Instruct: Classify the given review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Just Pass This One By

The title caught my interest. The first chapter is good. After that it goes down the tubes very quickly. The book is a bore.The story is simply preposterous. The characters are very shallow. The technicalities leave a lot to be desired. The writing is so-so.I should have put this down very early when the Pope became involved in the story; along with an ex-nun. Nothing against His Holiness, but in this story? It's a stretchBeing a first novel, I hope this was part of a learning curve for Mr. Greanias