Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Inheritance Cycle #1)

Gah, this took me so long to finish.

It's so big.
And the next one is bigger.... *distant sobbing*

Now, this book has kinda been criticised because it's too similar to the Lord Of The Rings and other fantasy novels that set in an era like this; but, I don't feel this way, of course it's going to be similar! Besides, I actually quite like fantasy novels like this and I'm aiming to read more.

The concept of the main premise in this book is about dragon riders and their dragons (obviously), which I really enjoyed reading about as it's something I haven't really seen before. I like the idea of how the dragon and rider are sorta one, they're completely compatible (reminds me of best friends, who know way too much about each other.) I also quite like to read about a revolution (is it just me who enjoys reading about people who have had enough?) And holy hell is there a big one going on here.

But the main thing that made me enjoy this novel was Saphira who is about the sassiest dragon I've ever met, she just keeps coming up with all these small lines that make me giggle. She also puts Eragon in his place quite a lot, and lets face it, he does need it sometimes, being a Dragon Rider is getting to his head a bit.

I've also found an new ship which is always exciting: Arya and Eragon, because it's quite cute to watch him fumble around to please her and her not really caring about anything. I also quite like Arya because she's so kickass, I mean she sent a dragon egg across leagues which apparently is a very big deal and she fights better than most men (you go girl).

So yeah, this has been a very confusing review I think, I just sorta rambled on about different aspects of the book. Well, I did actually quite enjoy this book even though it took me a while to read and the first few chapters were a little slow, but once you get into it you're fine.

I'd love to hear your thoughts if you've read it.

Age: YA/A
Rating: 3.5/5

January Book Haul

Hello wonderful people!

So... I was a little naughty lost month.... I bought 11 books *gasp*

I know... It was really bad of me, but hey ho, on with life.

So I thought I would show you what I bought

Here we go! 

So these are the eleven books I bought: The Divergent Trilogy, The Inheritance Cycle Series, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole 13 3/4, Of Mice of Men and The Sherlock Holmes Handbook.

The No.1 Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and Adrian Mole 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend.

Admittedly, I have not had time to read the first book so I can not comment on that; but I have read the other two before. We read Of Mice and Men recently in English and I enjoyed it so much I just bought a copy, I know what you're thinking... That was really bad of me, but this is the first time I've ever liked a classic! I read Adrian Mole when I was eleven and haven't read any of the series since (really funny by the way, because Adrian is a douchebag who you want to punch), so I'm looking forward to possibly starting that up again. 

The Sherlock Holmes Handbook by Ransom Riggs (hardcover - and what a cool name guys)

I've flicked through the pages of this is Waterstones in the clearance section and and... *sigh* fangirled in front of everyone there, this is honestly the coolest book though. It tells you how to: fight like Holmes, analyse finger prints, deduce who Moriarty is and fake your own death. I recommend that all sherlockians buy and read this, you can find it here.

The Inheritance Cycle Series by Christopher Paolini (all are paperback apart from Inheritance)

I have been wanting to read this series for a long time, and finally find a hardcover Inheritance in the clearance section of Waterstones, I immediately picked it up for £8 (can you believe that???!!!) I got the rest of the series online, unfortunately in paperback so they don't match. I really can't wait to read this series, but it may take me a while to get around to it. 

 The Divergent Trilogy and The World of Divergent Booklet (all hardback apart from the booklet)

So this is something I've been dying to buy since I bought the first two books on my Kindle Fire, and had a nice little surprise when it was delivered and found that it had an exclusive booklet in it to (which has quizzes about what sector you would be in and other cool stuff). I'm really pleased with these because they're so pretty (mum voice: don't judge a book by it's cover!), and you can read my review on Allegiant here.

Well, that's all I got really, and I can't wait to read and review them! Bye bye for now!