Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Stale and disappointing

I was disappointed with this book. I am a big fan of Eddings', the Belgariad and his other fantasy series. As I started the book, it was interesting, particularly in the development of the ongoing Arendia problem and Polgara's handling of it. However, after that the book lost it's way and became a documentation of events rather than a rich story. I get the feeling that David and Leigh lost patience with this book and were anxious to finish the series.