Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Nothing Too Thrilling About This One

Stephen Lawhead has hit a flat note with "Byzantium." The details as always are vivid; however, the plot is slow and lackluster. The characters are also dull and predictable. The novel was still a great idea, and all in all, not a bad fantasy/adventure. But just too tedious, deliberate, and contrived.