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Keith Komarnicki
Had potential but incredibly boring. It started out decently with Murtagh investigating an interesting line of deception but once he got to Nal Gorgoth it just got so unbelievably boring. I couldn't even finish. The way the author just kept dragging out the most mundane, uninteresting things trying to build up to a finale was so drawn out, I just lost interest. There was zero excitement, just an ungodly amount of pages of Murtagh being treated the same way Galbatorix treated him. The dream sequences were horribly bad and repetitive to the point I found myself skipping ahead. This book had so much potential, Paolini botched it by making Murtagh as uninteresting a character as I've ever read. If it's ever on sale go ahead and buy it if you feel the need to read it because of the series but you're not missing anything if you don't. I'm pretty upset I wasted 15 bucks on this garbage. He peaked with Eragon, all the books after were progressively less interesting.
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Nathan Ramirez
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Incredible storytelling, however the sequences near the end leave much to be wanted. Author had a lot of story to tell, and as a result fell into the trap of telling too much all at once, while ignoring what needed to be told. Completely understandable, but a bit disappointing that the dream sequences were not as palatable as they could be. Another review mentioned the darkness once he arrived to Nal Goroth, but I think it REALLY helped to display the absolute sense of despair, sadness, and oppressiveness of the area. The author made me feel like I was Murtagh, I felt the despair creeping in, and the fear from being controlled, and the fear I would never escape. Brilliant storytelling!
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Caleb Hall
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This book has been everything I was waiting for. I can't wait to read the additional books to this collection. This is my favorite series of books I read them almost once a Year. Don't make us wait 20 years for the next one!!!! And if you do decide to remake Eregon spend more money on it. And reach out to the director of lord of the rings. they are the only ones that can bring this novel to life. you need all the proper CG. honestly the first eregon was low budget. and make them 3 hours movies I would definitely watch them.