Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: I'm not too happy with this...

I think the Vlad Taltos series is going downhill somewhat. I didn't much care for Athyra, and this one wasn't so great either. The return to first-person narration is a plus, even if it's only actually narrated by Vlad in bits, but overall the book REALLY dragged, with a horribly convoluted and dull plot that never really led anywhere. Only the most ardent Brust fans need check it out.