Brisingr

These books make a wonderful series. Christopher Paolini does a great job weaving the three books together. Read them in order if possible, otherwise you will end up really confused. There isn't nearly as much self-pity in this one, which is a definite plus. The Varden (human rebels) and the elves are finally going to war, and the underlying politics behind everything isn't overwhelming but it is interesting to watch unfold. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy books.

Eldest

I liked Eragon more than Eldest, but I think that's just because it drives me nuts when books randomly switch perspective. I really like Roran in this book, but I think that between him and Eragon there's a little too much self-pity going on. Eragon finally reaches the elves to continue his training but has to leave before it's finished because there is an epic battle elsewhere. (a little star warsish if you ask me) We also get to find out what happened to all the people Eragon left behind in the first book, and we learn a little more about Brom. Even though he's not in this book, he's still my favorite character, go figure. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

Eragon

The movie made me forget what a good book this was. I think the movie would have been great if it weren't for John Malcovich's acting in it. It was very disappointing. I love the way this book is written. It has so many parts to it that I didn't remember. I think that Brom is my favorite character. This book is about a boy that finds a stone that turns out to be one of the 3 last dragon eggs in the world. It hatches into a dragon called Saphira. It's Eragon's job to raise the dragon and keep it safe from the empire. I really like this book and am excited to read Eldest and Brisingr.

Garden Spells

I completely forgot that I had read this. I guess that doesn't say much for the book. It's by Sarah Addison Allen. It's about a weird family that has magic in modern times. Not an immense amount, but some. These two estranged sisters haven't seen each other for over 10 years and then one day the younger sister shows up with a daughter of her own, running away from her extremely abusive husband. The best part of the whole thing is the apple tree in the back yard. It has a mind of it's own and likes to throw apples at people. It's not a bad book, but it isn't that earth shattering. It's a very simple read, with some rather gruesome bits (the abuse had a major ick factor).

Hero of Ages

This is the last of the Mistborn trilogy, although I do hope that Brandon Sanderson decides to write more about it.This book is fantasy, set in a world with similarities to our own. It has metal magic in it, which you would have to read the books to understand, but the main plot line is that they have had the same Lord Ruler for 1,000 years, but they killed him and now the world is coming to an end. It is very well written, with it's own mythology and everything. I can't get into more details because then I'd just confuse myself, but I would highly recommend this series. It does have some really cool fight scenes.