Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A detailed and realistic, if dark look at life in the Order.

Cecelia Holland does an excellent job of capturing some of the finer details of life as a Templar. This realistic portrayal shows the darker side of human nature though, and her characters are difficult to empathize with. The Order is unfairly painted as a corrupt institution with little in the way of redeeming characteristics and is overall unnecessarily grim.