Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: What do we do with the leftovers?

My impression throughout was that David and Leigh sorted through their trash bin of discarded ideas and characters (leftover from their previous series'), and used them to cobble together one-more-book. It felt eerily familiar, almost-recognizable plots and characters that were not-quite-as-well-realized as in the Belgariad or Mallorean.I completely agree with the review of January 11. Major dissapointment. I will hesitate before purchasing any future works by David and Leigh, which I regret as I greatly enjoyed the Belgariad.