going to return the book - narrator ruins it

I am going to return this book later on today. I tried repeatedly to get this book started but I just can't keep my mind on the story. I am a huge Forgotten Realms fan and love most of the novels but last night I finally bought the Kindle version and am already several chapters into the book and enjoying it. I've dealt with bad narrators before, I have over 150 audiobooks after all, but speeding up the narration to 1 1/4 or faster didn't help. I am not a huge fan of "Fareeda" (phonetically spelled from the way the narrator pronounces Farideh's name) but the 3 of them are fun to read about. I mean Farideh, her sister and the prince. After a spell they are very likeable but again, only in print, at least for me.

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Two Series, One Book

Any additional comments?

This book is the third book in two separate series. It is the third book of The Sundering Series, and the third book in the story of Farideh, Erin M. Evans' premier character. You do not need to listen to the first two books in The Sundering Series in order to enjoy this book -- "The Companions" and "The Godborn" has almost nothing to do with this book. However, you probably do want to familiarize yourself with Ms. Evans' other two books: "Brimstone Angels" and "Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils."

My major critique of this book is that the B plot-line obstacle (between Havilar and Brin) seems particularly forced for the sake of a delayed climax that fits into a traditional narrative arch. I hate to say that it rings false, because this is all just make-believe anyway, but it does.

On the plus side, I think Dina Pearlman has really improved as a voice actor since the last book in this series.

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Awful

I was not expecting a teenager level emotional story with some few moments of actual plot. I could not finish because I couldn't get invested in the characters.

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Dina Pearlman as Narrator - want my money back!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different Narrator - no inflection differences between characters, difficult to follow and distinguish between characters. Maybe Ms. Pearlman could add an accent here or there so I can tell who is saying what. Aweful!

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

not possible to determine. I'm sure the story is great, but the Narrator is just so bad. I could only last 2 hours of the book.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Dina Pearlman?

Anyone!!

What character would you cut from The Adversary?

N/A...can't finish the audible book.

Any additional comments?

I would like to request from Audible for my money back to apply to another book. I am a prolific user of Audible and spend allot of time on the road. I sincerely hope my comments don't fall on deaf ears....this presentation of the Adversary by Ms. Pearlman is truly not worth purchasing or listening to. I currently have 17 hours remaining on the book tape, which will not be listened to. After 2 hours of listening, I can't take it anymore!

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Narration kills the story

The narrator while having a voice pleasant enough to listen to, butchers the story. She uses several different voices for most of the characters, puts odd inflections where all of the female characters sound like they're "Valley girls" . I had a hard enough time just reading the book when it came out and it was almost as difficult to listen to.

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Great but you have to pay attention to characters

Would you try another book from Erin M. Evans and/or Dina Pearlman?

yes both are great

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

more devils like asmodaus

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

yes it was great

Could you see The Adversary being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

yes the girlfrom hunger games

Any additional comments?

worth a credit but you have to read the first two from same author on same characters

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A great follow up to Brimstone Angels

If you could sum up The Adversary in three words, what would they be?

Insightful, emotional, adventure!

What did you like best about this story?

Astonishing developments in the Farideh and Havilar story, with good Harpers and Hells style action. The sideways riff on deconstructing TWILIGHT via Farideh and Lorcan continues to develop in fascinating and heart-gripping ways.

Which scene was your favorite?

The final scene

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I think I was holding my breath through about half the chapters.

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Easily the best of the Sundering

If you could sum up The Adversary in three words, what would they be?

Fantastic Shared-World Story

Any additional comments?

This may be my favorite a Realms novel ever. Evans integrates the world in a top notch fashion the way the leaders in the setting often don't. She, likewise ties in with the other Sundering books in ways both meaningful and interesting. All this in a story involving some of my favorite things, Chosen, devils, and Harpers. Every third tier character deserves a spin off story because that's how interesting and real they are written. The performance was also spot on. I think this is the first D&D audiobook where I didn't hear any mispronunciations that took me out of the story.

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Terrible job by the reader

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Dina Pearlman did a terrible job with almost every character. Every one of the voices had a whiney characteristic. She really ruined the story for me with portrayals of these characters as if they had come to life from a soap opera. Terrible. Just terrible.

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A fun jaunt

I love the quick pace and constant action, start with book 1 however as you really need the backstory.

Interesting characters and a great story.

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