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Legado by Christopher Paolini

28 reviews

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ehmannky's review against another edition

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challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

An overall satisfying end to Eragon's story. I've always loved the way that Eragon defeats the Big Bad with

the power of empathy

, highlighting it as a theme of these books.

I love Eragon's and Nasuada's chapters, but Roran's chapters failed to really interest me and I found myself having to push through them. And they're really the reason I don't find this a 5-star read (I am of the opinion that Roran kind of stopped being a super valuable POV character after Eldest, and that we could have any number of characters to give us the human, non-magical side of the war).

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sweetheart_ok's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This final installment in the Eragon series showcases Christopher Paolini's growth as a writer (he started the series as a teenager). I chose this book at the recommendation of several friends, one of which loaned me the book after I posted a 12 books by 12 friends challenge.

We conclude the story with Eragon approaching his encounter with Galbatorix after losing his mentor. Eragon knows that he must somehow find a way to defeat the most powerful sorcerer of all time.
His character development of Eragon and Murtagh is delightful to follow. Eragon gains wisdom and Murtagh recognizes the fragility of his moral compass. I loved the creative resolution and felt like I could learn a lesson from the choices I witnessed Eragon face. I brought the book with me to other states, homes, and events for a month, and it was worth it.

The ending felt rushed, and I would have developed the final encounter in more detail. There were unanswered questions and futures for us to ponder, such as Elva and the Ra'zac. If you like adventure, YA, fantasy, magic, and creatures, this is the book for you. Eragon's coming of age story is entertaining because we continue to encounter new flaws even as he grows. I will be recommending this book to my 16-year old niece and adding it to my audiobook library.

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evren219's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It is one of the best series ever written.

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authorannafaundez's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Overall? Loved it.

Just one, pretty minor, complaint: the first 30% or so of the book was mostly fighting and battles, which made the book drag. It could've done with some condensing without losing any substance.

I remember hearing in the past that many readers didn't like how the series ended. Personally, I like the ending. Everything gets tied up, but the bow is messy in a good way. Things aren't perfect; things can still go wrong.

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

📖
This was a brilliant book. I had a fabulous time reading it. There were a lot of details that were intricate. The worldbuilding continued to blow me away. The characters and their various relationships amazed me. While the plot was a little predictable, it kept me interested and engaged.

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midnightgremlin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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rme9's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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bored_chloe's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I loved this book, which is weird to say when I thought the first was okay and the second and third got worse with each book. This one was a little boring to me for about 200 pages until we get to Roran being sent away for a siege and when, finally, Galbatorix appears on page. Personally, I think he should have appeared sooner because he was fascinating as a character and I'm not entirely sure of exactly what is 'evil' about him other than destroying the Dragon Riders and the whole stuff with Murtagh.

So now, why 3 stars?

To start with, I don't enjoy the writing and how things are described that much. I still don't like Eragon much as a character but he was tolerable and he was less annoying as I'd found him in previous books. And lastly, I hate that I spent three years reading the first 3 books in this series and hardly enjoying them only for this to be so good I could barely put it down for the last three days.

As for the ending, I didn't hate it, nor did I love it, but I couldn't see any other way of ending it because of how Galbatorix had been built up with his power and skill with magic.

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natashalg's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The way Eragon is able to challenge the king is kind of a cop out, but I still enjoyed it since it did dive into the trauma the dragons faced and allowed them to fight back as well. I also wish there was some way that Earagon could have stayed, he has his reasoning but I think I would have enjoyed this book more if it ended happier and more fulfilling. The ending also leaves a lot unanswered. What about Arya's developing feelings? Angela's past? The werecats future? Does Earagon reach a safe space to house the dragons? Does Saphria have children after mating? Does that mate bond apply to Earagon as well since it was mentioned in an earlier book that they're bond of love will include the other? Anyways, it was a good read, better than the previous books but i wish more happened rather than just explaining the world or emotions.

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