Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have read many books by this author through the years. This was a total miss for me. All characters came with too much baggage that was overwrought and overdone. The result was there were few characters to like. I am someone who needs to like a few characters, or at least not dismiss them as seeming unredeeming of integrity. I don't understand the 5 star reviews. This book did nothing to hold my interest, indeed, I left it unfinished.