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Regina's Song
Regina's Song | David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
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The beloved Eddings writing team, coauthors of the bestselling Belgariad and Malloreon fantasy series, now turn their creative storytelling skills to one of real lifes most mysterious occurrences: the shared biology of twins and the uncanny bonds that arise from it. Part murder mystery, ghost story, and psychological thriller, Reginas Song masterfully fuses together elements that elicit our deepest, darkest fears. . . . Twins Regina and Renata are so identical that even their mother cant tell them apart. Eerily attuned to one another, they often speak together in a secret language no one else can understand. Then tragedy strikes when one of the twins is viciously murdered. The remaining twin is so traumatized, she reverts to the cryptic language she once shared with her sister. Whats more, since identical twins share identical DNA, there is no way to tell which girl was the victim. The parents believe the surviving twin is Renata and have no choice but to commit her to an institution. There she lives, incomprehensible to the rest of the world. Until the day Mark, a family friend, comes to visit and the young girl utters her first intelligible word. From that day forward Mark spends hours with Renata at the hospital. When she finally begins to communicate again in English, she reveals virtually no memory of the past. Mark remains a strong link between Renata and her former lifea fact that drives him to a resolute sense of responsibility for the fragile girl. Brilliant and beautiful, Renata gradually reacclimates herself to the outside world. But she is far from recovered. Her nightmares grow steadily more frightful, followed by wild fits of hysteria and dark mood swings. Meanwhile, as Seattle is plagued by a grisly serial killer, Mark has a terrifying realization: the murders coincide with Renatas strange outbursts. Could she be the killer? Determined to dispel his suspicion, he stakes out Renatas home. But his nocturnal vigils do nothing to ease his fears. For the unholy sight he witnesses on one of Seattles most bone-chilling winter nights will haunt his soul for the rest of his life. . . . From the Hardcover edition.
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Regina's Song | David Eddings, Leigh Eddings
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For the last #crimesagainstcovers post, it‘s all about the book I‘ve been most tempted to wreck. Lord, there are a lot of contenders, but I‘ve got to go with Regina‘s Song by David & Leigh Eddings. What a train wreck. Bad enough the plot hinges on a college age girl tricking a cop into running a license plate to find the owner (she claims it‘s because the driver was cute, but he‘s her sister‘s killer), which is implausible. (Con‘t in comments)

BillBlume No cop with a brain would do this, but that‘s not the book‘s worst offense. Entire chapters are spent with the main character of this first person novel mansplaining how to build bookshelves. He mansplains lots of things and butts his nose into everyone‘s business. On top of that, it boggles the mind that a woman co-wrote this, because it‘s loaded with such sexist stereotype garbage. This book deserves to have nails hammered into it and... (con‘t) (edited) 6y
BillBlume ...a bath in lighter fluid before tossing it into a fire. I borrowed this book, so I couldn‘t commit any harm against it, but it so deserves it. Utter crap! 6y
BillBlume Did I mention I didn‘t like the book? #JustABit 6y
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BillBlume Oh! Oh! And the ending!!! How could I forget. One of the dumbest endings to a book I‘ve EVER READ! Which involves this random moment of a fantasy-type element that gets no explanation whatsoever. It‘s like they couldn‘t figure out how to explain this nonsense, so they tossed it in to make the reader wonder what the &$)!? was going on. UGH!!! 6y
JSW @BillBlume why don‘t you tell us how you really feel? Don‘t hold back. Be honest. 😂😂 I LOVED this review! Never heard of the book but this made me laugh (which I very much needed). 6y
BillBlume @JSW I was just worried I might sound a touch melodramatic about this one, so I was aiming for a little restraint. I didn‘t even mention it‘s been more than a decade since I read this book. #MentionedItNow 6y
JSW Lmao!! Wow! I don‘t think I‘ve read any book I‘ve hated that much. I threw Perfect Days across the room because it was sick, but I didn‘t hate it. 🧐 anywho, thanks for the laughs. 6y
Erinsuereads Oh @BillBlume you are an absolute treasure 😂😂😂 6y
BillBlume @ErinSueG haha! Thank you! 6y
Erinsuereads I just posted info on the next challenge. It‘s going to be a good one 🙋🏻‍♀️ 6y
BillBlume @ErinSueG cool! Can‘t wait for it! 6y
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