Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: not up to par with The Loop and Horse Whisperer

After reading The Horse Whisperer and The Loop, I looked forward to another read by Evans. But this one was a disappointment. It was predictable,(from a romance novel standpoint), and hokey,(two men who are best friends hopelessly in love with the same woman). Please!One thing I loved about the other two books was the realism about real life relationships. The actual smoke jumping part was pretty good, but that occupies only a small part of the novel. About half of it takes place in Africa with the main character, Connor, trying to do good deeds. But the ending was so Lassie-come-homish. Thumbs down!