Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Are we reading the same book??

Having read The Shell Seekers at least half a dozen times, and having enjoyed Pilcher's other books, I was looking forward to this one. What a disappointment! It's been a long time since I read anything so contrived and predictable. The characters were superficial and one-dimensional, and the plot device of devoting each chapter to a different character simply did not work here -- there was too much repetition. It reminded me very much of one of those "Lifetime original" movies in which one can predict what will happen after half an hour. (Honestly, was anyone surprised to discover where Lucy would be going to school, or where everyone would find Oscar on Christmas Eve?) I was amazed to read so many enthusiastic reviews here.