Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Thoroughly disappointing

I am a fan of history and historical novels, and I eagerly picked this one up. Unfortunately I could barely finish it.It was superficial and contrived. The book takes some very well known facts about Rasputin (drinking,womanizing and mesmerizing eyes) and contrives to create a story through the eyes of his daughter, who is simply a device to describe the last week before Rasputin's death. There is no dpeth to the characters, nor does the book transport you to St. Peterberg- which good historical fiction should do. I'll stick with re-reading Robert Massie.