Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: It would be hard to imagine a worse novel than this

Where to begin? The plot is preposterous. But other reviewers have covered the storyline vagaries, and repeating them is distasteful. The characters are phony. The dialogue is wooden. There is no atmosphere, no distinct sense of place. Cliches abound, and when you think the writer couldn't top the last one--she does. In short, this book is not even worth discussion. It should simply be dismissed. Why didn't the editors and publishers do exactly that?This was my first book by Ms. Johansen. It will also be my last.