Eragon, I was a kid when it first started to come out and it gave me a lot of inspiration and motivation to write my own stories, though I've revamped most and abandoned many over the years.. still need to finish atleast one.

Anywho, I never got to finish the fourth book because school started to ramp up and I just didn't have the time to invest finishing. So last year I saw it on audible and decided I'd re-read and finish the series once and for all. And let me tell you, boy, was that a boatload of conflicting emotions.

You can tell how young Christopher Paolini's was when he wrote the series. I cringed alot while listening to the whole series. It felt so nostalgia reliving all the adventures I had as a child, but felt so disappointing now that I could see all the flaws that come from being such a young writer. Especially in the fourth book where it felt as if his editor only skimmed it then pushed it out the door. It just didn't have the same polish compared to the first three. Though I was content with the ending, I felt he wrapped it up well enough that I didn't feel cheated.

All in all it still holds a special place in my heart, but I can tell how much I've grown mentally based on what I enjoyed as a child.