Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Somewhat Disappointing...

This book was selected as our Book Club's Book of the Month and I was somewhat disappointed after reading the book. I'd heard so many great accolades for the Arabesque Romances that I was really excited to have the opportunity to read one.Well, unfortunately I was somewhat disappointed. Although the novel had the murder mystery, parallel love affair, and "damsel in distress/knight in shining armor" (Kennedy St. James/Max Collier) components--it still fell flat. The elements for a great story was there but seemed to be lacking character depth for the central characters and I found myself wanting to know more about the supporting cast. The end also seemed to be a bit rushed and forced.Overall, I would rate it a 2.5 if it were allowed, but I don't feel generous enough to push it up to a three. I am willing to read other works by Ms Byrd and other Arabesque authors.