Hi everyone, I'd like to introduce myself as a new reviewer. I'm Pangolin, 19 years old, he/they, and very excited to be here!

My first project for this place will be the Inheritance Cycle, by Christopher Paolini. A short introduction is in place: this series consists of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance, with a short sequel(ish) named The Fork, the Witch and the Worm.

The basic premise is as follows: Simple farmboy Eragon finds a dragon egg, which hatches the dragon Saphira, who gets bonded with him, making him a Rider. The Riders were a supposedly benevolent order who ruled the land of Alagaësia for 2500 years, before they were overthrown by the eeeeeevil king Galbatorix. Now Eragon and Saphira, along with the obligatory rebel group, obligatory mentors, and loyal followers, go to overthrow Galbatorix. What they don't know is that they're being secretly manipulated by an ancient dragon, Umaroth...

I first read the series when I was 11 years old, and I loved it. Later on, I even bought the sequel book. But about a year ago, I stumbled upon the site antishurtugal_reborn, dedicated to critiquing Paolini's work, and I quickly saw that the series was actually quite bad. Now I've decided to go through it myself, to pick out what works from what not, and to tear at what needs tearing at.

So, follow along if it sounds like something you'd like!

(Apologies if this is rambly. I haven't written this kind of thing often, and it's for a not really familiar public.
Also, Kalinara, might I get the tags "author: christopher paolini", "reviewer: pangolin", "series: inheritance cycle", and "title: eragon"? I can figure the rest out myself.)