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A review by gracefully_jk
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
There is generally a lot of war in this series, and this book is no different; in fact, it has somewhat less fighting than previous volumes. However, there are still descriptions of violence, including a character losing a hand (temporarily—it is repaired with magic) , but even this is not described in too graphic a way. There are also torture scenes which mostly involve using hot irons, strange bugs that crawl under the skin (but don’t do much more than cause pain), and gaslighting/mental manipulation , but no sexual violence. There are also several mentions/descriptions of atomic bombs and their effects, though they are not named as such and it’s in a fantasy-like way.