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Oh wow oh wow oh wow. I can’t express how amazing this book is and it’s measuring up to all my hopes and exceeding all of them and it’s utterly incredible. It’s so slow and often repetitive and perfect. It feels…right. The character arc is unmatched. I’ve never met a more flawless piece of literary character development. It nearly rivals Tony Stark’s over the course of the MCU.

“The world is a mad place, and I’m tired.”

Same, Mr. Priest, same. 😅

🫣 I wanted to like this. So much. It’s…good…ish. But the worldliness is getting frustrating, and now there’s hints at side characters being gay. Also WHY does Ross think Devroe betrayed her???

Ok, I’m more curious to see how Paolini’s writing has matured since the last Eragon books than anything else. Not really expecting to love this one, at least. But I have to admit, he does have a way with metaphors:

“Thick flakes of snow drifted downward: the first snow of the year. He opened his mouth and caught a flake on his tongue; it melted like a pleasant memory, fleeting and insubstantial.”

Dang.