Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: There are no sympathetic characters

I thought this would be a good series to read, since it dealt with a young boy and the world of magic (and we were all hot in the grip of Harry Potter #5 when I bought it). However, this book is very disappointing. None of the characters stands out as likeable (either in a "gee, I really like this person" or a "gee, what a great villain") way, and the fact that Artemis seems to be out to infiltrate/irritate/rob/otherwise harm the magical world doesn't make for a good plot in my opinion. He seems like a Draco Malfoy without restraints (if you will pardon me referencing the Potter books again).The story was also a little bit coy, with terms like "Lower Elements Police RECON" becoming the term "LEPrecon" and such.I finished the book out of a dogged sense of persistence, but since there was nothing in it to interest me, I won't be carrying on with the series.