Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: The second half of the book redeemed the first half.

I wavered on whether to give this book a 3 or a 4, but by the end of the read, I was satisfied, so I upped it a star. The writing felt very disjointed for the first 100 pages or so, I didn't understand why the characters were acting as they were; I was frustrated by Marc's unwillingness to be honest with Melanie. I felt like I was missing the backstory tht made these two decide they wanted to start a romance in the first place. But, by the second half I felt like the book had settled into the saddle and I was in for a good ride (read). The second half wasn't good enough to forgive the first half, but the motivations became more clear and the characters felt more realistic. I'll try the next book in the series, but I'm not dedicated to Ms. Carrington's work just yet.