Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Would Have Been Better Minus the Vampire Plot

I love this author and this book was very good but I felt the vampire aspect took away from what would have otherwise been a perfect story. It just didn't suit the story, perhaps because the author didn't go into great detail about vampires. I'd have liked Julian better if he wasn't a vampire. The story was clearly leading up to a showdown but the result was bland. It WAS clear, however, that Julian and Portia loved each other, and that Julian and his brother, Adrian, who was great here by the way, shared a close bond. The cover of the book looks contemporary, but the story is set in the 19th century.