Alright, so, years ago, Eragon was my top favorite book. Not unusual, since I had-still have- a deep love for dragons, and whether it was 'Eragon' or 'Dragon Rider' (by Cornelia Funke)... I lugged those books around with me and reread my favorite bits.
Not so long ago, I got my hands on Eldest. Alright. I was still in total love with Eragon, so Eldest wasn't bad at all. I was, of course, furious at the ending (spoilers, so I won't say why. ;) ). It was when I got half way through Brisingr I just couldn't finish that book. I couldn't finish the series.
The Inheritance Cycle has a lot of love, and lots of not-so-much-love. I was, at first, seriously in love with the books. And by books, I mean it could have stopped at Eragon, and I would have had my heart into the entire book only.
But it didn't stop at the first book. it kept going. Kept going... Nothing wrong with a long book or a series, mind you!
I understand the story line kept going, you know, different struggles and things not finished... But I lost interest. I lost interest in the series because of what the author did to his characters. They, to me, lost their 'umph'. The whole story kind of lost it's 'muchiness', you may call it.
To me, it just seemed like the character's were shortened and lots of stuff was just dumped... I didn't like what happened with most of the characters at all.
I loved Eragon (book one), but after that, stuff just went downhill. It's not a series I enjoy anymore, though it was nice while it lasted. :)