Instruct: Classify the given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not Fowler's best

Although this book had its moments, overall it was rather flat. Most of the characters were strangely listless, as if half-drugged. I would have preferred to read the story from the perspective of either Nell or Ti Wong rather than Lizzie; I suspect they would have put a little more sparkle into the story. I agree with the reviewer who found the staccato writing style odd and the plot under-developed. Your time would be better spent on "The Sweetheart Season" or "The Jane Austen Book Club."