Disappointing, tepid writing.

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I've been a fan of David Edding's work since I picked up the first four books of The Belgariad because I liked the covers. I noticed the later work which was bylined by both David and Leigh were not as good, so I'd stopped buying their stuff a long time ago. However, the premise seemed interesting and so I picked this up.

The book started out well and zipped along nicely. There was some nice scene-setting and the narration in the first person worked well.

It was when getting into the meat, where new characters were introduced and started interacting, that the book didn't seem to work at all.

The characters were all unlikeable; they were written in such a way, that if you read this without knowing the calibre of the authors, you'd think it was a free ebook by a newbie author whose work needs polish.

All of the characters seemed to be caricatures; with the women in the story being particularly badly fleshed out. The firey Italian, the ice queen. The black man with a nice voice. Please. Really?

The misogny was palpable. The women doing all the cooking and waiting on the guys? The casual sexism of "babe" and "toots". Ugh. This could have been written by a guy in the 1960's.

It's astonishing that with two authors and presumably an editor, that so much duplication has been left in. Characters saying the same thing three times almost consecutively just added to the feel of a book being 'phoned in' by the authors.

What would I change? The authors or the editor, I don't know which.

What will your next listen be?

Live Free or Die: Troy Rising Book One - John Ringo

What about Fred Berman’s performance did you like?

He did very well at ensuring all of the character's voices were distinct. I didn't like the Irish brogue but then my mother was Irish, so I know what it should sound like.

His female characters seemed a bit "Tootsie"ish but I suspect that's always going to happen when men try and do women's voices. I don't know why they didn't get a female to do it. That was done with the audio recording of American Gods and it worked superbly.

Was Regina's Song worth the listening time?

Not for me.

If you like David and Leigh Eddings' later stuff, then you'll probably like this.

If you liked David Eddings' earlier stuff then you probably won't.

Any additional comments?

I hate to be so negative about this but it really doesn't seem like the work of an author as good as David Eddings can be.

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Excellent story, if one can set aside any ...

...irritation caused by the narrator's numerous mistakes in setting the text to audiobook, as well as the initial text's casual use of what comes across to at least certain readers as painfully ableist language regarding people with mental illness (I have bipolar disorder & that "nuthouse" theme makes me cringe). I've always managed to enjoy this story in spite of those aspects that make me flinch on occasion, because ultimately it is a good psychological/relationship drama interwoven with a mystery, some very slight paranormal content & a strong theme on the nature of identity. 4/5 stars.

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really well narrated

I'm not sure about this book after listening to it as it went places I wasn't expecting. the story follow a man called mark as he has to look after his friend's daughter who was a twin but the other twin was taped and murdered. the story follows him as he lives ins Seattle near her whilst there is a serial killer on the loose. the book is good but during the 12 hours not much seems to happen. I'd still recommend it though

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I thought this extremely entertaining

it was captivating from start to finish. intelligent and takes you through a journey you cannot get enough of.

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A Fresh Experience From Favourite Authors

It took a few chapters for me to get into this book as the style of writing is very different to other Eddings books, however, when I got into the story line I became engrossed and invested into each character. The story arc of the main characters were tinged with sadness with an unexpected twist at the end.

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emotional

This is a favourite book of mine, that I repeatedly turn back to. This time I thought I'd give it a listen thank you audible and reader for staying so true to this amazing, emotional perfect book.

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