Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Started off great but went downhill from there

This book had a great start - good suspense, good writing. But the further I got, the more predictable it became, and the worse the writing got. I had the ending figured out before I was even close to halfway through the book. And the writing was so forced, with way too many details, and awkward lines like "He gave her an inquisitive look." Ms. Barton broke the cardinal writer's rule of 'show, don't tell,' several times over in this book. I don't know if all her books are like this, or if this was the exception, but it'll be awhile before I give her another try.