Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Melodramatic, cliched tripe.

This book was recommended by a friend. Thankfully, our friendship remains strong despite her recommendation of the most cliched, melodramatic and predictable load of slop I have ever read.After the promise of the first few chapters, the story ( I refuse to call it a novel ) descends into "Days of Our Lives" worthy melodrama. I battled to not put this load of sappy froth down with every page I turned. But it was the only book I had whilst traveling. I wish I could have the hours I wasted on this book back.Too bad the author didn't focus her "talent" on writing for cheesy daytime soap operas... she would have been a master of the genre.