Instruct: Classify an Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Couldn't Finish this Book

I am familiar with M.J.P., and have enjoyed quite a few of her books. This one wasn't one of them. It was pedantic, and written in a lumbering style: I was always aware that I was READING; whereas I generally seek out authors good enough that I LIVE in the book. The sex was dull, the plot was unbelievable (I pretty much quit after the Council trial...PLEASE!) and I had no empathy or respect for the characters. All in all, a very disappointing M.J.P. book.