Instruct: Classify a review as either positive or negative.
Query: Dull story combined with bland characters

This book is just another version of a well-worn and highly overused story. However, this did not doom the book, which could have been salvageable had the story been written in an engrossing manner and the ending be dramatic. Unfortunately this was not the case and instead the reader is subjected to characters as lively as cardboard boxes, meandering along until the flat ending is reached. The only exception is the mother-in-law character, whose obnoxious, haughty manner does stand out well. We can almost understand why the villianess does hate her so much. This, and a inane sub-plot having nothing to do with the main story are the only things that stand out. Mercifully, this book is very short.