Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: All the Right Elements -- But Fails to Deliver

Dunant's book doesn't live up to its rather shockingly theatrical first chapter "hook." It has all the right elements for an intriguing historical fiction but Dunant fails to link them together in any coherent, compelling way. Moreover, her protagonist, supposedly clever and extremely well-read for a woman of her time, is remarkably naive and addled-brained, constantly taking direction from her clear-thinking, authoritative maid. From there, I lost interest.