Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Read any Veryan book except those in the Riddle series

Another reader mentioned several anachronisms that jar the reader out of the suspension of disbelief. One of the worst was the heroine referring to a garment "two sizes too small." Standard clothing sizes in 1749? Yeah, right. Does anyone really think that the gifted, intelligent writer who brought us quality work in the Sanguinet series and the Golden Chronicles could possibly have written this book? It reads like a poor imitation of Veryan. The humor here seems forced, the romance contrived, and the main characters just not very interesting. And it hurts my feelings to say these things in regard to an author whose work I have treasured for years. The quality of the work began eroding -- IMHO -- with the first of the Riddle series (although the first two books were ok; not great but ok) and has declined with each successive book. It's very disheartening.