of...well...life.
It was good to get some extra history through Anna's ancestor's letters. That added more depth to it than just having Anna's POV the entire book like Barr normally does.
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Favorite Books - Oct. 2023
A Heart So Fierce and Broken
Forging Silver into Stars
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
All written by Brigid Kemmerer.
Got the idea for this post from this post from @themelodyofspring.
#a curse so dark and lonely#a heart so fierce and broken#books#forging silver into stars#brigid kemmerer
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“A vampire in the Vatican would have a greater chance of going unnoticed.”
😂😂😂
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