Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Certainly NOT the Best in the Series

I'm a huge fan of the series overall but there have been one or two "less than thrilling" thrill rides, including The Hard Way. The first two hundred pages or so are not at all exciting.....rather, they're nearly DULL. The story starts to shift a little and pick up right around the middle of the book and then BAM - the action, excitement and story itself all get rolling and do not stop. You definitely do not want to start with this book if you are new to the Jack Reacher series. If you're reading them in order, as I am, no need to skip this one. Just know it might take a little while to get into the story.