Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Cardboard. Publishing it was a crime.

I have never read a novel with thinner, more stereotypical characters. The pace is absurd, the romance utterly contrived, and many of the plot devices are painfully stupid. Imagine Flight of the Navigator without the charm, and with a smug, artificially perfect jerk swapped for the naive kid.Avoid this author at all costs. I'm just lucky I borrowed this book from the library instead of paying good money for it.