A review by dotyone
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

While I’m a fan of the world Paolini built with the Inheritance cycle, it feels like he tries to do too much in a  single book with this story.

Ultimately, the book suffers from being a mile wide and an inch deep. While there is expanded background on the universe of the book, it feels flat given how the characters bounce between quests instead of diving deeper into specific locales or cultures mentioned through the story.

Some of the twists and turns also seem to take away development that has been expounded upon, leaving large blocks of the story feeling somewhat pointless.
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