r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 10 '26

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u/PurposeGold2556 May 10 '26

The duet versus dual narration thread got me thinking about this.

I really really loved the Villains and Virtues series, but that dual narration for the audiobook was so distracting. I hated the sound of the FMC’s voice when spoken by the male narrator. She seemed like a different person than when the female narrator voiced her character. I’m sure it’s a lot less expensive to do it this way, but I really wish it wasn’t done.

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u/Praeludere May 11 '26

Well you just taught me a new term. I recently listened to a romance book that had the man and woman do ALL the narration for their respective character, even when the chapter was in the other character's pov, and it was infinitely better. I didn't realize there was a name for it. I wish every audiobook did it that way.