Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: More like dying embers

The premise of this book--a wealthy stranger arrives in a Colonial New England town and then apparently bursts into flames--sounded intriguing. Sadly, it did not fulfill its promise. Absolutely nothing in this book ignited my imagination.To me, the characters seemed one-demensional and formulaic: the brave little widow, the potential love interest next door, the spoiled sister, etc. The period detail was generic and didn't give me a sense of "being" in 1763. The mystery itself, while not riveting, was interesting enough to get me to finish the book, but I won't be reading the sequels.