'Eldest' Book Review

Eldest
Christopher Paolini
4.5/5 Stars
Knopf
669 pg., U.S. Paperback


One Star for Character Development
One Star for Flow
One Star for Conflict and Resolution
One Star for Ending

I started this book in September, put it down, was given the title and info on book four, picked it up 500 pages in(where I left off), and finished it in Study Hall this morning.
I really just despise the whole Roran storyline, though, and that is what kept me from giving the book the star for  plot.
Throughout the book, Roran and the residents of Carvahall rebel against the King Galbatorix while Eragon and Saphira are off living with the elves, similar to The Fellowship of the Ring.
The main conflict of this book is that Eragon needs to train to fight the army of Galbatorix with elves and discover his Rider abilities. In the end of the book, he fights with Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn.
The characters were a lot more developed after seeing them last in the first book. It was really nice to watch the characters mature and accept their new environments.
In the end of the book, we discover that Katrina, Roran's fiance has been kidnapped and at the end, Eragon and Roran set off to find her.
Now off to read Brisingr!

--Riley