Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: It Has Its Good Points

I am a big fan of Card and have read many of his works...including the previous books in this series. As usual, Card draws his characters in incredible detail. The relationship between Bean and Petra is very intimately and carefully shown and it is the highlight of this book. But unlike the vast majority of Card's other works this book just didn't "grab" me. It was a good story, and by no means will it turn me off to reading more of Card's works (or further books in this series), but somehow the book just didn't suck me in like most of his other books. Overall, this book should definitely be read in the context of the series...but don't expect anything too spectacular --> a rarity for Card.