Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Reads like a first effort

I don't know that I can cite to one specific problem with this book; but overall it just seemed like a first effort that needs more work. The dialogue at times sounded false; the main character's reactions, comments, actions seemed ridiculous. As I read this, I found myself thinking that someone else (Straka, Jonathon King, plenty of others) would have done a much better job.