Brisingr 2

Eragon is really annoying. That's really all I can say at this point. So in the last two books, all he did was swear oaths to people that he would do things for them. And now, he's spending all his time fulfilling these oaths. Like, it's seriously all he does, travel around and do stuff he's sworn to do but put off until now. He's the last Dragon Rider, okay? So he's like the most famous person ever and the only one who can get rid of the evil, immortal king. But is he going to go off and save the world? No! He's too busy fulfilling his oaths! He doesn't even know what he's doing half the time, too, because his teachers are either dead, in hiding, hundreds of miles away, or a combination of those, and so he's making up spells left and right and trying things out that he'd never be allowed to do if someone was actually paying attention to him because he's got no idea what he's doing. And of course, everyone loves him because he always manages to get everything right, anyways. He's the kind of person who would probably make me want to hit him if I ever met him.
I should probably give you a brief plot overview, actually, so you have some idea what I'm babbling about. So there's this guy, Eragon, and he has a dragon, Saphira. They're like the unifying force between all the different races in this land-Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Urgals (who are basically trolls), and they're trying to unite to defeat the evil king Galbatorix. Galbatorix's best fighter is Murtagh, and somehow he got a dragon egg and hatched it. The leader of the rebels is Nasuada, and Eragon has sworn his allegience to her, so he has a connection with humans. He has also become blood-brothers with the heir to the dwarvish throne, named Orik, and underwent a transformation so he has all the powers of an elf. The elf princess is named Arya (Eragon has a crush on her) and Eragon's cousin, Roran is a great warrior for the good guys. The book starts out with Eragon, Saphira, and Roran rescuing Roran's girlfriend Katrina from the clutches of Galbatorix. Saphira flies back to the good guy's camp with Roran and Katrina, while Eragon decides to explore Galbatorix's castle and then run home. Arya meets up with Eragon on his way home and they run together the rest of the way. When they get back, they are soon attacked by a horde of evil soldiers who don't feel pain, and so it's insanely hard to kill them, and also by Murtagh and his dragon. Eragon and Saphira drive off Murtagh but many good guys are killed before they are able to defeat the painless soldiers. Then Roran and Katrina get married because Katrina's pregnant, but Roran has to go on a mission soon after, so he tells Katrina to go to safety. Meanwhile, Nasuada tells Eragon to go to the dwarves to help them pick their king, but makes Saphira stay behind. That's about it so far. It's very complicated, no? If you actually managed to get through all that, you get a virtual air high five.
~Marcella