Instruct: Classify an Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Not Up To Standard

I absolutely LOVED the first three books. So much so that I actually sent an e-mail to the authors thanking them for some very enjoyable reads. I awaited Sherman and Cragg's latest work with anticipation.In this case I was very disappointed. The book felt had a hasty, unfinished quality. As usual, the authors characterizations were superb. You can really believe in a Sherman and Cragg character. What was left out was plot.The story made very little sense and there was almost no plot development. Points were seemingly brought up at random and then dropped. I found it to be a very frustrating read. There were just too many points left unexplored. I can usually "suspend disbelief" and enjoy a sci-fi book for what it is....fiction. This book left me cold.Some authors go too far with background material, this book gives you none.